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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nSenator Symington\n9:40 a. m. 1/24/74\nS:\nHow are you\nK: I just called yesterday to find out how you were.\nS: Well, you are very kind.\nI'm almost recovered.\nK: I'm delighted to hear that.\nS:\nMore important, how are you?\nK: I'm fine--I am in good shape.\nS:\nThat is good. I am going to see you on Tuesday--aren't we?\nK:\nYeh, I'm going to be before the commitee on Tuesday-- - - you asked me\nto testify before your committee- - before your sub=committee and I\nam in principle willing to do this --I have a little trouble with the dates\nyou propose - - I am sure we can worked that out.\nS:\nOh sure, well you know I think it is lawfully important from your standpoint\nas well as everybody's that the true nature of the lethal force that is con-\ntained in nuclear weapOns are known in general and that is behind what I\nwould like to do. We found that we were building these weapons for example\nto use in Germany and that we have had no agreement with the Germans\nthat we could use them and things like that and everything we dropped in\nWW II is 1/25 of 1% of what we have ready to drop tomorrow.\nK:\nOh no, you and I agreed that this would be a good thing to do\nS:\nSo it is no effort on our part if we would ascertain policy and get information\nout to the people.\nK:\nNot only do I have no problem with it, I welcome it\nS:\nWell, I knew that--we discussed it\nK:\nAbsolutely.\nS:\nAnd you take care of yourself-- - you are an important man.\nK:\nWell, Stuart you are a great friend. I look forward to working with you.\nS:\nI look forward to seeing you Tuesday."
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