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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nSenator Masnfield/Kissinger\nOctober 6, 1973\n4:45 pm\nK: Refused to communicate. We did\ngot the Israelis not to launch\na preemptive attack, despite our efforts it started at 9:00 and both\nwit h.\nnow engaged in lining up Soviets to join our approach to call\nSecurity Council meeting without condemning either party, return to the\nstatus quo ante, formalization of cease-fire.\nM: Good , I think that's right.\nK: A non-committal reply. Giveing them another two hours until\n6:00 to see whether they will join us. If no, we will have to go to the\nSecurity Cauncil on our own,, ask for a cease-fire and status quo\nante, we don't want to do that, it will go on Monday into a fight in the\nGeneral Assembly debates will be\nRight now the Arabs are across\nthe Suez Canal. They started with 5 bridgeheads and now are down to 2.\nBy tomorrow evening none, then into Arab position\nhave to be an even-\nhanded position. no change in cease-fire lines.\nM: Only course is to pursue\nwork down the middle line.\nK: Askfor a simple resolutio n\nhope to get it tonight.\nM: Where are you? In New York?\nK: No, I returned to Washington to start planning. I will talk to Senator\nFulbright later tonight. Out of touch right now. If he thinks it desirable\nI'll tell him I will be glad to meet with the committee in Executive\nSession on Tuesday.\nM: I suggest you contact George Aiken and Morgan in the House.\nIncidentally, on my way out yesterday before I came back, I paid a courtesy\ncall on Chio Quang Hua.\nK.' Isn't that nice.\nM: Much better than last time.\nK: Didn't you have an impression of more warmth ?\nM: Oh yes. Much, much better than when I saw Quan Hua. a couple\nof weeks ago.\nEND"
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