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Charles Luna - Dallas. TexasJudge Philip Nicholas - NYC 8:39a f Bill MoyersCongressman Wilbur Mills to second floorPMG O'Brien to second floorCong George Mahon to second floorCong Hale Boggs to second floorSpeaker McCormack to second floor

Breakfast w/ -second floor- Congressman Wilbur MillsThe Postmaster GeneralCong George Mahon

"* Cong Hale Boggs--Speaker McCormack

To the Cabinet Roomfor SIGNING CEREMONY - Urban Mass Transit Bill

Remarks^— ̂- ' ^ ^ALLEN. Hon. Ivan. Mayor of Atlanta? GeorgiaASHLEY. Rep. Thomas L.BARR, Joseph M. , Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa.BARRETT. Cong. WilliamBOGGS. Cong. HaleBOLAND, Cong. Edward P.BRAMAN, J. D. , Mayor of Seattle. WashingtonBRICKLEY, James. President Pro Tempore of Michigan Senat e

CARTWRIGHT, E. O. , chairman. Dallas Public Transit Board

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CLAFFEY. Edgar A., President, American Transit Association, Indianapolis, Ind.CLARKE. Hon. George W. , k Mayor of Ridgewood, New JerseyCOAN. Carl. Senate Committee on Banking & CUrrencyCOCHRAN. Carmack, President of Nashville Transit Company, Nashville, TennesseeCOLLINS, Hon. John F., Mayor of Boston, MassachusettsCORCORAN, Msge. Lawrence, Director, National Conference of Catholic Charities, Washington, D. C.CUSICK, Leo, Philadelphia, Penn.DALEY, Hon. Richard C. , Mayor of Chicago, IllinoisDAMERSON, John, Port Authority of Pittsburgh, Pa.DAND\STEDT, Rudy, Director, Washington Office National Assoc of Social Workers, Washington, D. C.DANNENBRINK, T. D., secretary, Board of Airport Commissioners, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDARRISON, F. Gibson, Exec. Rep., New York Central System, Washington, D. C.DAWSON, Cong. WilliamDE MENT, George L, Chairman, Chicago Transit Board, Chicago, IllinoisDWYER, Cong. Florence P.EDELMAN, John, President, National council of Senior Citizens, Washington, D. C.

ELLIOTT, John, International President Amalgamated Transit Union, Washington, D. CERLENBORN, Cong. John N.FALK, Adrien, Jr., Chairman, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, San Francisco, Calif.FINK, Orman, Committee on Banking adn CurrencyFISHER, Leo A., Chairman, Bi-State Development Agency, St. Louis, Mo.GONZALEZ, Cong. Henry B.GRAEBNER, H J. , Vice Chairman Railway Progress Institute, Westinghouse Air Brake Co, Pittsburgh, Pa.GRAY, Cong. KennethGRAY, W. Ashley, Jr., Vice Chairman Railway Progress Institute, General Steel Industries, Granite City, IIIGUNTHER, John, Executive Director , U. S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, D. C.

HAAR, Charles M. , HUDHAGAN, Harold, American Public Welfare Association, Washington, D. C.HALE, Matthew, Senate Committee on Banking and CurrencyHEALY, Pat, Executive Director National League of Cities, Washington, D. C.HENDERSON, Lawrence T., Director, Urban Passenger Transportation Association, Washington, D. C.HICKENLOOPER, Sen. Bourke B.

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HILLENBRAND, Mr. Bernard, National Association of Counties. Washington, D. C.HINTON, Thomas, Executive Director , National Catholic Community Services, Washington, D. C.HOLIFIELD, Cong. ChetHOLMES, Norman, Banking and Currency CommitteeHURD, William B., HUEHUTTON, William. Executive Director, National Council of Senior Citizens, Washington, D. C.JERNSTEDT, George W., General Manager, Transportation and Industrial Equipment Division, Westinghouse PittsJOHNSON. Hon. Wallace J. F., Mayor of Berkeley, Calif.JONSSON, Hon. Eric, Mayor of Dallas, TexasKOHL, John, Executive Vice President, American Transportation Association, Washington, D. C.KROOTH, David, Chairman, Housing Legislative Information Service, National Housing Conference, Washington, D. C

