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TELCON
President/Kissinger
10:45 a. m.
12/3/71
K: Two matters I want to raise. It appears that West Pakistan has attacked
because situation in East collapsing. State wants to use it as a pretest not to
put out statement at noon. I think it's more reason to cancel programs. State
believe and I agree that we should take it to the Security Council once actions
are confirmed. If a major war without going to the Security Council it would
be a confession of poverty.
P: Who will object?
K: India and the Soviet Union.
P: So we have to.
K:
Apparently no one else will.
Even the liberal papers are supporting
that.
P: I am for that. We have to cut off arms aid to India. We should have done it
earlier. Allow India bias.
K: Yes.
P: Sisco's part? He isn't pro-Indian. It's what they want below.
K: Sisco has no convictions. Liberal,
,
socialist syndrone. The Indians
will just add
P: I have decided it and there is no appeal.
K: I also think
P: I wrote it independently of anyone and I am surprised it hasn't been done.
K: It won't reach the UN tomorrow or late today. We shouldn't make a catastrophe
of everything we have done and why Indian actions unjustified.
P: So West Pakistan giving trouble there.
K: If they lose half of their country without fighting they will be destroyed.
They may also be destroyed this way but they will go down fighting.
P: They will have enough for a few days. It puts the Soviets on the spot.
K: I think I should give a brief note to the Russians SO that they don't jump around
about conversation yesterday and say we are going on your conversation with
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