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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nAmb. Freeman/Kissinger\nafternoon\n9/24/70\nK: Can you stand it if I discuss serious business with you?\nF : A pleasant change.\nK: It's a slightly sensitive thing having to do with Chile. It's for the Prime Minister\nor Foreign Secy. only. Our understanding here is that your Ambassador there\nholds the view we should come together with Allende. It makes it look that you are\nfor an Allende fx victory. It can be twisted to mean discouraging any other efforts.\nThis is not the President's view although it's not out of line with others in our\ngovernment. You have your own policy but I want you to know what we think.\nF: It's very delicate. I have not read these communications.\nK: If you want to know what the President thinks I can send over a backgrounder\nI gave in Chicago. Most is repetition\nF: Just send the relevant passage. That would help substantiate the case.\nK: I have nothing to substantiate the roll of your Ambassador. Frankly, this is\njust from our Ambassador who seems to have lose his sanity.\nF: Ours is a new man but extremely senior and serious.\nK: Our assumptions are stated in this backgrounder.\nF: If necessary, our taking a little\nof what the realities are. I don't think\nmy government would look with favor on not having the Ambassador say what he\nthinks.\nK: We think whatever he says to your government is up to him. Its what he says\nto the Chileans. He may say something other than what he thinks. What he says\nto your government is of no concern to us.\nF: Thank you. I will mention this when we next meet.\nK: The President may wish to raise it with the Prime Minister. The concern is\nthat the clock is running and not much time.\nF: You are going off on Sun. ?\nK: I am leaving Sat. for Paris.\nF: Then I will see you in London.\nK: At Chequers. And I may be in London for Sunday and Monday morning."
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