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    "ocrText": "-3-\nSecretary Kissinger responded, not only were you unreasonable, you were\ndisasterous.\nThe Secretary indicated his feeling that there must be progress in the Middle\nEast by August. The United States cannot appear to be too anxious to solve the\nproblem. It now appears that there has been a total reversal of roles of the\nvarious forces that are playing in the Middle East. The United States can now\nsit back and be an observer and not appear to be overly excited about a settlement.\nAfter a period of stalemate, the parties can then turn back to the United States\nfor the answer.\nSecretary Butz: Mr. Secretary, is the only answer for Israel a return of the land?\nSecretary Kissinger: Yes, basically that is correct. Egypt believes the land to\nbe occupied. At Geneva the United States must take one of two positions. If we\ncannot find grounds for a concession, to make another step forward, and begin\nnegotiations once again, then the second position will be that we may be forced to\ntake a position on the final frontiers of the countries in the Middle East. These\npositions and these negotiations have all the elements of a Greek tragedy, but in\nthe final analysis, we cannot afford to have world opinion solidified against us.\nThere are three areas of threat: the oil embargo, world opinion, and the Soviet\nUnion. We are dealing in a very delicate and sensitive area, but the United States\ncan come forward, perhaps by late summer, and show some substantial progress\nand once again return to the step by step approach to achieve peace in the Middle\nEast.\nPresident Ford: The President indicated his interest in consumer protection and\nconsumer representation in the Government and asked Jim Cannon to make a brief\nstatus report on the legislation effecting consumers.\nJim Cannon: Mr. Cannon gave a status report on consumer legislation. The\nsituation is very grave on Capitol Hill because the Congress is moving to create\na new Federal agency for consumer advocacy. It is Senate Bill 200 and there are\n38 senators sponsoring the bill. Its cost would be sixty million dollars for the first\nthree years and it would employ some 600 people. The House passed a bill last\nyear and the House will pass another bill this year. Supporters argue that the\nagency would be the consumer's lawyer or advocate, while opponents argue that\nthe appointment of an official with unprecedented powers is dangerous for the\nGovernment and business.\nThe Administrator would be appointed by the President. He would be confirmed\nby Congress. He could only be removed for malfeasance in office. He could\nchoose with whom he would side. He could produce consumer complaints; he could"
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