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TELCON Gerard Smith/Kissinger (secure phone) 11:50 a.m. 3/25/71 (could hardly hear) S: ? ? ? ? the statement. K: What statement? S: Back Stop committee ? ? ? I wonder if something new had happned K: I don't know of anything. I don't know what the back stopping committee is doing. S: The President is working hard on opption. K: Abdolutely. S: We are being told ? ? ? ? saying what it is and in plenary tomorrow. & Exactly what I know and ? ? ? ? we are told to strike that out. What the impli- cation ? ? ? ?. People on track here. I will say whatever you want. K: I know that. The safeguard we don't have fully worked out in detail. On MCA you should work out whatever you can. S: The U.S side notes the convergence of views and ? ? ? MCA and ABM basis. We have been told to strike that out. The whole paragraph. I told Semenov we were told to strike that out. K: That's wrong. We should stick to 4 safeguard sites. You must ask for 4. Absolutely. S: That's what I thought. K: That's in the President's letter. S: Your WH people are telling Phil ? ? ? ? ? . K: I will get with Sonnenfeldt immediate and straighten it out. S: I just had a couple of hours with Semonov. I don't expect any change in their postion. ABM only agreement and that's what they want to negotiate about and forward base system is ? ? ? ? ? getting on with defexx offensive weapons. The only thing of any note and it's a very slight I pointed out the safeguard position of offensive/defensive agreement. I thought they ridiculed it. ? ? ? ? ?. I didn't say a word. K: That's interesting.