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    "ocrText": "TELECON 10:40 a. m. Oct. 7, 1973\nSecretary/Senator Percy\nrelationship\nP. I spoke to Gen. Gowon in New York. I have had a very friendly /\nwith him stemming from the trip you sent me on a couple of years\nago. I wanted to determine his attitude. He has a very constructive\nattitude. He thinks we should think of our major goals. He likes\nthe President's statement on Africa. It only needs implementation.\nHe would respond favorably to a future visit a State visit or\nwhatever. He is distressed by the newspaper comments that did not\ntake into account the President's heavy schedule. He has a good\nfeeling toward you and General Haig. I think a phone call by you\nor the President\nhe's in his room now.\nK. Would he take a call from me?\nP. He spoke very favorably and friendly when I asked if he had seen\nyou. He is an absolutely stupendous person and affuture force in Africa.\nI think a phone call\nhe will certainly take a call from you. He took\nmy call.\nK. I see.\nP. I recommend a phone call from the President. Then if he accepts\na chance to come back\nThe demogogues will call this thing anti-\nBlack.\nK. We offered to have him at Key Biscayne.\nP. I told him my original appointment was the same day as his and\nI know it was cancelled also. The time offered for Key Biscayne was\nFriday afternoon between the Secretary General's lunch and the Foreign\nPolicy Association in the evening. There was no possibility in two\nhours and forty minutes\nto fly down and get back. The others I\ncan't explain. I'm not trying to excuse him at all. He won't try to\nmake anything out of this. His number is 212-355-3000, it's the\nWaldorf, extension 2647 or 2645. He will pick up the phone himself.\nK. Nice to talk to you. Somebody will call him.\nmj"
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