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    "ocrText": "Télecon\nJoseph Kraft\n9:30 a. m.\n11/3/69\nK said he was thinking about their brief conversation yesterday and wanted\nto say totally off the record which Kraft agreed to that neither Rogers\nnor Laird have ever made recommendations in this office in any sence\nor in the President's office in the direction that Kraft had iddicated. If either\nof them had and can point to one document in which they have don this, K\nwould make sure that the document was declassifed and Kraft would see it.\nThey had not made any oral recommendations either but Kraft would have to\ntake K's word for that. K indicated that he had not talked to anyone else on\nthis and the only reason he called Kraft was to clear up this situation. He (HAK)\nwas stunned by what Kraft had written. When K read Kraft's article, K thought\nit had been some underling who was trying to make his boss look good. K said\nhe wasn't aware of what L' and R's private convictions were in this instance.\nK said he was counting on Kraft not to say anything. If Kraft had asked prior\nto writing the column, K said he didn't think he would have commented on it\nthen, but as he thought about it, it seemed to him that Kraft deserved to know.\nKraft was grateful for K taking the time to explain this and promised that he\nwould not say XX or write anything on this. Kraft said when K has more time,\nhe would like to discuss SALT. Kraft gathered Larry Lynn was expanding\nincon into the budget area. K explained that we are reviewing the Defense\nBudget in a committee in which the Arms Control Agency and State is\nrepresented. This way the decisions aren't made on strictly security grounds.\nLynn things that the views we are insisting on in the long term may have a more\nprofound effect on our national security posture than it did during McNamara,\nbut it is no reflection on McNamara. K added that we are linking SALT and\nDefense together. Kraft asked if there was any reason why he couldn't write\na bout that and K said he could but not to link his XX name. Kraft asked what\nthe reason was for naming Schlesinger \"Deputy representative. K said he\ndanxixknax didn't know, he had nothing to do with that decision and wasn't even\nin on the discussions.\nKraft asked if he would see K on the 14th. K said he would call him in a couple\nof days with an answer. Kraft asked if he would be pleased with tonight and\nK said he wouldnot speculate and Kraft shouldn't write anything.\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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