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Telecon Dobrynin 12/17/70 4:17 p.m. page 2 D: I asked him to hold it because I knew he would send a telegram to Moscow. He put it down in writing. K: What I communicated to you was the expression of the President with no conditions attached. The only thing I want to confirm - - which I already know the answer to -- is that this was not a change made without my knowing it. Let me call you tomorrow moring. D: I will hold it till tomorrow morning. K: Could you? D: Yes. I was so surprised with these changes of mind. K: There is no change. 12/17/70 6:10 p.m. K: I just talked to the President and he asked that you as a favor please tear up that thing. D: Drop it? K: Yes. The commitment to you stands and will be implemented in the nearest future -- probably next week. This is based on a bureau- cratic confusion and probably over-eagerness by people who figure if you can get something for something why give it away fro nothing. We have a commitmente which we made voluntarily and it will be implemented in the nearest future. I have to make a few phone calls first which I prefer to have wait till the British Prime Minister has left because I am SO busy with him here. If we are going to quarrel, let's quarrel about more important things. D: What did he say about the first statement? K: We are releasing Ivanov without conditions except for the arrangement you and I have made which was already agreed upon.

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