KUPFERMAN, Cong. Theodore R.LANGE, John, Executive Director, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, D. C.LENNARTSON Nils A. , President of the Railway Progress Institute, Chicago, IllinoisLICH, R. L., Chairman, Railway Progress Institute. General Steel, Granite City, IllinoisLINCOLN, Rush B. Jr. General Manager, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Agency, Boston, Mass.LINDSAY, Hon John V. , Mayor of New York CityLOCHER, Hon Ralph S. Mayor of ClevelandLONG, Sen. Edward V.LONG, Sen. Russel B.LUCAK, Michael N., Chairman, Transit Board, Cleveland OhioMcCARTER, Walter J. , Administrator, National Capital Transportation Agency, Washington, D.C.McGOWAN, Paul J., Legal Advisor, Institute for Rapid Transit, Washington, D.C.MADDEN, Cong. Ray J.MANSFIELD, Sen. MikeMIELDS, Hugh, Associate Director , US Conference of MayorsMEISSNER, Edwin B., Jr., President,St. Louis Car--General Steel Industries,Inc.,St. Louis, Mo.MILLER, Woodrow, Director, WMA Transit Co. , Washington, D.C.MINSHALL, Cong. William E.MITCHELL, Clarena, Washington Bureau NAACP, Washington, DCMOORHEAD, Cong. William S.

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-^NAFTALIN, Hon. Arthur, Mayor of Minneapolis, MinnesotaNELSON, Paul, House Committee on Banking and CurrencyNEUBERGER. Sen. Maurine B.O'GRADY, Joseph E. , Chairman. New York Transit Authority, Brooklyn, New YorkO'ROURKE, Kinney, General Counsel. National League of Cities, Washington, D.C.OVERBY, Remit, Director, Legislation and Research. National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn. , Washington, DCPALMER, Dwight R. G., Commissioner, State Highway Dept, of New Jersey. Trenton. NJPARKHOUSE, A. Russell, President, Montgomery County Commissioners. Norristown, Pa.PASTORE, Sen John. O. ^PATMAN, Cong. WrightPENDERGAST, Joe, National Recreation and Parks association, Washington, DCPOHLAUS, Francis, Counsel, Washington Bureau NAACPPOLKING, William, National Conference of Catholic Charities, Washington, DCPRITCHARD, Allen E., Asst. Director, National League of Cities, Washington, D.C.REUSS, Cong. Henry .ROBERTSON, Sen. A. WillisRONAN, William J., Chairman, Tri-State Transportation Commission, NYCROTH, James S., The Budd Co, Philadelphia, Pa.SACHS, Philip H., Chairman, Transportation Authority of Maryland, Annapolis, Md.SAUNDERS, Stuart, Chairman of the Board, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa.SCHAEFER, Gene R., Director, Westinghouse Air Brake, Pittsburgh, Pa.SEIFERT, William W., MIT, Cambridge, Mass.SHELLEY, John F. , Mayor of San Francisco, Calif.SHIPLEY, Cong, George E.SIENKIEWICZ, Casimir A., Chairman of the Board, Southeastern Penn. Transportation Authority, Philadelphia, Pa.SKUTT, W. E., Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Washington, D.C.SLOAN, Robert, American Transportation Assn. , Washington, D.C.SMATHERS, Sen, GeorgeSMITH, A. H. , Chairman, Railway Progress Institute, The Kerite Co. , NYCSMITHEE, Kenneth, Director, National Recreation and Parks Assn., Washington, D.C.SPARKMAN, Sen. JohnSTEPHENS, Cong. Robert G.

