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Amb. Dobrynin/Mr. Kissinger
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12:24 p.m., March 6, 1973
K:
You know, I wouldn't send Bison planes over here --
D:
(laughter)
K:
cameras crazy. But any time Brezhnev wants to send a special
plane, you can consider it will be done.
D:
I understand. Okay, thank you very much. How are things going on?
K:
Well, Anatol, you outmaneuvered me again.
D:
No, it couldn't be.
K:
Yes, I thought I would tell Vorontsov I'm going on vacation. I figured you
wouldn't come back, I would then have a good excuse for delaying things
another three weeks.
D:
(laughter) Well, Brezhnev hoped that you will not go on a vacation. until
they finish the major things I guess.
K:
No, no, no.
D:
And before it will be clear that you could go to Moscow.
K:
Oh, no, I'll go to Moscow.
D:
Yes. Well, that's why he hoped that this will be clear before you went
for a vacation.
K:
But he didn't put it in his letter.
D:
Well, he did -- He called me and I will tell you when I will see you what
happened really. I was in from Moscow -- then he called me and he asked
me "Did you tell Henry that I invite him?" I said "Yes, I did." But from
what I saw in telegram, it is not clear; he wanted it to be in letter.
I
say,
"Well, he would like to show to the President that you put it in writing.
"Oh, 11 he said, "do you think he wants to get it in writing?" I said,
"Definitely, my impression, because otherwise I mention to him."
K:
No, no
D:
Because first he
K:
You see the reason I wanted it was for our own bureaucratic reasons,
there's no problem.
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