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K:
In fact they have very clear ideas on how they should be conducted.
We have an understanding with the North Vietnamese that we would
divulge nothing. They are very sensitive about that. I think we
have to respect that for the sake of progress.
G:
Yeah.
K:
If the thing fails it will be apparent sooner or later. And if it
succeeeds, it of course will also be apparent sooner or later.
But until either of these conditions arises we just don't feel we
ought to say anything.
G:
Is it safe to assume that there is more going on than just the military
situation as far s--like when the President expressed confidence
last week, said the chances of
K:
I just don't want to discuss that. You know, there's a lot of specu-
lation that we're trying to push them in one direction or another.
That we have succeeded or failed. And it's all uninformed.
G:
Right.
K:
And I, look if I were in your shoes Id find this maddening. As
far as I'm concerned as I told Bob this morning I d rather have--
If I look at it from the xxxx point of view of the publicity or political
impact a story like his of this morning is worth more to us than a
three paragraph story that just records the fact of the meeting.
G:
Not necessarily. The problem is if expectations are built up and
then it fails say
K:
I don't think a story. I mean last time you had a headline over your
story. I know you don t s write the headlines, saying "Deadlock Reported".
There was absolutely no basis for that one way or the other.
G:
Which story was that anyway? Was that-
K:
When I had my last private meeting.
G:
Oh I see.
K:
There was a headline saying "Deadlock Reported", "Deadlock Deepens"
"Deadlock Continues" or whatever the phrase was. At any rate it
was wrong.
G:
Yeah, yeah. I don't think I wrote that did I? I don't know.
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