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    "ocrText": "Amb. Dinitz/Secy Kissinger\n6\nD:\nI don't fight you at all.\nK:\nNo, no; don't get your Cabinet into the mood --\nD:\nI\nK:\nNo, you won't. But tell your Cabinet not to get itself into the mood\nthat if I come out there, it will concern the prisoners.\nD:\nNo, of course not.\nK:\nIf I come out there, it will concern Syrian-Israeli disengagement.\nD:\nThat is precisely SO. And that would even please the Prime Minister\nmore. Because, as you know, She didn't want to tie the two scenarios.\nbecause She thought that it is not good to do it. So, if, as I said, if our\nplan is accepted -- let's put it this way, you have in your hand the list\nof prisoners they promised for the visit which will start being executed\nbefore there is any dealings with the Syrians, either by us or by you,\nthat could automatically. And then we can publicize it SO the papers\nwould not attack or would not connect your visit with the prisoners\nbecause that will be a solved issue as far as the scenario is concerned.\nK:\nI can give you this assurance, if there are negotiations on the Israeli-\nSyrian disengagement, I can't work out the tactics now because I don't\nknow what their proposition is --\nD:\nYeah.\nK:\nIt will be clearly demonstrated that your essential conditions for\nprisoners were fulfilled.\nD:\nYeah, yeah.\nK:\nNow, if I go out, we have to modify the scenario in terms of the fact\nthat I'm out there rather than here. I mean, I can't insist -- you know,\nwe have to work out how to stage the fact that the negotiations will not\nstart until [visit] starts.\nD:\nYeah.\nK:\nBut let's not spend time on that\nMr. Ambassador, because\nassure you that is not the issue.\nD:\nYeah."
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