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File scanned from the National Security Adviser's Memoranda of Conversation Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
PARTICIPANTS:
President Ford
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
DATE & TIME:
Saturday, November 6, 1976
11:10a. m. - 12:04p. m.
PLACE:
The Oval Office
President: I go through these SALT papers from time to time. It's a real
shame.
Kissinger: It is a tragedy. And the more so since there is no real issue
involved.
Scowcroft: In six months the Backfire will sink out of sight.
Kissinger: It was political, not strategic. And Schlesinger will lead the
charge. It will be a giveaway.
President: They have to do something. They can't let SALT I lapse.
Kissinger: Brent and I have been talking about oil prices. Simon wants to
be the emissary to talk the Arabs out of it. It is completely self-serving on
his part. I am not sure we should go that route at all and risk a humiliation.
Why don't I get the Ambassadors in and talk to them? See what the reaction
would be to an emissary.
Scowcroft: We have to take some very visible actions to appear to be resisting
a price increase.
President: Just tell Simon I am following it closely and want to think about
it first.
&
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
GERALD
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. SEC. 3.5
SECRET XGDS (3)
GUIDELINES,
State
BY
Diview3/13/04
CLASSIFIED BY: HENRY A. KISSINGER
NARA, DATE 7/13/04
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
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(Discussion about the Soviet Embassy reception and the warm sentiment
of all the Arabs toward the President, etc.)
Kissinger: I am convinced it can go no other way but to disaster. The
only question is can we save it in time. That is why I would like to lead
the foreign policy debate.
President And I would like to lead the political debate. That is why I
want to go out in a cooperative way.
Kissinger We should bend over backwards, go out with dignity and with
comp lete cooperation. Then the mess they make can't be blamed on us.
President And we will look better and better as time goes on.
(There followed a discussion of politics, keeping control of the Republican
party, etc.)
&
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
GERALD
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DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12058, SEC. 3.5
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