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TELCON
Amb. Scali - Secretary Kissinger
Oct. 6, 1973
6:40 p. m.
S:
Security Council now holding meeting.
shall we stay where
we are?
K:
I heard they are not going to call a formal meeting, but have
informal consultations. Same position. to be forea cease fire and
return to the status wuo ante, and you should not call attention
to
following points:
If we call only for a cease fire, we would be using the UN
to sanctify aggression.
can grab territory, ask the UN to call
a cease fire and then if the victim
creates a dangerous
precedent.
If the military situation takes a turn and Israeli starts beating
up on the Arabs, it should be kept in mind that we are prepared
to stick, even if
with the resolution for a status quo ante.
It would be unbecoming for the UN to turn itself into a
that is our position and we will maintain it throughout the crises.
As Popper pointed out we did not follow it in 167 but in
173 we will.
S:
We are following it in 173 is the main point.
K:
Yes, the main point, but I think we should stay calm and not
go around discussing it too much. I will let you know whether we
decide to go directly for a Security Council tonight, when we've
got more information.
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