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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nCong. Ford/Kissinger\n2:58 p.m.\n3/23/71\nF: apologize for having to leave this morning.\nK: I appreciated your coming over.\nF: Bearing in mind the briefing you gave me before on what we have done I\nthink we have done well and I fully support what we have achieved and I\nthink XXX the end result will be beneficial. I watched the news last night and\nNBC talking to some poor, tired GI.\nK: It turns your stomach!\nF: It makes no sense. Let me ask you something -- I am sure you have\nread that there's some action most likely in the Democratic causus on\nTues. Might be a battle and may end in a resolution despite Albert oppostion\non date of withdrawal, etc., , on VN. I have had a couple of people ask if\nthere's any alternative resolution tax that we can do prior to that time to take\nthe sting from what they might do without undercutting the President but\nendorsing what's been done. H. Robinson on the record last\nhe is a very sound guy -- has a discussion on March 11 which we should\napprove that by July 7 XX all combat concluded except for Americans still\nremaining. Another is \"that substantial reductions in force already achieved\nin VN, in the national interest and\n,\nshould be supported to continue\nnot\nwithdrawal without interruption and xixless than the present rate and ? ?\n?\n? ? ? . ? ? ? ? and secure prisoners of war by said date. 11\nK: Part is all right but a certain date should box not be used. the earliest\npracticable date but take certain out.\nF: I see, without certain. OK.\nK: I am not a\no\nWe have a chance of negotiating this this summer\nand will be turned away if we take all the incentive away from the opponent\nto negotiate. But if you take out certain I will go along with it. Send it over.\nF: I will -- as it is.\nK: Let me look at it.\nF: I would appreciate knowing by tomorrow or the next day.\nK: I will let you know tomorrow."
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