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Telcon General Scowcroft Ambassador Dobrynin 1/3/74; 9:50 ao m. D: Happy New Year S: And Happy New Year to you! D; Let this year be real happy. S: Let this year be real happy. D: Yes. S: I certainly hope so for both of us. D: Yes. S: Both of our countries. D: Thank you very much and the same to you. Is Henry still in the Casa Pacifica? S: Yes, he is. I think he will be coming back late tonight. D: Tonight. S: And that's what I was calling about. I have been trying to figure out what he needs to do when he comes back. I remember you had said to him a while back that you may be leaving soon. D: Yes. I am awaiting a telegram, really, from Moscow. Before New Year1s Eve I received a telegram from my minister . S: Yes, you told me. could D: It said during the the third decade. But it said anytime. It child be tomorrow, or it could be the 10th. I don't know exactly. S: Okay, but you don't know yet. D: No, I have yet to received a telegram with the date. The only thing I have a telegram before New Year Eve saying be prepared to go on a short notice. S: Okay. D: So I have not yet -- I don't know exactly. He probably would like to see me before.