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TELCON Geo. Putnam/Kissinger 9:30 a. m. 9/2/71 P: I have seen you with very beautiful females but IN yesterday you topped everything. K: What do you mean? P: Your daughter. K: I wonder if you are down here whether you want to chat at some point. I haven't got anything particular. You were here last year or we could do it next time. P: If we could because I am up to my ears today. You are leaving tomorrow? K: Monday. P: I will call you tomorrow. K: If we can't work something out I will be back at the end of September. P: I am disturbed about a number of things. Did you see the Beecher article out of Cairo on the increase in the number of Russian pilots in Egypt? K: No. We have no illusions about the Soviets. P: I know you have a tough Senate. But leadership in the past has gone beyond the Senate to the people and the people have responded. You prefere ? ? ? ? instead of confrontation but ? ? ? ? ? ? might bring about a landslide. K: We should talk about that. We have had one hell of a pooblem and we think we are playing the toughest game the situation will support but it's always a matter of judgment. P: I read in the last year ? ? ? ? ? ? we get change of leadership. "68 but they are surpassing us in nuclear tonnage now. there K: If not for us XX would have been no ABM or MIRV. Nine-thenths of the bureaucracy have kept the budget ? ? ? ? ? ? We were being bled to death. The conservatives are more prone to yell at us and when the liberals go off the conservatives aren't there and when we needed maneuvering room they jumped us. I share the concern. P: I will be delighted to golxx meet at your convenience. K: Call this afternoon.

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