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Wednesday, October 30, 1968 

1v1EMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT  NL.:T 'lo~ia'-l Uf.Ll) 5.q..o;....  
SUBJECT:  Meeting on Stockpile Objectives  
Noon  -­ October 31  -­ Cabinet Room  

The purpose of the meeting is to hear a report of the interdepartmental corn...-rnittee appointed by you to review the criteria upon which stockpile objectives are determined. 
At Tab A is a paper describing the report and summarizing the one major change recommended. 
1. 
Governor Daniel is prepared to sum:rnarize the report and present the one major recommended change in the criteria. (His presentation will take 5-7 minutes.) 

2. 
Secretary Clifford is p epared to give his views and support the conunittee's recommendations. 

3. 
General Wheeler is prepared to comment on the military aspects of the stockpile report. 

4. 
Under Secretary Katzenbach may \Vish to comment on the foreign policy implications. 

5. 
Questions you may wish to put to Governor Daniel or Secretary Clifford: 

a. 
Are you recommending only one n~ajor change in the criteria? --~10 t Free World nations ca11 be regarded as available sources of supply in a non­nuclear war instead of limiting consideration to the North American continent a.nd adjacent countries. 

b. 
Does everyone agree that for planning purposes we should assume that any future ,non-nuclear ;var will last three years? 



6. 
Conelude the meeting by saying you will decide on the Council's recommendation when you have before you an appropriate action document to sign. 


W. W. Rostow