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Telecon
The President
9/17/70 9:00 a. m. page 3
K: Exactly. If it fails the cease- - fire and the peace offensive are
dead.
P: It would be worse than before we started; the Fedayeen would
have the upper hand.
K: It would push Nasser in a mediaced radical direction and would
push the Soviets that way and would make the Israelis unwilling to
accept promises.
P: I want you to push through the bureaucracy my feelings, having
a landing team ready for evacuation. As far as their going in and
fighting, that's another thing. This would get the Russians in, but
that's another side of it. This will show whether we have any stake at all
left in the Mediterranean.
K: I have talked to Alex and Bill. Bill is all on board on doing the
maximum possible to strengthen the King. On the Israeli versus U.S.
question I haven't talked to him in detail. I will get a reading on that.
P: I think U.S. air has a lot to say for itself. It would be good in
the event they still have the hostages
K: I think it would be a good idea if we told the Shah and gave him
our approach. That would bring him into it and he could put troops on
the Iraqi border.
P: And we will back him.
K: Right. These are the measures we have taken. We will meet
again at 3:00. It was a worse situation last week. Then everything was
festering and we couldn+t get a handle.
P: What this is is a civil war in Jordan with Iraq and Syria in on it.
How about your calling Vorontsov and saying "lay off boys. 11
K: I think we should be enigmatic and say nothing. They will pick
this up.
P: Okay, this will worry them. But we want the Sixth Fleet stuff in
the open.
K: They'11 catch it.
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