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Telcon
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The President/HAK
October 6, 1973; 9:25 a.m.
P:
Hello, Henry. I wanted you to know I am keeping on top of reports here.
The Russians claim to be surprised.
K:
The Russians claim to be surprised and my impression is that they
were supposed to be surprised because apparently there has been an
airlift of dependents out of the area going on for the last 2 or 3 days.
P:
I agree.
K:
And SO our impression is that they knew about it or knew it was
possible. They did not warn us.
P:
What is happening now? What is the status?
K:
Fighting has broken out on the Golan Heights and along the Sinai.
The Egyptians claim that the Israelis had launched a naval attack in
the Gulf of Suez which triggered the whole thing. That I just can't
believe. Why a naval attack? The Israelis claim that SO far the
fighting is still mostly in Israeli territory and that they have confined
themselves to defensive action. My own impression is that this one
almost certainly was started by the Arabs. It is almost inconceivable
that the Israelis would start on the holiest holiday for the Jews when
there is no need to and there is no evidence that the Israelis launched
air attacks, and they gave us an assurance which we passed on this
morning that they would not launch a preemptive attack and we told
the Arabs that if the Israelis launch a preemptive attack that we would
oppose them and they should exercise restraint. My view is that the
primary problem is to get the fighting stopped and then use the oppor-
tunity to see whether a settlement could be enforced.
P:
You mean a diplomatic settlement of the bigger problem?
K:
That is right. There is going to be a Security Council meeting almost
certainly today and we are still debating whether we should call it
or the Israelis should. Somebody has to call it in the next hour.
P:
I think we should. We ought to take the initiative. Can't we get
the Russians to? I think we ought to take the initiative and you ought
to indicate you talked to me.
K:
Let me call Dobrynin right away on that. In the debate there are
going to be a lot of wild charges all over the place.
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