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OCR Page 1 of 84TELCON
Joe Sisco/Mr. Kissinger
9:38 a. m., September 19, 1973
S:
Henry, on this question of military assistance for Pakistan, assume
that at the 10:00 o'clock meeting, just judging from what the Pak officials
said to me in the course of yesterday, that this will come up in a very
specific sort of way. Now the only thought that I have and I'm not sure
this is feasible but I just wanted to drop this into the hat, if the President
is obviously looking for ways and means consistent with the policy to not
entirely stiff arm him, my people tell me we do have about a half a
dozen helicopters that we think are still there that are being utilized for
this disaster relief. Now as the Pentagon officials have talked to the
Paks when the Paks have raised the question -- they raised it saying
could we hold on to these helicopters after this operation is over and
the Pentagon consistent with policy of course has been generally dis-
couraging and Schlesinger will be seeing Bhutto at 2:30 this afternoon.
Now what I've asked my people to look at and I don't know whether it's
feasible, we have to see what the Pentagon would say on it, it might be
possible, Henry, if the President were looking for a way to do something
to find some way to leave those helicopters in the post-disaster period
and leave this basically in the first instance in the context of a continuing
utility and use in the humanitarian framework. Now, you know, that's
bending it a little bit, as you well know, but that is the only thing I could
come up with really at the moment.
K:
Yeah. Well, we have no intention of making any specific commitment
to him now.
S:
But I wanted you to be aware that if you say look at something, then we
can keep it open and we can look at it.
K:
Okay. After this toast yesterday, he probably will get an armored
division.
S:
I would have thought so.
K:
Okay, Joe. I must run, I've been called to the President.
S:
Okay. Thank you.