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The President/Mr. Kissinger March 20, 1971 2:30 p.m. jlj P: Anything later today on the Laotian operations? K: I have just talked to Vogt and Moorer and they are going on the 4 hour shot tonight. They say they will have the weather. I think the total impact will be favorable. There may be some criticism. P: This should be described as protective reaction. It is well know they have been firing. K: I have got the word to Abrams that he should talk about this news material. P: About the morale of the ARVN. K: Yes. Also talking to the chopper operation which was flying into Laos. P: I don't doubt that a lot of the fault is with the leadership of the chopper pilots. K: Otherwise there is nothing really to report. Sir Robert Thompson made a statement that he thought the Laos and Cambodia operations helped the situation and withdrawal. P: In London? K: No in Tokyo. P: That is good. It is a good thing for me to pick up. K: I am sending it up to you. I have seen it on the UP wire but I have not seen it on AP yet. Otherwise there aren't too many developments. There is nothing of any consequence. I have talked to Moorer and Vogt. You know about Eban visit. Rogers must have told you yesterday that it went fairly well. That is a problem. Bush was in and I told him to stay with your position and not to go to fixing Israeli borders as Rogers did. P: Bush is good and will handle it all right. K: I did not mention Rogers. P: If they do get off this 4 hour -