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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\ndiscussions with the Greek and Turkish Governments the British\nGovernment understands that both sides agree in principle to a\nceasefire and will send representatives to meet in Vienna at 8:00\na. m. tomorrow to discuss the modalities of its implementation.\nThe purpose of this meeting is to put into effect paragraph 2 of\nSecurity Council Resolution # 353 and the British Government urges\nall concerned in the meantime to ceasefall firing and to defray\ninformation which might further aggravate the situation. The\nBritish Government will be represented at the talks.\nThe wording of that picks up paragraph two of the Security Council\nResolution which they both say they accept. Now do you think on\nreflection after having talked to them that the Greeks would accept\nthat?\nK:\nI\ndoubt it. But I am not sure.\nC:\nIt is your target (?? ) Henry that I think if you think -- well all right\nthen if that is the answer to the first question\nK:\nWell let me find out - no let me first find out what Sisco is going\nto bring back from them.\nC:\nAll right. But then if you doubt it and if he brings back an adverse\nreport, then the second question is, if they don't accept it what do\nthey do?\nK:\nThat is a good question.\nThrace\nC:\nDoes this mean action on [a trace( (? )]\nK:\nWell, I don't know.\nC:\nAll right. Well, let's assume the worse. Let's assume that it\ndoes mean that and that you get worst raging(?) then you have\ngot now and I think we have got to turn the heat on Ecevit tonight\nand get him to accept the ceasefire not in principle but ah in\nactuality.\nK:\nAnd it ought to be\nC:\nAnd also I don't know what are these modalities that he will want\nto discuss. They could be very complicated and very tiresome\nthings. Are you provising (??) it preventing the access of ships\nmonitoring their entry and all the rest of it. Couldn't\nK:\nThey are bound to be."
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