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TELCON Zeigler/Kissinger 10:23 a. m. 10/6/71 K: We have another atrocity. NYTimes editorial. There's someone in charge in Peking afterall and acted quickly to the Secy. Z: It indicates it was a spud (?) announcement. K: That Rogers made it happen. Z: It's absurd. stories K: You try to convince the people in China that these two XXXXXXXX are accidents. Wxx Say you want to be clear that this announcement not in response to anything said lately and has been fixed for 3 weeks. Z: Date set for 3 weeks. K: You can't say that. Z: Trip in principle agreed to since July and announcement - -when was it decided you would go in latter part of October? K: About the same time. Z:: Announcement in 3 weeks and trip in principle in July. K: Trip in principle flxx for several months and announcement for several weeks. Not a sudden decision. Z: Does not relate to events in China or as we say here, corrent detectable problems.