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Mr. Kissinger/Secretary Laird
September 17, 1970
7:45
p.
m.
jlj
K: Mel, Have you heard the President's backgrounder in Chicago today?
Well Mel, you have to move that carrier.
L: I already signed that thing
K: No I was just kidding. The President's backgrounder was a WOXXXYX
whopper. We told him to say nothing. He said the Soviets made their
worst mistake in building up missiles in the Middle East. We are going
to give the Israelis 5 times as much as he had planned. The King cannot
fall. It is better for us to go in. Reinforcing fleet in Mediterranean.
Going to Mediterranean to show [strength]. This may blow the Yugoslav
trip. It's a tough line if you want the tough line.
L:
The only reason I wanted you
K: I will raise that issue with him. He will call me when he gets in tonight.
I just
wanted you to know from me I had no inkling whatsoever of what he was
going to say. We prepared no briefing books for him. I thought it was going
to be a bull session.
L: Is it on the wires?
K: I understand that it is being played big in the Chicago Sun Times. I have
not seen it and only have had someone read it to me.
L: It would be a big story out there.
K: All the departments should stick together on this. I just talked with
Bill and we agreed that we should say nothing. The President's remarks
speak for themselves.
L: I had better get my public affairs people together tonight.
K: I know that some of you feel strongly about this but I think we must hold
together on this.
Packard and Praeger [I told Packard and Praeger
about
the
line developing] that line developing was quite different than
that.
L: I just left Dave.
K: I was out for an hour this afternoon and when I got back and Haig told
me I thought he was XXXXX pulling my leg. I think I should call the British
and warn them what is going to break.
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