 Mr. President, I have over here from Secretary Rosca a draft presidential statement. I also have a little more information but not much. The presidential statement that he suggests is as follows. We are deeply distressed to learn that large-scale fighting has broken out in the Middle East and eventuality we had sought to prevent. Each side has accused the other of launching aggression. At this time, the facts are not clear. But we do know that tragic consequences will flow from this needless and destructive struggle if the fighting does not cease immediately. The Security Council has been called into urgent session. The United States will devote all its energies to bring about an end to the fighting and a new beginning of programs to assure the peace and development of the entire area. We call upon all parties to support the Security Council and bring about an immediate ceasefire. I've read it to Bob McNamara and he thinks it's all right too. Would you like me to look at it, sir? No, I think it's all right. As you know, we're trying to find out who started it. The evidence is not definitive but we have an interesting insight from our fellow in Cairo who says that they claim the war started at 9 o'clock in Cairo time with an Israeli strike. But here's what he says in his fourth paragraph. There are, however, indications of unusual activity in the UAR forces before the raids at 9 o'clock including truckload of military police dropping men at intersections along Mount Cornish at 8 o'clock as though in preparation for major troop movement. Also, a United Arab Republic commercial pilot was summoned to airport at 4.30 in the morning today and found a large number of pilots in uniform immediately called fiance and told to leave the country as soon as possible. That is, as of the moment, it's not much but it's something. The only evidence that this is an UAR put up job. Bob McNamara says that he feels his inclination is to feel the same way because of this and they're having made a big public announcement about the Mouyadine mission and made that public which would be a good cover if they were going to jump off. However, there's nothing to hang your hat on but I did want you to be up to date. We have an interview with Eban who said they were attacked and they gave them orders to counterattack. The military situation is that they're fighting so far only with Egypt. The governor of Israel believes it's attack on Egyptian airfields is a success. Eban thinks the Egyptian ground force movement from Gaza probably stopped. Eban interprets erroneous Jordanian claim of the Israeli attack on airfield as a possible ruse by Hussein to justify keeping his forces back to protect his airfields. The Syrians have not moved, says Eban, although they're announcing that they're attacking Israeli cities. They're drafting a message to you. He says the letter will rehearse development of NASA's buildup reasons for Israeli action based on Article 51 and conviction that world understands Israel is victim of master's aggression, but it will add that Israel has no intention of taking advantage of the situation to enlarge its territory, hopes peace can be restored within present boundaries, also hopes conflict can be localized, and in this regard asks our help in restraining any Soviet initiative. Secretary Russ spoke to you, didn't he, about his proposed Grameco letter? Yes. Right, sir. Well, that brings you up to date, sir. All right. And will you go with that statement? Yes. When will you issue it? That's your judgment, sir. I... George has some newspaper men in his net, but it... George has what? George has some newspaper men in. That's no pressure. It's a question of your judgment as to when an initial statement might be in. I think it might be reassuring to have this kind of even-handed factual statement early to give a lead. It's been reported that you have been informed that they're following events. Are you George in his office? Yes, sir. Well, I'll send it up to them, and I'll talk to them about when to put it out. What would you think today about having leadership informed about the Congress? They have make them aware and Russ go up there instead of coming down here. I think it blows it up and makes it a little critical down here, but we might ask some of our good friends that might be helpful to come in from the outside and give us some help here, Clark and people like that. Well, I would think... I'm not sure, but I would think that just for public's appearances, maybe ask Atchison to come by, or ask Russ and McNamara what they think of it just on your own without coming from me. But these would be the ones I would like to talk to about these things and see what preparations they think we ought to make and so forth. Atchison, Ball, Pundit Down. Yes, Pundit, be good. The old man McCloy and that other fellow that I always handled at Pakistan and India thought his judgment was good. Sometime we ought to have him in here. He handled the task ban and a lot of that stuff. Dean? Yeah, Arthur Dean. But I wouldn't have... I wouldn't mention McCloy and Dean today, but I do think that Pundit would be safe to just get on the shuttle and come down here and I think that beyond that, you ought to ask him... I do that anyway. I just call him and tell him I'd like to visit with him about this letter. I think that's very good. I won't talk to him about this other matter too, and I wish he'd come by and be prepared to stay as long as he can. I will do that, sir. But then I'd check them on the leadership. They think it wouldn't be a proper thing to ask Mansfield to arrange to... Where's the vice president? I don't know where to find out. Let's see if they can have meetings like they had the other day. The same way. Now on that one, you think you'd want to get Dick Helms on the intelligence side? Yes, yes. I should think you'd want to get him and Ruskin McNamara up there. I'll try it out, the list except Mac, and I'll just get Mac down here and I'll try out this leadership idea and I'll try out the names on my own. Good. Right, sir? What time is it? It's now 6.23. Right, sir? I'll put it... Yes, I won't get...