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President/Kissinger
4:30 p.m.
3/25/71
-3-
P: OK. Did you discuss with him the problem and ask advice on Mel problem?
K: He feels we cannot tell him.
P: Are you going to inform Moorer? How can you do that?
K: I will do that. The way I did last time. First Bunker because he can keep
his mouth shut.
P: Don't get disheartened on this operation. Better than Cambodia because
it's harder.
would
K: I reviewed it 100 times n/recommend it again. An enourmous plus. Could
only be better in the way we wound it up.
Subsequent call: Moments later
P: I think tonight you should play a firmer game with this fellow. Your fellow
from Russia. I want a firmer game played. Very positive and sufcessful and
not try to find out what they are doing. Hit it hard. I want you to leave the
threat I will have to make a public statement on arms control if we don't work
out the letter thing.
K: I will lay it on the line.
P: Horsed around about that and the aummit. WX We will not play around.
K: We will not tread water. We will do it one way or the other.
P: Say we value the channel but that's that. We have to make a decision on
the Chinese thing. It'was an interesting discussion.
K: On grounds of State I agree but we have to consider Peking.
P: State/UN types think it will be great with a two Chinese thing. It will be
dynamite with the domestic.
K: And Peking might not like it.
P: Let the UN role us. People are sick of that organization.
?
/
/
K: We could if we let them role us.
P: Connally is right. No one will believe us.
K: Their intention is to get them in on Romania resolution in two bites.
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