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    "ocrText": "Telcon\nSecy Rogers\n5/8/70; 12:55 p. m.\nR: Two things I wanted to mention. One, a couple of projected\nplans they have I think would be dangerous from a public reactions\nview. One is the incursion into Takeo by South Vietnamese forces\nat the request of Lon Nol. I am afraid it would be quite contrary\nto what the public understands.\nK: No Americans are going beyond the line the President gave.\nR: If we do anything at the moment to respond to the request by\nLon Nol it would be inconsistent to what we said. Takeo has been\nSO clearly defined in the public mind with Cambodia. Another thing\nis the amphibious landings.\nK: I called Mel. I had never heard of the thing and nothing could\nbe done without the President's approval.\nR: They have it on their desks. I told Mel don't do anything that is\ninconsistent with what we said we were going to do. Just that simple.\nK: I am not even aware of these plans. It is an impossible situation\nfor the military to organize pressures on the White House of proposals\nthat haven't even reached the White House.\nR: I expressed my view to him.\nK: I talked to the President this morning. No American will go beyond\nthe limit he set - 20 miles or whatever it is. Secondly, no operation\ncan be started without Presidential approval.\nR: Good. The other is pretty well except for this riverine thing,\npretty well underway. This is the last one. Another one that they\nhaven't projected. Near the border a hill area in a sanctuary. I\ndon't see anything wrong with that. But Takeo and the amphibious\nlanding I think would be very serious mistakes. I am not being\nbureaucratic. I want to touch every base so it doesn't fall between\nthe chairs.\nK: It isn't that the White House has cooked up something you haven't\nheard about."
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