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Mr. Haldeman/Mr. Kissinger
April 5, 1971 (Tape)
- 2 -
On the basis of his best analysis
but he should not make a big deal of the
rate. He should just matter-of-factly say, "I have made my studies and I
have come to this conclusion. But I do feel very strongly that we have to
change the architecture of the speech.
H:
That's what he is doing.
K:
I
know. I gave him some pages today for which I hold no brief which
in effect
you know, he'll make his announcement and all that, but instead
of going through the litany again of what he found and where we are which he
can do in three or four minutes. He should positively make clear why it is
that, however close
that we are close to the goal, but still have to take
the slightly harder route rather than the softer one. And challenge the people
and say, "I know am asking a difficult thing, but I know the American people
have never failed us, 11 or something like that.
H:
Now that's the sense of what Garment is saying.
K:
That's right.
H:
Yeah.
K:
But I don't think he needs to go back down.
H:
Okay. My argument
He raises in the context of the Garment thing
was that what he is doing is perfectly consistent with Garment because Garment
says if there is a strategic reason or justification for increasing the rate, fine.
There is a reason for increasing the rate a little bit, which is the success of
Laos.
K:
Look, Bob.
H:
I think he's got to do it in order to prove the success of Laos.
K:
Our analysis indicates
XXXX if our analysis is worth anything that
they can't launch a big attack before next February. By next February, we
would have taken out the number we are talking about now anyhow even at the
other rate. So, all we are doing is capitalizing a bit on Laos.
H:
And we should because the people need to be reassured that there was
some validity to Laos.
K:
Look, SO there's the difference between what we are doing and what we
is one month. Exactly, it's a one month.
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