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Mr. Kissinger
Joe Sisco
9/21/70; 7:20 p. m.
K: The first thing you should get to me is the answer to these
questions which the President would like to get out tonight.
S: I have done a preliminary draft of the answer to these questions.
There is a problem I have done a companion piece re Question #2,
Will the king agree to request our assistance and undertake to institute
methods of communications: between us? I feel simultaneously with
drafting these answers we could get a flash to Amman right away on
this question. XKXX Here is what I have drafted: As you have been
previously informed, the Israelis have under action consideration
the question of air and ground action in Jordan. We have informed
them, the Israelis, as previously reported to you that the "US agrees
in principle to the Israeli operation by air
in Jordan subsequent
to the review of this matter. 11 The Israelis have not taken any
decision and are awaiting a reply to the seven questions put to you.
One question is as follows: Will the king agree to request our
assistance and undertake to institute methods of communications
between us? We know the exchange of message betwen Allon and
the King leaves the matter of liaison in abeyance for the moment.
We note also revised
that Government of Jordan
would recommend (?) ground action outside of Jordan, meaning
Syria. We have not taken this refined statement as considered
Jordanian judgment because we are not clear from your report
as to whether you have put to the king what his view is with respect
XIX to a ground operation by the Israelis in Jordan. Since
the Israelis have posed the question, we ask that you ascertain
views anxibi of the king on this precisely.
K: No I just will not hold up answer to the Israelis any longer.
S: Tell me what you want me to say. You should make it clear
to
the king that Israelis have this matter under active consideration
and that no decision has been made by them.
K: What was this in response to?
S: In a previous telegram we sent to them, asked the king what his
attitude was with respect to a ground operation in Jordan since the
Israelis felt the air strike was insufficient. My judgment is that
Brown has not put the thing precisely and that this was a quick
discussion between Rifai and Brown. He said Israelis were thinking
of taking action in this area and they believed it necessary to conduct
both air and ground action he does not say in Jordan.
K: What area do you think he was talking about?
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