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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nSen. Griffin/Kissinger\n9:30 a. m.\n9/1/70\nG: Can I borrow 3 mins. ? There's a letter circulating on the Senate floor.\nJackson started it and others XIXXX will sign it. Addressed to the President.\nEncouraged by appointment of Bruce. Recommend course of action. Believe\nU.S. should take a new political initiative. Comprehensive standstill cease-fire.\nHave you heard of this?\nK: No.\nG: Proposal should spell out details. (Griffin proceded to read the letter very\nrapidly).\nK: Who sponsored it?\nG: Scoop Jackson. They have signatures. They have asked me to sign it.\nK: Our major problem is timing. If we pick it up we will be accused of following\nthe Senate. It's probably too far gone.\nG: I understand Jackson got the idea from Cyrus Vance. I shouldn't tell tales\nout of school. He has several people like Goldwater and Scott who have signed\nthis. If this will be a problem I will not sign it. Then all the Republican leadership\nwouldn't be involved.\nK: I appreciate your calling and wish others had done the same. Can you wait\na day?\nG: He is going to release it tomorrow. If you think it's serious -I someone could\ncall Jackson directly. You needn't say who has called. He has talked to many\nSenators.\nK:\nHow can you conduct foreign policy we don't really object to these ideas\nbut we are setting up our play and they try for a home run.\nWG: I just criticized Fulbright for being Secy. of State. I hate to do the same.\nK: I will get back to you. The ideas are all right.\nG:\nI won't sign it. They take initiative away and that's not always good. I don't\nknow if you can turn it around. Don't reveal your source. There's been no\npublicity on this.\nK: I will talk to the President. Thanks."
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