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Laird/Kissinger
9:00 a. m. ; 4/18/70
(missed first part of conversation)
L
I think Defense and State at least should have a chance to
read statements before they are given.
K
Would you please write me a little note.
L
I'll have it over right away. Are you going to Hawaii?
K
No, I'm going to the West Coast though.
L
I was concerned about the Monday night thing. There is a
lot of speculation. I don't want to be in a position where we
get into too complicated of formula as far as giving too
many dates in that statement. We can keep the troops in
Vietnam through the 15th of June without
1/2 came out.
I think to set almother timetable would be a mistake, and
I'll put out an order. Two timetables will be watched by the
Press.
K
That's a good point. He told me he was going to go off and
think the whole thing over on the plane. I won't know
exactly -- it will be in the range of what we were talking
about, give or take a few weeks.
L
It's okay to go to the end of the month. I think we can make
this okay, but I also want to keep people more or less happy
and I have told chiefs. They are aboard as long as they
aren't out un til the 15th.
K
Right. I have no reason to suppose that xif he is going to
do it in as much detail. I will get him a note before he
leaves.
L
If he takes a figure on troop ceilings, 390 or 395
We must get down to 260 by August for budgetary reasons.
Any problems?
K
I can foresee nothing that I have heard him say that is
inconsistent with what you said. I think he is trying to figure
out how to general thought.
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