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TELCON
The President
7:10 p.m., June 22, 1971
P:
Were you able to get Ziegler?
K:
Yes, I saw what he has already said to a few wire reporters and
it is practically on that line now. He is adding the sentence that
this could seriously jeopardize our negotiations to it.
P:
Well -- might as well drop it.
K:
No, no; he is meeting with the rest of them in 5 minutes.
P:
On that line, what may happen?
K:
If the enemy misunderstands this as a binding policy, it will
seriously jeopardize negotiations.
P:
But you can see what my point is?
K:
Yes, the point you actually gave him in your office.
P:
Which one?
K:
(reading ) The point this is first of all a sense of the Senate
Resolution and not mandatory; that you note with pleasure that
mandatory resolutions have not been passed and third, we have
continued to
without setting the deadline because
it would jeopardize negotiations. We are trying to pursue
offered on October 7 and
has been a standard part of our
policy.
P:
That's all right.
K:
Then we are adding that sentence.
P:
In terms of future, intend to play hard line. We shouldn't be thinking
about the election in October. My own view is keeping the negotiations
open is to their advantage not ours, therefore, we've got a perfect
excuse not to d
negotiations, and particularly if these -- what
it appears like all proceed to go along.
negotiations and
set up team of International Red Cross.
K:
Will know more about that on Sunday and will know considerably
more after China.
P:
Be prepared to go all the way if we need to. It is a mirage. If
the Senate by its actions gives the enemy a reason to delay
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