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    "ocrText": "Telecon\nKissinger/Sisco/Greenhill\n(Secure Phone)\n9/17/70 8:00 a. m.\nG: Can we discuss the present situation in Amman for a moment?\nK: Yes.\nG: What is the latest report you have from the city?\nK: That the army has secured the western hills and is moving on\nthe road past the Intercontinental Hotel into the city. It has secured\nthe southern hills but hasn't yet gotten into the heart of the city.\nG: Do you think the King's claim that he will have the hostages by\ntonight is valid?\nK: We can't judge that. We do judge that the whole operation will\ntake longer than a day. But it is also our judgment that he can defeat\nthe Fedayeen by himself.\nG: I don't know whether you have seen the text of what we have\nproposed Bern Group\nshould put out this afternoon.\nK: No, I haven t seen it. I have Joe Sisco on the line also.\nG: Have you seen it Joe?\nS: No. I am up on all the wire traffic but haven t seen that.\nG: We have proposed that the Bern Group should put out the following\ncommunique: \"The five governments are ready to open negotiations upon\nthe proposal of the PFLP as soon as the PFLP provides the Bern Group\nwith all the demands including the release of the people the PFLPwants.\nWe have furnished\non this basis. Meanwhile,\nwe will hold the PFLP responsible for the hostages in Jordan. 11\nS: Offhand my reaction is that sounds very good. the precise\nposition we discussed with you and the others in yesterday's meeting.\nWe will need to discuss it here with the others. We want to evaluate\nthe impact of such an announcement on the evolving situation on the\nown\ngroudd. My anky reaction is quite sympathetic and we will let you know.\nG: Okay, secondly, have you received any representations from the\nGermans?\nK: No, to what effect?"
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