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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nMr. Kissinger/Charlie Whitehouse\n2:50 p. m. , June 4, 1971\nK:\nDid you see the LA Times front-page story which says the\nWhite House ordered against the advice of the State Department the\nrelease of these prisoners. It ways this was another Kissinger\noperation and that we knew they weren't going back and ordered it\nanyway. First of all, the President is not enthused with stories\nlike that. Secondly, that is not my recollection.\nW:\nThere were overtones in the Post story this morning that\nwe should have known better.\nK:\nFirst, we didn't order that particular exchange. Did the\nWhite House order this, between you and me? We have pressed\nyou all to be forthcoming, but\nW:\nBetween you and me, the atmosphere was created that you\nwere dog-determined to have 570 bodies return up there . Through\nSmyser, we learned what your position was and we were able to restrain Defense.\nThey were ready to crank up the long-time prisoners.\nK:\nWe had no reason to believe anyone would refuse to go back,\ndid we?\nW:\nBased on the organization within the camp, we did.\nK:\nWas that put to the White House.\nW :\nNot to my knowledge.\nK:\nI wonder if someone could straighten out the LA Times.\nThe George MacArthur story.\nW:\nThe Post article I have seen. I haven't seen that one.\nK:\nI just called you to get the facts and I will see what needs to\nbe done.\nW:\nWe were not being brutalized by you to put this deal across\nK:\nIf that could be gottenacross to Dave Kraslow in the Times office.\nW :\nI'll see what we can do.\nK:\nLet me know. Thank you.\nlds"
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