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President/ issinger
12:20 pm 19x 12/2/70
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P: In the meantime it's ? ? ? a psychological turn around.
K: I had a fascinating cable from Ladd about the press which confirms what
you said. He thinks they are physiologically and psychologically sick. They
don't lie but select the facts in such a way that makes it sound that the leaders
have a vested interest in defeat. He briefs them regularly and thinks it's
hopeless. He makes (or lacks) analysis. Show a strong operation and not
putting much in there. On such limits we are
.
These are rxxtx in response
clippings
to the XXXXXXX last week.
P: Is Swank doing better then the other guy?
K: That talk you had with him in San Clemente was very helpful. And it's
helped turn the State Dept. around because Marshall Green won't go against
his own Ambassador. The had the vote on Guinea and we abatained.
Kxx P: I saw that.
K: That's not major.
P: With regard to the Cambodian thing, any question about Moorer knowing
about the urgency I put on this problem?
K: Absolutely not and I will call him again immediately.
P: Any air needed, put it in there. On the infiltration, maybe you have to
bang earlier.
K: If the air lift is undertaken we may be to fly the planes for it.
PhaNo. That should be avoided. See what they can do on their own for a change.
Xxxxxxwill open a hxwhx whole can of worms.
K: I favor the ground offensive over hte airlift because we don't want SVN
unit trapped up there.
P: Make sure they are going at break neck speed. Hit them before they hit
us.
K: Mel is aboard.
P: How about another strike at the choke points? It's not fidle - dee-dee
this as before.
K: We should wait on the choke points until after we have Laos completed
because therexx it's most effective with that. The difficulty is that the grounds
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