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The President/Mr. Kissinger
5:06 p. m. , April 24, 1970
- 2 -
P:
He thought of it independently? Do it! Do it! And Laird
is to follow this up. Tell Wheeler, no crap now. I don't want to
order tac air unless it is done. Damn it, they don't do these things.
You are in charge. If it isn't done, it's your ass. (to which K
laughed)
P:
Wheeler does understand? Do you have someone over there?
You have the Admiral who could keep you informed. Pass a message
to Abrams back-channel that I have ordered it. When will tac air
begin?
K:
We will leave it up to Abrams, but no later than when the
operation in the parrot's beak occurs.
P:
The point is it will divert them bombardment before
invasion.
K:
And to keep them pinned down. These guys want to move the
carrier down from Korea.
P:
Do that.
K:
I think it's a good idea.
P:
We have moved the mining crew in. On November 3, we
said all that and didn't do anything. This time they won't be expecting
K:
They are passing some messages in the clear.
P:
They are. We will look at it on Sunday.
K:
Do you want me to set the meeting definitely?
P:
No, but you think about it. The problem is the left-wing is
setting us up for a real fall here on the ground that poor little Cambodia
000, 000 of them -- asked for our help. We didn't give them help and
they went Communist. They will forget that Kennedy lost Cuba by the
Bay of Pigs. The other side is, if we don't do it now, we may have to
do it later. If they take Phnom Penh later, we could move on COSVN.
The third point that worries me is I don't think we will have a real
shot at North Vietnam.
K:
I agree with all these things.
(NLN07-20/10 20faJ
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