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    "ocrText": "135\nTELECON\nV-34\nMr. Sisco/Mr. Kissinger\n9:50 p.m., September 22, 1970\nK:\n- possibility of a reply.\nS:\nWhat's your thoughts?\nK:\nI asked you first.\nS:\nI think that we ought to go back in the course of tomorrow and\nfirst we ought to make a judgment that we give to them -- before\nI say what we say, let me tell you what the problem is. The\nJordanian point of view and from our point of view, we are trying\nto get the king to do this by himself. If not by himself, in order\nfor the Israeli's to be responsive in order to be helpful to the King\nand yet with the least possible adverse repercussions to this. If\nthe situation warrants our presence, will be nothing there on\ndown but the Israelis or if they need help from the Jordanian point\nof view, minimal air strikes as a way to help Hussein do the job\nhimself. Now from the Israeli point of view, Israelis getting the\nSyrians out and if need be hold on to a certain chunck of territory\nfor a certain period of time as the best way to assure\nagainst Israel/Iraq\nThe Jordanians are thinking much\nmore in terms of an Israeli strike in areas. The Israelis are\nthinking much more in terms ??? as a way of achieving the\nwithdrawal of forces. I have overstated both positions for obvious\nreasons for purposes of clarifying our own thinking. ??? have\nsaid that looking at the situation tomorrow morning and if we ???\nto the Jordanians. We should continue the dialogue with the\nIsraelis.\nK:\nHow do you continue the dialogue?\nS:\nAnswer their questions, keep the option and try to facilitate a get\ntogether between the Israelis and the Jordanians. We agree in\nprinciples but we ought to know before they go and we ought to\nknow [the results]. Ought to be responsive to the Jordanian request.\nK:\nHow much more clear can they be than air request?\nS:\nRead the Annenberg cable about Hussein's complaint about the\nfedayeen.\nK:\nIt is conceivable\nS:\nIt is conceivable but not certain. Are you sure in your own mind\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5\nNLN 05-03/34 pu ltr 19 Dec 2007\nBy CIM\nNARA, Date\n1\nApr\n2009\nIp.182]"
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