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TELCON
Mr. Kissinger
The President
9/21/71, 11:00 pm
P:
Henry.
K:
Mr. President.
P:
Any later reports ?
K:
No, I have spent a good part of the evening reading the
Intelligence Reports and I have written a memorandum which
you will get first thing in the morning of my assessment of
the situation. I have also asked CIA to prepare one but I have
not seen that yet.
P:
Yes.
K:
My instinct tells me, Mr. President, whatever it is it isn't
the death of Mao
EO 12958
3.3 (b)(1)
Now we know it was not us and we
know it is not anyone we are watching so it may have been the
Soviets. So it may have a military significance. There could
have been a clash or they may genuinely think that the Soviets
are getting ready to jump them.
P:
Right.
K:
You remember t
P:
About this time of the year would be the time to do it, wouldn't
it?
K:
That's right. And when I was there, they told me that was one
of their concerns that after the announcement of your trip they
thought that their neighbors might jump them and we know
EO 12958
from XXXXXX a particular source. we have
which is infallible
3.3 (b)(1)
P:
Right.
K:
That they went on full alert the day that they announced your
visit. So it may be that. Of course, it may also be a Leadership
DECLASSIFIED in part
MR Appeal NLN 05-A-14
#2
Authority.
so
By
NARA, Date 6/23/10
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