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TELCON Laird/Kissinger 12:40 pm PST 4/20/70 (summarized) HAK told Laird what he had told Rogers, mainly that the President was thinking of announcing a monthly pace without fixing deadlines. Laird argued strongly for target dates, i. e., Sept. 1, saying otherwise the whole Vietnamization program might be ruined. HAK promised Laird that if the President was planning not to announce a ceiling, HAK would call Laird and give him a chance to speak with the President directly.