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    "ocrText": "Telecon\nGerard Smith\n8:50 a .m. 9/3/69\nSmith said he had a situation developing on the seabeds. He\ntalked to Rogers and Laird yesterday. About two weeks ago,\nthe Soviets came back with a counter proposal which accepted\nthe substance of our position on denuclearization instead of\ndemilitarization. They had accepted the 12 mile limit. Defense\nrefuses to budge on their position of 3-mile limit. Smith\nfeels we whould accept the 12-mile limit. Most of the people\nin the General conference think the 12-mile limit makes since.\nNAC (?) is puzzled. In addition to MAC discussions schedule for\nthe 10th of this month, we will have a situation in the UN\nGeneral Assembly if we don't appear to be making progress on\nthis. Smith hoped that we could have the beginnings of a joint\ndraft by the time we get to UN GA. There are also a few other\npoints we could negotiate on.\nK wondered about the 3- and 12-mile limits. It (the 12-mile)\ngives them more miles to put their missiles. Smith are looking\nat the problem of the Law of the Sea conference. If we accept\nthe 12 mile limit here before we have a clear understanding of\nthe narrow XXXXXXX straits. This would mean that Gibralter would\nbe blocked unless we had an understanding that certain narrow\nstraits could be traversed. K said it could force alot of people\nto commit themselves against it. Smith indicated that the Soviets\nin large part had accepted our Law of the Sea. If we and the\nSoviets could agree on the 12-mile limit and the narrow straits\nthing it would be good. I think we will have a politics problem\nif we can't go into UN GA with a concrete position.\nK wondered how we could accept a 12 mile limit on this if we\ncan't on the Law of the Sea. Smith said really we couldn't.\nIn answer to K question, Smith said that Rogers would support\nhim and will talk to Laird on it. Smith has prepared a talking\npaper for Rogers to submit to Laird. K said he was inclined to\nto along with Smith and asked if Smith would send him something\non his thinking for his guidance. Smith said he would get it\nright out.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nDECLASSIFIED\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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