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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nSecretary Laird\n6/21/71 11:06 a. m.\nL: Dave and I are just sitting here and I got this message kind of\ngabbled. I haven't had a chance to talk to Mitchell.\nK: His man Mardian called me and said we have about one chance\nin five. Doolin seems to have testified that we are reviewing these\ndocuments\nL: These documents are always under review for declassification.\nK: They think there is one chance in five for Cassell to continue\nthe restraining order pending a ninety-day period while the government\nreviews these documents.\nL: Most of them could be declassified.\nK: We don't have to say that, just that we are willing to accept\nthat order. I don't see what we lose if the alternative is publication.\nL: The thing that will influence the judge the most is the compro-\nmise on how we gotthe infermation. Most of this doesn't hurt us but some\nthings in there do. One in five isn't very good, but it's the best we can get.\nK: That's what Mardian seems to think.\nL: If this issue goes to the judge and we lose, we lose a lot as far\nas classification is concerned throughout the government, for the future.\nIf we lose this case it's bad. But I think that that is not a bad way. We\nhave a regular redlassifying provess over here. If they can get that 90-\nday thing\nK: And it would be out of the news for 90 days.\nL: Yes and\nThere are an awful lot of copies of this thing around.\nThese aren't the volumes we have over here; these are the working papers\nthis guy walked away with. The language is sometimes different and the dates\nare different.\nK: He is\nHe claims I accepted all the recommendations\nhe made to me.\nL: He really goes for you. You attract all the nuts. Okay, I think this\nif fine. I'll talk to Mitchell about it.\nK: Marvelous."
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