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    "ocrText": "-2-\nL:\nThe reason I didn't argue with them was I wanted to maintain\ngood friendly relations. On this meeting Thursday I was trying\nto make them feel good about their situation SO I did not make\nthose points the way you are making them now because it would\njust have antagonized them. We have arranged appointments\nand we will keep the money in and if they want to change\npriorities we can talk about it. I just felt it was better not to\nget into any arguments. As far as the $74. 5M is concerned, I\nthink that figure has been agreed on and I think it is also agreed\nit does not include military retirement which is $300M but they\ndo want me to eat the military assistance add-on. We may agree\nto take $150M but not $300M.\nK:\nI want a billion increase on this and that is what George and I\nagreed to. We are marginal in too many places in our national\ndefense.\nL:\nBut they are still after me on military assistance.\nK:\nJust refuse and I will back you and I am sure the President will.\nL:\nAlright. One other item. I wanted to check with you. I noticed\non Culebra - I worked out that language. We have a committee\nover here working on this.\nK:\nWho put it out.\nL:\nWell, it is a report that Train is taking over Culebra thing.\nThe only situation on that is we are going forward on this study\nand we will make some modifications but I had this Governor in\nPuerto Rico quieted down and I don't think we should get them upset\nagain. The story is in the Post today. It comes out of San Juan.\nI just wondered what this deal was. They ought to let me know\nabout this or they should get someone over here they can trust.\nK:\nI did not know about it. Let me check into it.\nL:\nThe language they put into the House Report was language we sent\nover to them. We had this pretty well on track unless Louis\ngot in touch with someone in the White House."
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