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    "ocrText": "TELECON\nSecretary Volpe\nMr. Kissinger\n5:30 p. m. , September 27, 1969\nV asked if K knew a gentleman by the name of Pierre Tolente (?).\nHerb Klein had called V's office and wanted desperately for V to\nsee Tolente who is an Italian builder. Herb indicated Tolente was\nhis man in Italy. V wondered if K knew anything about T that he\nshould know. K said he recalls he couldn't see Tolente but that was\nall. This is the suggestion Tolente made. He suggested in order\nto keep pressure on the Christian Democrats, Saragat is the man who\ncan save Italy. Tolente feels it would serve the Italian nation's\ninterest, as well as the U.S. interest, if Saragat were invited to\nsee the President first. After he goes back, then Rumor could be\ninvited later.\nK said he wouldn't be able to settle this until Monday or Tuesday.\nV said he is leaving Monday morning. He will be in Spain Monday\nnight and Tuesday, and arrives in Rome on Wednesday. Tolente's\npoint was that if President Saragat were invited first, it would give\nhim leverage. V said he will be staying at Ambassador Hill's\nresidence Monday night and on Tuesday will be seeing the Minister\nof transportation. When he gets to Rome he will be talking to both\nSaragat and Rumor.\nA second item from V concerned a heritage group of the Republican\nNational Committee, composed of all nationalities with whom he\n(V) worked during the campaign. They are coming to Washingtion\nat his urging and the urging of others. They haven't heardfrom the\nPresident.\nThey will be in Washington on October 30 and 31, and V recommended\nMr. Kissinger as a good speaker on the evening of Oct 30.\nK said if it is public, he can't consider it because he doesn't give\npublic speaches. V said he understood K's not being able to speak\npublicly. He will check with the group -- if it can be a closed session,\nhe will write a note to K giving the details. If it is to be Ipublic, he\nwill drop it.\nlds\nReproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library\nDECLASSIFIED\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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