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Secretary Laird
10/13/70 4:15 p.m.
K: It went pretty well today. I haven't seen yet how it is playing in
the news.
L: We111 get kicked in the teeth that we manufactured it for the budget.
K: I don t st see how you can. We've played it with enormous restraint.
L: What I'm calling about, I sent you a memo last night - 0 I signed
it yesterday around noon -- on these two operations
K: I haven't seen it.
L: In the Black and
K: Oh yes. I know.
L: And I think we should check again and hold off.
KK
K: On the Baltic certainly.
L: On the Black, whether we whould hold off on the Rumanian part call.
And not increase the size of the force.
K: I wouldn't increase the force in the Black Sea now.
L: No, some time we may want to do that for a good reason and we don't
have
one now. Should we even go ahead with the two destroyers?
K: Yes, that's regular.
L: And jus t go ahead on a regular basis.
K: Good.
L: I was worried about the memo.
K: No, I agree with you. But I wouldn't weasel on what heppend in
Cuba. I d take the position that it was damned serious.
L: Oh I have.
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