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STOKER, B. R. . General Manager, Rapid Transit District, San Francisco. Calif.SULLIVAN, Cong. Leonor K.TATE, Hon. James H. J, , Mayor of Philadelphia. Pa.TINNEY, William. Asst to the Exec Vice President. Pennsylvania Railroad, WAshington, D.C.TOBIN. Austin J. , Port Authority of NYTOLLEFSON. Hon. Harold, Mayor of Tacoma, WashingtonTOMLINSON, J. Richard The Reading Co, Philadelphia, Pa.WARD, C. D. , General Counsel, National Assn of Counties, A Washington, D.C.WEAVER, Hon Robert C., Secry HUDWELLS. Herbert C. , Jr. , Chairman, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, Providence , RIWELTNER, Cong. Charles L.WIDNALL, Cong. William B.WILLIAMS, Sen. Harrison A.WILLIAMS, Robert L, American Institute of Planners, WAshington, D. C.WOOD, Robert H. , HUDWRIGHT, Hon. Charles J. , Jr. , Mayor of Topeka, Kansas

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To Oval Office with Senator Russell Long

Congressman Henry Reuss

Senator Mike Mansfield (b. 1)

Mike Manatos (pl)

Joe Califano (pl)

MW (pl)

BM (pl) - Boll had asked the President to buzz him

Joe Califano (pl)

To South Lawn w/ Mrs. Johnsonfor WELCOMING CEREMONY for SsKR^^xxxxx^^^W^ix^^S^isg ̂H.E. General Ne

Win, Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Union of Burma and Madame Ne WinThe President walked to the South Portico w/ Mrs Johnsonand Major Hugh Robinsonand greeted General and Mrs. Earle Wheeler, waiting there for his arrival.General Ne Win's car pulled up approx one minute later, and the President and Mrs.Johnson greeted the NeWins. The President and the General posed for pictures atthe car for about 20 seconds, and then walked to the platform.A standard welcoming ceremony ensued --Remarks by the PresidentRemarks by General Ne Win

^ REMARKS by the !President welcoming

Ne Win !

Symington's ofcasked for gist

Immediately after making remarks, the President then took General Ne Win by thearm and walked toward the Diplomatic Reception Room--w/ Mrs. Johnson andMrs. Ne Win following.The President and Mrs. Johnson, withGeneral and Mrs. Ne Winand General and Mrs. Earle Wheeler

stood in a RECEIVING LINE for receiving kx all those in the welcoming committee

Then the President took General NeWin and walked with him out the South Portico andentered his car for WELCOMING PARADE. (The air conditioning in the President'scar was not working, and the President was displeased. ) On the motorcade route,he exchanged pleasantries with General Ne Win, but no substantive conversation washeard.

On arrival at Blair House, they were joined by the ladies, and General NeWin received the key to the City from D. C. Commissioner, Walter Txeo&axixEegx Tobriner.

The President and Mrs. Johnson departed together and returned to the White HouseMajor Robinson: mf

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Arrived Blair House.

Oval Office.

Doug Cater (Pl)

mjdr (Pl), , .

Henry Wilson

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Joe Califano

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MW "Cecil King is here". Pres asked operator to get him Secy Robt Wallace.; ! ; _ ^ _^ ^ _ ^ _

Secy Robt Wallace - about Review Estimates for Calendar Yr 1966.

BM (Pl)MW (Pl)

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OFF RECORD: Cecil King, correspondent for the London Daily ObserverGeorge Champion,Bill Moyers ^y

Amb. Bruce recommended the President see King -- Bruce says he "is the most power-ful journalism figure in Britain--and for that matter, in Europe." BM memo re this mtgMW to dt

John Steinbeck OFF RECORD. --Mr. Steinbeck is doing an article for LOOK magazine.He asked to talk to the President concerning the President's experience with otherIn Rose Garden w/ John Steinbeck Presidents--Hoover, FDR, Truman

Bill Moyers. Eisenhower , and Kennedy.President stuck his head in mjdr's room and requested we phone mansion and tellthem to have lunch on the table as he had to be back by 2:30p. Returned to RoseGarden for picture -taking by Oke.

In mansion for lunch w/Steinbeck and B. Moyers.

Steinbeck and BM.Mr. Califano to mansion w/ OFF RECORDSen Russell of Ga.Sen MansfieldSen Smathers OFF RECORDSen Dirksen

Press Conference in oval office. Photographers in for few minutes. DiscussedSales, Fiscal Policy. Made statements had made previously in speeches re DeGaulle, etc.

N York Bureau Chief

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BM (Pl)

John Steinbeck -- Was in for Press Conference.

