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TELCON Amb. Yest/Kissinger afternoon 8/24/70 Y: I want your assistance on something. K: The President doesn't want to participate in that Y: I realize that. I wonder if you could give me XIXIXXXX more background. I want to reply to U Thant to turn it off but as inoffensive as possible. Any background? I want to be sure we have our rationale (?) straight. K: He doesn't want a 4 power meeting under U Thant's auspices and doesn't particularly want a 4 power meeting at all. Y: He hasn't decided how long he will be here? K: 4 days. Y: ????? K: Which day? Y: 22nd of Oct. K: That's a day he was going to be there. Don't you think that Pompidou won;t come either? Y: I don't know about that. Is that your information? K: We have no information. Y: I don't know either. I will put it frankly if that's the situation. I presume if the others come he will meet them individually. K: Certainly. He may give a reception for all heads of state. Y: I will just put it frankly to the Secy. General if you see no objections. K: You are going to get a message - 00 he talked to the Secy. in the same sense You will probably get a State message to that effect. Y: I knew the reaction was negative but I wanted to have the reasons and put it frankly to U Thant. K: Yeah. That's essentially what I know. Y: I will plan to do that tomorrow unless I have something in the meantime. K: I have to go back to the briefing. Nice to talk to you.

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