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    "ocrText": "Telecon\nSecretary Laird\n2:30 p. m. 9/16/69\nK said the President was working on the UN speech and K wondered\nif he could help Laird. Laird was confused, didn't know if the\nPresident got his message clear on Hershey.\nK said on the draft, he didn't mind if you want to go with it tomorrow\nif you can give me some idea of whats in it about the reduction. d\nLaird thought the President wanted him to go on Firday. K indicated\nthe President was announcing the space program tomorrow and he\ndidn't want to scoop Laird. Laird indicated that we would brief all\nunits today or tomorrow but he thought it was better to go tomorrow.\nThe draft situation is this; we have to get the word to local draft\nboards as soon as possible. K had the impression that Laird wanted\nto go tomorrow. Laird did but simply because we have to get word\nout as fast as we can. K said the President's only concern is that the\nspace program is going tomorrow. Laird thought he had better not do\nit. Laird said he would take the 29, 000 and announce that we are\ngoing to stretch it out and cancel Nov and Dec and the 29,000 we will\nspread over Oct, Nov and Dec. K mentioned that was about 10, 000\nper month. Laird went on to say that we will go back to 10,000 for\nthree months, 29,000 for one, and then 25, 000 for the rest of the year.\nWe will still press for the President's plan of random selection and\nthat if Congress fails to act, the Administration will take action in the\n19-20 year old area. Laird got word that the President wanted to tie\nthis in with Hershey. He thought that would be a mistake. K felt the\nPresident had no such intention.\nOn another matter, Laird had memo on Laos. As you know, we have\ntentatively agreed to 8,000. Theee people are nickel and diming us.\nWe sent them 4,000 and I checked and until four weeks ago they still\nhad 2, 000 in the wearhouse. Some of these rifles have found their way\ninto the Philippines and other places and I want the Laotian troops to\nhave them. I am on top of this. K said the President was eager to do\nthe maximum possible. He has been putting the heat on me.\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nDECLASSIFIED\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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