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April 16, 1970

Memorandum from Helmut Sonnenfeldt to Henry A. Kissinger, 'Assistance to the French Ballistic Missile Program'

Sonnenfeldt summarizes a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Laird. He lists the specific information requests the French have made, and expresses concerns about their requests for star-tracker navigation equipment and US contractor support. He recommends an exploratory meeting between John Foster and Jean Blancard, the French Ministerial Delegate for Armaments.


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Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Security Council Files (NSCF), box 676, France Vol. V Feb '70-Apr '70 and Vol. VI May-Sep 70. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2.

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2011-11-20

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