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Mr. Kissinger/Ambassador Cromer
2:27 p. m. , April 21, 1971
C:
How are you?
K:
How are you? I was going to talk to you about the matter we
discussed the other day. What I need is something that can be plausible
between a Cabinet office and the White House and which does not require
any political advisor such as, if the Prime Minister or Burke Trend,
though I would prefer the Prime Minister, could bring himself to say
he mentioned to the President the NSC machinery to see if it could be
adapted to the British system. Or something of the kind.
C:
What about the National Security Council?
K:
That is under my jurisdiction.
C:
Anything you say -- we will find a suitable pretext. But you
don't think the NSC would be sensitive here?
K:
They wouldn't be -- that is my secretariat. The others are
just members. Say that or anything plausible between us.
C:
That's not too political. I am with you on the objective. It's
difficult to find a solution.
K: Once there, I will be glad to talk with the Prime Minister about anything
he wishes.
C:
Let me have a word with him along these lines.
K:
I would like to get there the middle of May and would like to
have the option of coming back but not tied to a particular date.
C:
And in June?
K:
Probably, but it would depend on other things.
C:
Let me try this on him.
K:
Good; thank-you.
lds
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