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TELCON
Rogers/Kissinger
12:06 p. m.
9/12/70
R: On reflection, I don't think it's a good idea to send a threat. All the
passengers are released and in a hotel. We have a cable. I think the idea t
-- now that they are out of the plane the threat to their lives is lessened.
The Jordanians also thought it bad to do a threat now because the moderates
fighting.
are XSXXXXXXX8 with the radicals in connection with the passengers. I don't
see the point.
K: You don't think it would give the moderates ammunition?
R: When they take action that minimizes the risk to the passengers is not
the time to tell them "be careful. 11 They have already let them out of the
plane.
K: OK.
fearful
R: Secondly, the radicals are about an invasion from Israel, not
the U.S. They are there and it's a possibility. Anything that seems
equivocal would be x bad. If we were conveying it directly, I would feel
differently. We did that when I met with their representatives. I said
this is serious but we know your government is not responsible but it
reflects on the Arabs. All those things reflected on troops. The thing that
frightened me about the planes was that they will explode them with
passengers in them. Now they are under command of PFLP and the
Jordanian Army and in different hotels. Now if we say we may invade it
might cause these fanatics to react the wrong way. ?
K: It's just that we agreed to check this morning.
R:
I would have checked earlier but WX I was testifying.
K: I wasn't criticizing.
R: We will keep you advised.
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