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    "ocrText": "+3\nTelcon\nX-39\nAmbassador Rabin\n9/20/70; 10:35 p. m.\nK: We have had another message and another conversation with the\nPresident. I will first give you the essence of the message and then\nthe request of the President. Sisco and Haig are on the line. This\nis the message from our Ambassador who says he had a phone call\nfrom the King at 3:00 a.m. local time pointing out that the situation\nwas deteriorating dangerously, A massive invasion. The northern\nforces were disbanded. Irbid occupied. That is the information we have\nfrom the King. This was having a disastrous effect on the troops in the\ncapital. He therefore requests immediate physical intervention, both\nair and land. Especially he wants immediate air strikes on invading\nforces from any quarters. In light of your information we have\ndiscussed with the Secretary of State and the President and we can now\nassure you under these circumstances we would look favorably on\nyour actions and the President has asked me to tell you if you\nundertake such action we would of course make good any materiel\nproblems that might arise as a result of these actions and we are\ncognizant of the fact we would have to hold the situation under control\nvis-a-vis the Soviets.\nR: I would like to make it clear that the President looks at it favorably.\nK: That is correct.\nR: Second, if there would be a question of materiel you would find ways\nto compensate what would be the outcome.\nK: We promise that.\nR: Third, if there would be certain problems with the Soviets we can\nrely on you.\nK: That is exactly correct and we are taking some immediate precautionary\nmeasures to put ourselves into this position.)\nR: Give me two or three minutes and I will bring it to Prime Minister\nMeier and I will discuss it with her and be in a position to tell you.\nK: And you will call me at the White House board. Just a second\nI would like to talk to my associates who are on the phone to make\nsure I don't leave anything out, but this has been discussed with the\nSecretary of State and has the personal endorsement of the President.\nHold on. (Discusses with people in room.) We will call the British\nand inform them also, Mr. Ambassador. We will inform the British\nof this conversation.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5\nNLN 05-03/15 per ltr 19 Dec 2007\nBy CM\nNARA, Date 1 Apr 2009\nEp.1022"
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