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TELCON Volpe/Kissinger 4:07 pm 5/21/70 V: I was in a conference which I wound up quickly. K: I'm returning your call of yesterday. Sorry I didn't call sooner. V: If your days are anything like mine with Cambodia piles on top, I know it's very heavy. Some time back you said the President had approved for me to visit the Soviet Union. K: He didn't approve a time. V: That's what I'm calling about kx now. I only want to suggest that if 1) should I make such a trip that it would seem to me you wouldn't go without taking in other East. European countries and 2)? ? ? ? ? ? ? The Ambasssador in Romania has asked me several times to come -- they are very interested in road construction. K: On the Soviet Union give us 10 days after Dobrynin is back to see what they say. Romania is fine. V: Besides Romania and Yugolavia we have no arrangement with Poland but the Ambassador from Poland to the U.S. K: We have no problem with East European countries. V: Czechoslovakia or Bulgaria wouldn't be wise. Let me work on a time frame. There are times when I have to be here. My present plans XXXX indicate that I could make this trip about the first 10 days in Aug. That's my timetable but it may agree or may not. K: With Eastern Europe you can do that on your own. The Soviet Union I will let you know in two weeks. V: That would give us two mont hs to make arangements if we decided to include the Soviet Union. K: The issues are entirely foreign policy and has nothing to do with your dept. V: You will give us your determination and we will go with or without the S. U.

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