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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nSecretary Laird\n4/9/71 10:57 a. m.\nL: Several things I thought that we ought to\nDo you have a\ncouple of minutes?\nK: Sure.\nL: One of the problems that is developing around here in the past\nsix to seven months is that there's been a lot of real in-fighting on this\nquestion of the law of the sea.\nK: Yes.\nL: You've got these private interests and fishing interests and others\ndoing a hell of a job on this. But I'm afraid national security interests are\nnot being adequately thought of the protected. Bill is going to this meeting\non Tuesday of next week and he plans to talk informally with Brazil and\nsome others about the question of the two hundred mile limitation. But once\nyou bring that up without our policy resolved it causes difficulties. We can\nmake some changes in our position, but we have to be careful because this\nidea that Brazil is going to start taking our boats we've got to hard-line\nit before we resolve these issues. The right of transit through straights (?)\nis important, not only to us but to the Soviet Union too, and before informal\ndiscussions with anyone get started well have got to have a national policy.\nI think this is important. I think it is more important than SALT. I know\nthat for everyong SALT takes the front burner, but our ocean policy from\na long-term point of view is very important. If we don't have the capability\nto operate we might as well not have an Air Force or a Navy.\nK: Iagree.\nL: There was a NSSM sent out\nK: And then there was some misunderstanding and I held it until we\ncould talk again.\nL: That had to do with the point that's comigg up on Tuesday. But\nI've been pressing for a year on this. I think it's important.\nK: I will do something about it. I think the problem that arose was\nthat I didn't sufficiently distinguish between the 200 mile policy and the law\nof the sea problem. I will do that and get it out today, if you'll back me up\non it.\nL: I will back you on it but let me see how you write it.\nK: I will. I will get Kennedy to check with General Pursley."
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