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Telcon
Mr. Kissinger
AG Richardson
9/20/73; 3:30 p.m.
R: J. T. Smith has just given me an account of his review of the transcript
of your Executive Session testimony. He has been over it with Peter Rodman.
There is one point I wanted to underscore -- national security wiretaps we
really feel strongly that that out to come out.
ought
K: We have taken it out.
R: I hope you will insist on that and not agree with the alternative redraft.
K: I am not aware that there is an alternative redraft. I instructed my
people to accept the changes that J. T. Smith recommended.
R: J. T. recommended its being out entirely -- page 131.
K: All right. What is your
R: It was focussing on my letter to the Chairman.
K: I know exactly what you are talking about. What do you object to
?
R: Your language in the transcript confuses (?) judgment in the Halperin suit.
K: I was not aware my people were offering compromises.
R: I don't think they are offering
J.T. and Rodman did work out
language to soften the damage that was done. I am just saying, in my view,
you should insist on having it out period. I was afraid you might go along
with the rephrasing.
K: I was not even given an alternative language.
R: Maybe that was because Rodman considered the alternative was poor
and didn't even bother you.
K: If you don't hear from me in ten minutes you can assume that Smith's
recommendation prevails.
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