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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nPresident/Mr. Kissinger\n4/8/72 1:30 p. m.\nRN: Just completed talking with Bob. I think tentatively that the better\ncourse of action is the 1500 words, 10 minute talk.\nHAK: That is what I think.\nRN: I told him to call them to Saffire who will then talk to you\nHAK: Would you do it Wednesday night? I think that is the right decision.\nRN: Yes. And we can avoid commenting on how the battle is coming.\nHAK: The press would have a chance for needling questions in a conference.\nRN: Then I will go on the following week with a press conference and let\nthe press ask questions and we should know by then how it is coming out.\nHAK: And we could say that we are notified that we would resume April\n. (?)\nRN: Maybe I should get Porter to see Monday.\nHAK: I would wait until Wednesday--One thing you should consider that\nthese people are treacherous- - - that instead of doing it secretly, from now\non announce we are willing to have April 24 meeting.\nHAK: We can argue that we have been trying to set up talks since the\nmiddle of February--when they stalled Porter sin ce--and that is why\nhe walked out.\nRN: I am still ready to go but cannot talk whilethey are violating. If I\nannounce it, it isn't private.\nHAK: But we can keep the content private.\nRN: I see. Between 1500 words and 10 minutes saying what we are doing,\nwhat they are doing and what the South Vietnames are doing and what we\nare prepared to do diplomatically, The difficulty with the question thing\nthis week, there are some questions I don't want to be on the limb on-.\nat least we will know pretty well where we are. If it is too rough next\nweek, maybe we won't go then, but we should try to though."
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