Califano (Pl)

Califano (Pl)

BM (Pl)

Califano (Pl )

Judge Nichols -- returned call Judge Nichols made earlier.

MS in office.MW in office

Sen Dirksen

BM

Bess Abell

MW (Pl)

Califano (Pl)

Philip

Everett

MW(Pl)

MS cook press conf sheets in. Pres taking nap, asked MS to wake him at 4:50p.

MS in to wake Pres. Pres had MS tell MW to let him know a minute before Ne Win arrived.

Califano.

Califano --(Pl) re Patman Interest Bill

Gen Ne Win - -Rostow' spreparatory memo re this mtg to DT

Saville Davis, NYC.

George Meany (b.1)To Cabinet Room w/ Gen Ne Win. Pres asked mjdr what time he was to be at reception.She told him ̂6:30p. --joining: Under Secy Ball, Wm Bundy, Rostow,U. S. Amb to Burma, Henry Byroade --and Burmese:

<^ ( Brig. Thaung Dan (Minister of Info and Culture)In Rose Garden w/guests for pictures. ^ Col. Tin OO (Member, Revolutionary Council)

Ambassador of Buram, Tun WinTo oval office alone. ^ Col. Ko Ko (Secy, Revolutionary Council)

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Manatos(Pl)

Milt Semer

Bess AbellA' -

Gardner Ackley

Manatos

To mansion. Went to 1st floor, met Mrs. Johnson and Lynda in Red room, thenw/them to North Portico to greet Gen and Mrs Ne Win. Prees photographers there.

Pres, Mrs. Johnson, Gen and Mrs. Ne Win to Blue Room to receive guests.Total: 204Brig Thaung Dan, Member of the Revolutionary Council and Minister of Info and CuLtureColonel Tin Oo, Member of the Revolutionary CouncilH. E. The Amb of Union of Burma, and Mrs. Tun WinHE Th Permanent Rep of Union of Buram to UN and Madame Soe TinColonel K o Ko , Secy to the Revolutionary Council and the Council of MinistersU Ohn Khin, Exec Secy, Foreign OfficeLt. Col. Chit Khin, Director of Military Intelligence, Ministry of DefenseMajor Kyee Myint, Ofcr on Special Duty, Chairman's OfcMajor Kyaw Nyunt, Personal Physician to the ChairmanU Ba Thaung and Mrs. Ba Thaung, Counselor, Embassy of BurmaCol. and Mrs. Kyi Han, Military AttacheGeorge Abell - DOS Norman Armour - DOS

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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul, NYCHon and Mrs. George W. Ball, Under Secy of StateMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Barnett, Deputy Asst Secy of StateHon and Mrs. Samuel D. Berger, Deputy Asst Secy of StateMr. and Mrs. Norman Bernstein, Washington, DCHon Eugene R Black, Special Adviser to the President on Southeast Asia Economic and

Social DevelopmentProf and Mrs. Forrest Brown, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PaHon Wm P. Bundy, Asst Secy of StateThe Governor of Hawaii and Mrs. John Burns

Mr. and Mrs. Selig S. Burrows. NYCHon and Mrs. Henry A. Byroade. U.S. Ambassador to BurmaMr. and Mrs. Chester Carter. Deputy Chief of ProtocolMr. and Mrs. John P. Carter. Washington. DCHon and Mrs. John Chancellor. Director. VOAMr. and Mrs. Dave Chapman, Chicago, Ill.Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Chester, Brooklyn, NYMr. and Mrs. Marcus Cohn, Washington, DCM r. and Mrs. Wm L Coleman, Marys ville ̂OhioMr. and Mrs. Mark F. Collins, Publ, Baltimore News AmericanDr. Wm S. Cornyn, gHnsr*rn* Timothy Dwight College, Yale UniversityMr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Crawford, Newsweek magazineLt. Col. an d Mrs. James U. Cross, Armed Forces Aide to the PresidentMr. and Mrs. Henry B. Day, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Price Day, Editor, the Baltimore SunMiss Pamela Dolese, Oklahoma City, OklaMrs. Roger Dolese, Okla City, OklaGen and Mrs. Graves B. ErskineMr. Robert Estabrook, Washington PostM Hon and Mrs. John S. Everton, former Amb to BurmaMr. and Mrs. Frank M. Ewing, Potomac, MarylandMr. and Mrs. George M. Ewing, Jr. Wayne, Pa. - MORE ON PAGE 17

