A4505-15. The National Security Council meeting in the Cabinet Room on the morning of May 13, 1975. President Ford is briefed by General David C. Jones, USAF, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on possible military options at the onset of the Mayaguez situation. May 13, 1975. (clockwise from back - Jones; William E. Colby, Director, CIA; Joseph Sisco; President Ford; and James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense.) Image size: 173K
A4506-18. President Ford meets with his National Security Council to discuss the Mayaguez situation. May 13, 1975. (clockwise from lower left - Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant to the President for White House Operations; Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, National Security Adviser; Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller; General David C. Jones, USAF, Acting Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; William Colby, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; W. Richard Smyser, Senior Staff Member, NSC; President Ford; James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of Defense; and William P. Clements, Deputy Secretary of Defense. Image size: 191K
A4528-23A. Air Force General David Jones, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the National Security Council on the status of the rescue operation to gain the release of the crew of the S.S. Mayaguez, in the Cabinet Room. May 14, 1975. Image size: 166K
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