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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nJerry Schedter\n12/16?/71 2:58pm p. 2\nK: And she urgently akked us not to go to the UN One two occasions we\nwere thinking of it and at the specific request of the Indian government we\ndidn't.\nS:\nWhen?\nK: October and the end of November.\nS: Under what circumstances would wehave gone?\nK: The Paks wanted to bring their intentions to the UN\nIndians in\nneither case wanted to go to the UN.\nS: Did their request influence us?\nK: Very importantly. In fact she wrote us a letter asking us not to.\nS: When was that?\nK: The middle of November, She sent it. Once the attack had started we\nlimited the damage as much as possible. Donet know what other course we had if\nwe wanted to limit damages and not have thewhole global system shaken.\nS: Limited damages as much as possible\nWhat about this view that's\ncropping up now that there's a payoff in here for the Russians in submarine bases\nand new military influence?\nK: I doubt that, but that's between them and the Russians. I would be\namazed.\nS: You don't feel that the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet\nUnion and that part of the world is changed as a result of this war?\nK: I think they have been to some extent changes as a result of the treaty\nmade during the summer, and some XX of the consequences that flowed from it.\nThat fact of life having been called, we tried our best to limit it. But there's\na major philosphical difference; I know the point of view of Time.\nS: It' 'snot my point of view,\nK: In fact the other point of view hasn't even been presented in TIME in the\nlast week. We are not saying this was a victory.\nS: No, certainly not.\nK: We have limited some of the worst consequences of what could have been a\ndisaster for the whole international situation.\nS: What's the status of our naval forces there now? Do you expect they'll\nbe used?\nK : With the cease-fire there will be no need for any evacuation,"
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