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Phil Potter com Baltimore Sun
9/23/70 5:30 p. m.
P: Is there any chance of getting over to see you?
K: No.
P: What I wanted to ask today was, the word out of State is some-
what ambiguous with regard to the withdrawing of Syrian tanks.
K: That's correct. We have some indications that they might be
withdrawing, but we want to look at it more carefully.
P: Did you by any chance see Sherman's piece in the Star today?
K: What does it say?
P: It says something to the effect that you were assured by the
second man in the Soviet Embassy last night that when they said no
foreign intervention they explicitly told you Syria was included in that.
K: Where? At the Saxietxxxx UAR Embassy?
P: Yes.
K: Well, he sort of suggested that they were using their influence
to get the Syrians
well, he was a little ambiguous, either to with-
draw or not to advance or whatever. You know the Middle East.
P: Yes.
K: Therefore, it is just too premature to draw any conclusions.
If the Syrian tanks have withdrawn some of the air is out of the tension
and with some of the air out of it the tension will have been reduced.
We have some reports that Syrian tanks are withdrawing, but Sunday
night we had a report they had withdrawn across the border and before
we knew it they were back that night. This time, if they have withdrawn
it is unlikely that they will come back. But it is unwise to throw our
hats in the air yet. I am telling you exactly what we in the White House
think. If at this time tomorrow the Syrian tanks are out we'll be a little
more optimistic.
P: What about the Cairo posture toward Hussein?
K: They follow the events. At first they were on his side; then
they didn't want to be outdone by Syria. They have not been in a leading
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