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    "ocrText": "Mr. Kissinger/Dave Kraslow\n2:35 p.m., June 4, 1971\n- 2 -\nKr:\nYou didn't know the magnitude?\nK:\nWhat do you mean?\nKr:\nThat they were proposing to turn over such a large number.\nK:\nI knew the numbers, but that made it attractive.\nKr:\nYou knew exactly when the Vietnam Working Group met that\nthey were talking of 500-600 people?\nK:\nWe did urge the Vietnam Working Group to come up with as\nXXXXXX forthcoming proposals as they could develop. In this sense,\nwe did exercise pressure. But the precise details did not come from\nhere.\nKr:\nThey were developed by the Working Group after general\nencouragement from the White House?\nK:\nOur objective required that it be feasible.\nKr:\nNothing was said that there was a possibility that a vast majority\nwould refuse?\nK:\nThat is absolutely correct. About six months ago, I had an\nintelligence report which indicated that the Chinese were trying to\norganize themselves inside the prisoner camps, but that is independent\nof this issue. I do feel that I try to cooperate with you people. It isn't\nfair to be put on the front page.\nKr:\nIt isn't fair\nit's a legitimate bitch.\nK:\nThey can get any sorehead to make a statement like this. I\nthought it was a routine approval.\nKr:\nYou simply asked the working ;group to come up with a proposal.\nK:\nThere was nevery any disagreement about the likelihood of their\nnot going -- none that came to me. I can't say that within the working\ngroup they didn't have it. The second point I am checking now -- whether\nthere was any question they might not go back."
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