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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nYehuddi Menuhin/Mr. Kissinger\n9:15 a. m., March 10, 1971\nM:\nIs this Henry Kissinger? How are you?\nK:\nHow are you?\nM:\nI hope I haven't intruded on your morning. My wife is in\nWashington. I am in Columbus but will be in Washington on Friday.\nMy wife told me the President has made an interesting announcement\nabout China. Some years ago, a contact of mine (M\n) spoke to\nme about China and told me they were interested in inviting me at\nthat time. I couldn't go because of our relationship -- I didn't want\nto do anything wrong. Another time about 15 years ago -- I had\nan invitation through the Polish people from China which I didn't\nfollow up. Would it be a good idea to put out feelers on this as to\nwhether we would think it would help?\nK:\nI think it would be good, but there has been no formal Presidential\nannouncement on travel to China. You are correct in assuming we are\ndisposed to relaxing restrictions. But it's an excellent idea for you\nto go there.\nM:\nWe are going to Japan anyway on April 20th. I don't know\nwhether it is precipitous to think of it now or whether we should wait\nuntil October.\nK:\nIt's probably impossible - given the way they work to\narrange it before April 20th and, secondly, I do not think U.S.\ngovernmental support of it will increase your chances of going in.\nI think we should find another way for you to approach it other than\nthrough the U.S. Government. But we will gladly facilitate it.\nM:\nThe French opening is still there.\nK:\nYou can tell them you have talked to me and we would be\nreceptive.\nM:\nYou know, I will probably go to Moscow at the beginning of\nOctober. I am President of the International Music Council which\nis under UNESCO, and they are hold their annual thing in Moscow.\nI have not actually given the last word because I insisted on some\nof their artists being\nallowed to play with me before I go,\nbut the chances are I will be going. It would be interesting to go to\nMoscow for a week and follow it up with Peking."
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