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Pen Stand - vermeil w/ Presidential seal, engravedinscription and two gold pens

Clock - Desk clock in gold by Bulova "Accutron"Trav - small card tray in vermeil w/ seal

To State Dining Room for buffet. GhslKkxx Golf Clubs - custom madeBook - Leather bound copy of "My Hope for America

w/ book platePhotograph - autographed photograph in sterling

silver frame w/ seal - "To General Ne Win-with warm personal regards,Lyndon B Johnson

Chairman Ne Win gave to the President a beautifully goldtrimmed teakwood coffee table with 4 matching stools .

Pres, Mrs. Johnson and dinner guests to second floor oval room. Total: 30H. E. General Ne Win, Chairman of the Rev Council of Union of Burma and MadameBrig Thaung Dan, Member of the Rev Council and Minister of Info and CultureColonel Tin Oo, Member of the Revolutionary CouncilH. E. the Amb of Union of Burma and Mrs. Tun WinH. E. The Permanent Rep of Union of Burma to UN and Madame Soe TinColonel Ko Ko, Secy to the Revolutional Council and the Council of MinistersU Ohn Khin, Exec Secy, Foreign OfficeLt. Col Chit Khin, Director of Military Intelligence, Ministry of DefenseThe Vice President and Mrs. HumphreyHon and Mrs. Arthur GoldbergHon Sx John GardnerHon and Mrs. George W. Ball, Under Secy of StateHon and Mrs. Henry A. Byroade, U S Amb to Burma

Hon and Mrs. James W Symington, Chief of ProtocolHon and Mrs. Walt Rostow, Special Asst to the PresidentHon Wm P Bundy, Asst Secy of State MORE ON NEXT PAGE - OVER

(three tables of ten)

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7:45p Gift exchange yellow Oval Room

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Activity (inciude visited by)

-HonEugene R Black, Special Adviser to Pres. on Southeast Asia Economic andSocial Development

Hon and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III, Chmn. Asia Society, NYC

Dinner, second floor dining room w/guests.

Toasts.

Pres and Mrs. Johnson to North Portico to see the honored guests out.

To apartments.

All guests departed.

Califano

Dale Meeks

Retired.

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.Today signed H. R. 14596- Dept of Agriculture and Related Agencies AppropriationAct of 1967 - and released statement on signing

Today released bio data on Leo Cusick--also bio data on John P. Roche

Today sent to the Congress msg on continuing health and strength of our economy

Today announced that officials of the District of Columbi and states of Marylandand Virginia have been asked to consult with the Dept of HEW on interstate airpollution in the National Capitol Area

MORE ATTENDANCE AT NE WIN RECEPTION THIS EVENING:Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Ewing, DOSHon and Mrs. Wm C. Foster. Dir. . US Arms Control and Disarmament AgencyHon John W. Gardner, Secy of HEWHon and Mrs. Wm S. Gaud, Adm. , AIDMr. John B. Gillespie, Englewood, NJHon and Mrs. Arthur J GoldbergMr. and Mrs. Carroll R Griffin, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Hicks G. Griffiths, (Mrs. - Congwm Martha W. Griffiths of Mich)Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Haggerty, Pres., Building & Construction Trades Dept, AFL-CIOHon and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman, Amb at largeMrs. George Hatsis, Sx Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. F. Peavey Heffelfinger, R&asx Wayzata, Minn.Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hobbs, Library of CongressHon and Mrs. Harold Howe, II, U.S. Commissioner on EducationThe Vice President and Mrs. HumphreySenator Daniel K Inouye, HawaiiGen and Mrs. Harold K:g Johnson, Chief of Staff, USAMr. Maurice Johnson, Pres. , White House Photographers AssnMr. and Mrs. Wm J Jorden, National Security Council OVER

