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    "ocrText": "TELCON\nJames Reston/Kissinger\n2:45 p. m.\n4/28/71\nK: I wanted to xk call you about your Sunday column which had one reference I know X\ndidn't come from you but which was a low blow and one you are reporting that I though\nI should straighten out. The first is that because of religious reasons I am restraine\nfrom M.E. policy. One can conduct foreign policy no matter what his religion.\nR: It's not a question of people in this government but in other governments.\nK: I will let that got but the other one is the German point which I don't want to go\ninto but if you ask several of the German leaders they will confirm. I know this is\nsimply not SO.\nR: My recollection was that it came from a conversation with you.\nK: That may be.\nR: You said to me that I am interested in Ost-Politik but I whixxxxx wish it had been\ndone by another country.\nK: Oh. That isn't -- yeah. That's a different problem. My view is -- I see what\nyou are getting at. I think they are two separate issues. There are problems\nwhere Ost-Politik should bring about detente from Europeans. That's true because\nother Europeans won't take f it from the Germans. But on unification and settling\nWWII remnants it has to be done by the Germans.\nR: Obviously. I was thinking of the whole movement of Brandt Ost-Politik.\nK: I think it's a delicate problem. On the whole it isn't a key issue because it's\nonly a U. W govt. position. We have been doing our damndest, myself included,\nto bring X this policy to success including in Berlin talks and only the only way\nsince German Parlimant won't ratify.\nR: How is it doing?\nK:\nIt's\nlike SALTxxx if it breaks the log jam it will go vast. Both positions on the\ntable and now we need ingenuity in finding -- it's possible. Are you going to China?\nI here you are.\nR:\nI don't think so. I want to. We have a policy on the TIMES of putting in -- both\nand me -- but I don't want to press in case it interferes with Dirter (?).\nHe has forgotten more than I'll ever know on China. I want to keep him there. They\nhave given him a month's visa. We hope to extend it month by month. I don't\nwant to get into his way."
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