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    "ocrText": "- 3 -\nK: But now that they are seeing that the public reaction is not yet\nSO\nbad - is not yet as bad as they feared it was, now everyone is tracking.\nSo we are - what you say is absolutely right. Incidentally we thought\nthat when we went through a list of questions and answers that the\nDepartments might be hit with tomorrow we thought that a brief factual\nstatement of just what the legal basis is, not put out under anybody's\nname but just put out by the State Department, to which everyone\ncan then refer rather than answering questions.\nP: Yes that's right. The State Department covers that. I have nothing\nto say on that gentlemen and what's the next question.\nK: Exactly. XXXX So what's the legal basis? The State Department\nwill -\nP: Incidentally we have to be sure khatx that Ziegler know, he will do\nit,\nI want him to understand that I do not want him to go one iota, tiny, word\nbeyond what State says. The Statement from Defense is enough Henry.\nI don't think Ziegler needs to repeat the statement from Defense - that\nthe White House does - is that clear?\nK: Absolutely.\nP: Does he understand that?\nK: Absolutely. Tonight there will be a very very brief statement from\nDefense and tomorrow there is that factual statement from State which\ndoesn't defend anything - which only speaks about the legal basis and we\nwent through all the questions and answers. Everyone is on line and\nthe answer to the question ixsx in general is the State Department - this\nis already covered in the following statement.\nP: Do the North Vietnamese or ARVN think that they are doing all right\nin Cambodia? They are not concerned about their casualties are they?\nK:\nOh no. no no XXXX Their casualties aren't bad. They are about\nat the ratio of 8 to 1 in their favor.\nP: How many South Vietnamese are in there - about 10,000?\nK: Yes and we haven't used any air lift yet. All together eventually\nthere will be about 25,000 in there.\nP: How many are going to be in this?\nK: 22,000.\nP: 2 divisions, approximately.\nK:\nApproximately. Wxxx They can put as many as 30 in."
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