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TELECON Cassie Mackin 9/21/71 4:35 p. m. M: What's the quickest way to get to Peking? K: Be nice to me. M: Be nice to you! Well, I don't know. Nothing changes. K: How are you? M: No complaints. K: You attending any more sacreligious meetings? M: No, I had to confess that one you took me to. K: How have you been? M: I'm where I wanted to be, so that improves your outlook. I wanted to ask you about Mao. K; Did you think I had any illusions about why you were calling me? M: Not at all, not at all. I know you too well. Or I guess you know me too well. At least I gave you credit. K: I don't know what the situation is, and they haven't called me on my hotline. M: I thought you had all sorts of communications with them. Do we know whether he's been in worse health than before? K: I don't know. So I can't really help you. Hope you'll stay in touch. M: Okay. Thank you.