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    "ocrText": "President/Kissinger\n12:55 pm\n5/2/70\n-2-\nP: They only have 3-4 thousand people. Make them think we might go after them.\nK: The Psychological blow to them is already very considerable.\nP: It's considerable only for the American people. This cannot drag on for 3 or\n4 months.\nK: By early June we will be out of there.\nP: Don't tell them that. This had to be done fast. The Chiefs are not thinking\nfast anough. Does Abrams understand? They have to take risks and jump in. Bomb\nwhatever is necessary.\nH: I have made it clear and I will get another message out to them today.\nP: They have to have pictures of something. What's the word in the COSVN area?\nK: We can't expect too much yet because we are only in the initial areas. They\nare not in the main area. As I X explained when I showed you the plan.\nP: We have to leave that to Abrams.\nK: I will make the point.\nP: Rogers said -- I said that if this is to succeed we must not nitpick. He said\nif it doesn't we will have to fire a couple of people. He is sore because Abrams\nand Bunker advised us.\nK: We weren't pushed into this.\nP: That's not fair. We were for it. It must succeed. They have been asking for it.\nK: I recieved a letter from Mrs. Alsop: \"? ? ? ? ? ? ?\nP: We have some friends.\nK: We have and if we hadn't carried this out we would have had the same enemies.\nP: I hope Jos. Alsop will take it up. He has influence in that community.\nK: My ompression is that you have gained the respect of the newspapermen.\nP: Get for Rogers some facts on the Bunker thing. If we can, get a new picture.\nWe have to hit the TV. We have to (add ?) to Rogers. Agnew will be on. E.Richardson\nwill be on the NBC special.\nK:\nHe didn't do well at the Congressional briefing. I will pump him hp.\nWe have to go in with our heads high and let hhe others squirm. We will do what's\nright and shorten the war.\nP: Now withdrawal is possible. We can't get out of VN and Vienamization will not\nwork unless we have time."
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