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TELCON
Laird/Kissinger
4:56 pm
12/9/70
L: You called.
K: I called because I talked with the President and he said is Laird clear
that I have no intention of loosing Cambodia? So I said you are clear. But
I
am letting you know now. Moorer is here, Packard is aware of this,
to show me the plan.
L: The plan we have is different than the one last night.
K: You k no longer have ground personnel.
L: They'll be landing with the helicopters and C-130s. The one I have has
no ground personnel.
K: That's what Moorer has.
L: The one tomorrow has ground personnel.
K: For the 122
L: 48 hours leeway. We have people landing with helicopters and C-130s. Ther
are 15 people on the ground in addition to the crews.
K: Do you have a plan that avoids that?
L: Dave Packard asked them for one an hour ago. We can do this in another
30 days without using American air lift or C-130 but because of weather and
dampness this particular plan if we put it in effectto fly on Sat. , we loose
the Cambodian supplemental because it will concerna
loan.
K: That's the President's concern.
L: I don't want to loos this money because we need it.
K: That's the President's instruction and I wanted you r judgment.
L: I am for doing everything the S. Vietnamese can do at the time. Tell
the
S. Vietnamese we have a political problem. Military assistance iss for
Cambodia we will loose Cambodia without this assistance.
K: I will put it to the President on this basis.
L: S. Vietnamese to do everything they can. We will give them the airlift
after Congress is out of here.
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