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Secy Rogers (outgoing call)
March 20, 1970; 9:05 a. m.
K: Bill, yesterday when Laird was in with Pastore the President
was talking to him about B-52's in northern Laos. Mel has come up
with two targets and the President has ordered that they be hit.
This can be recalled until Noon and I remember you were promised
that you would be given a hearing.
R: If he has made up his mind I don't want to. Will you call Mansfield?
My voice is about shot. He said he had some assurance. I don't
know who he got it from. I think we had better tell him. Find out who
it was that gave him that assurance.
K: Yes.
R: I would hate to have him think we have double-crossed him.
K: I don't know who could have given him the assurance.
R: In my testimony I did not say anything like that.
K: I wanted you to know that as of yesterday evening no such decision
had been made.
R: I know he has been thinking about it.
K: It can be undone until Noon.
R: Does he feel the targets are good ones?
K: I frankly just got the word from Mel and passed it on.
R: I think it is all right. The only thing I have in mind is Mansfield.
K: Let me get Harlow to call Mansfield.
R: That is better.
K: My judgment is that it is none of my business, but the attitude you
take is the wise one.
ms
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