The Attorney General and Mrs. KatzenbachMr. Stephen S Kennedy, Princeton, NJMr. and Mrs. Louis M. Kohlmeier, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Karl E. Landegger, New York, NYGovernor of American Samoa and Mrs. H. Rex LeeMr. and Mrs. Faul Lerner, NYCMr. and Mrs. James A. Linen, Pres., Time, Inc.Hon and Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, II, Asst Secy of StateSen. and Mrs. Mike Mansfield, MontanaAndrew ManatosMr. and Mrs. Sherwin J Markman, Washington, DcCong and Mrs. Spark M. Matsunaga, HawaiiGen. John P. McConnell, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air ForceCol. and Mrs. Glenn J. McGowan, Riverside, Calif

Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Mills, --Mrs is singer, Edie AdamsMrs. George Maurice Morris, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. John C Mullins, Denver, Colo.Sen and Mrs. Edmund S. Muskie, MaineCol and Mrs. F. Brooks Nihart, McLean, Va.Mr. and Mrs. Danie l P. Oleksiw, USIA Asst Director for Far EastMiss Dorothea E. Orem, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Joseph Ottenstein, Washington, DMr. and Mrs. Newton Parker, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Guy Pauker, Pacific Palisades, CalifMr. and Mrs. Paul L Phillips, Pres. , United Paper% Workers and Paper Makers,Hon and Mrs. Rutherford M. Poats, Asst Adm. , AIDMr. S. Dillon Ripley, Secy, Smithsonian InstitutionMr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Rietzke, McLean VaH& Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, III, Chmn., Asia Society, NYC

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Ropa, National Security CouncilHon and Mrs. Walt Rostow, Special Asst to Pres ^^Hon and Mrs. Joseph C. Satterthwaite, former Amb to Burma j^

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MORE ATTENDANCE AT NE WIN RECEPTION:—Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Schnee, Dept of StateHon and Mrs. Pier re- Paul Schweitzer, Managing Dir. , Intl Monetary FundMr. and Mrs. Stephen N. Shulman, Mbr-designate, Equal Employment Oppor CommMr. and Mrs. Wm J Small, CBS News DirectorHon and Mrs. Baxxoo&ix Bromley K Smith, Exec Dir. , Natl Security CouncilMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith, Washington, DCMr. and Mrs. Alvin A. Spivak, UPICongwm Leonor Kretzer Sullivan, MissouriHon and Mrs. James W Symington, Chief of ProtocolDr. and Mrs. Frank N. Trager, New York Univ. , NYCCong and Mrs. James W Trimble, ArkansasHon and Mrs. Leonard Unger, Deputy Asst Secy of StateCarl VinsonDr. and Mrs. David Ward-Steinman, La Mesa, CalifDr. and Mrs. Charles H. Watts, II, Pres., Bucknell UniversityMr. and Mrs. Linton Wells, Storer Broadcasting Co.Gen and Mrs. Earle G Wheeler, Chmn. Joint Chiefs of StaffSecy of Labor and Mrs. Willard WirtzHon and Mrs. Kenneth Todd Young, Pres. , the Asia Society

- _ * tAt the Ne Win Dinner tonight, dinner was served in the family dining room ontables seating 10--three tables. It was apparent that the President and ChairmanBgg^Ex Ne Win had good private conversations and understanding because theatmosphere was very warm. (Dinner was made informal for two reasons--Burmese national costume for the male appears to be a dress, hence the Chairmandid not want to wear the national garb to the White House: and he also did notwant to wear his military uniform- -hence his request for informal dinner)The room was elegant, candlelight- -chandelier turned low. An immediatespark of conviviality came from all three tables. The President gava a verywarm toast to the Chairman and Madame Ne Win underling the cause ofBurmese independence and freedom respecting their neutrality in position.

The Chairman gave a warm and understanding toast to the President and tothe free world. After dinner, the President showed his guests through the LincolnRoom and several of the rooms on the second floor. John D. Rockefeller, IIIsaid after the party, "This was one of the nicest occasions I can remember,and I'm honored to have been asked--I'm the only private citizen here."After dinner coffee was served in the West Hall, and then the President andMrs. Johnson escorted Mat Chairman and Madame Ne Win down the elevatorand to their cars. The Chairman told Amb Symington that he was very gratefuland very pleased with the visit. Symington:mf