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TELCON Laird/Kissinger 7:08 pm 5/11/70 K: I don't really have anything. I lookind into this matter I talked to you about. L: I did XX too and I found out that I understand now that Dave gave an indication that he supported that message and didn't have a chance to read it. My problem was to get them on market time to use as much Vietnamese as possible. The telegram said 50-50. K: The only direct communications with Moorer was to alert him that a joint message was coming. L: I talked to Vogt. My problem was on market time operations. I got the wrong dope. Who I got it from was Dan Hencken. I non-concurred on this because you said you only wanted U.S. advisors. I talked to our new Chief of Naval Operations who said VN could do it with a few advisors. Alex will send out corrections to the press guidance. K: So it's cleared up now. L: You know why I thought it was important. K: We don't want to give the impression that we are sneaking something by. How did your talk go? L: Fine. Ford and Fisher said the important thing is to deliver on this. We will take him (the President) at his word. I understand a meeting with the Governors went well. K: There was a standing ovation. L: Cronkite put on the controversy between Agnew and some governor. K: The press is out to kill us. L: I just don't want the people to have the wrong information. It will be a SVN operation. K: That's fine with us. L: They can do it too.