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    "ocrText": "SANITIZED COPY\nTELECON\nAmbassador Dinitz/ The Secretary\n11:18AM August 3, 1974\nD: Good morning Mr. Secretary.\nK: We have had a very tough note from the Russians about your\nbuzzing their ships that are engaged in minesweeping. They said two\nPhantoms took runs at them yesterday simulating attack runs. That if\nthis doesn't stop they will take military action to protect themselves.\nThat they expect the United States to take appropriate action. I told\nthem that the last sentence was totally unacceptable. They didn't need\nto say expect We would not stand for unilateral Soviet military action\nin the area, but I do not think this is the time to get into a confrontation.\nD: Did you get the message I X passed to you last night?\nK: Yes.\nSANITIZED\nD: That was what I expected they might plan. Our boats there are in\n3.3(b)(6)\nK: On what?\nThat is one thing. Secondly, we have not, as you know, crossed into\nthe middle zone to buzz them but they XIX were sending their helicopters\nto take photographs and survey and gather intelligence on our aircraft.\nK: The first is what are the facts? Second, is what we do. First,\nwould you get me an unsigned note in response to our representations\non just what you have just told me. Then we can aske them to exercise\nrestraint. Would you tell them to be careful. The Soviets are looking\nfor some opportunity to show how tough they are. I have seen this in\nthe last two weeks. Why take the President on inflation? They are,\ntherefore, looking for an opportunity for an ostentatious exercise\nwith us. Please keep this in mind. I want from you a one page\nstatement of your views of what happened. You say in reply I have\nbrought to your attention their note.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 13526, Section 3.5\nSANITIZED COPY\nUXN09-64/14039\npersec 3.3(b)(6) Hr. 9/29/2014\nBy\nRJ\nWIH\nNARA, Date 11/10/2016"
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