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    "ocrText": "MSS DIV LIB CONG.\nF15-H 433 Winsion\nTOP\nTelecon\nAmbassador Dobrynin\nEYES\nEXCLUSIVE SENSITIVE\nMr. Kissinger\nONLY\n3/25/71; 7:30 P. m.\nD: It is difficult for good friends to say good=bye.\nK: I tell you, you terrify me so much I don't see why I get you answers;\nyou never get me any.\nD: You saw I was efficient yesterday.\nK: You were straightening out your mess. (laughter)\nD: Everything is clear and I have no problem.\nK: It is substantive answers that I need.\nD: When you ask me for anything I get you answers very quickly.\nK: Only on something you want. You have me SO cowed that when I see\nyou I get people out of bed and I talk to the President. I wanted to give\nyou an answer if you would stop interrupting me (laughter). On the\ncommercial business, no problem about equal status and so we are\nagainst discrimination.\nD: After one hour of thought, I thought you would come to this conclusion.\nK: See, you tell your Government you scored a tremendous victory.\nD: When I say equal they will say naturally.\nK: The last point consulate general we can be quite flexible about\ncommercial enterprises. So, you can assume that most of the items on\nyour list are acceptable. We want a little flexibility. And the other points\non commitment and on the other two items I have found a way of\ncommunicating there and I will hve a answer before tomorrow evening.\nD: Fine.\nK: But the general sense which I gave you is almost certainly correct.\nD: Thank you very much. I always was thinking and deeply believed you\nwere a very efficient man.\nK: You also think that I am easily flattered. EXCLUSIVE\nEYES ONI\nTOP SECRET SENSITIVASIVE\nI"
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