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    "ocrText": "-2-\nR: I will read the Washington Post which says \"has President Nixon eased\noff on Pakistan and ? ? ? ? ? ?mediation for Pakistan and India. The arms\nshimpment ? ? ? ? Yhhya Khan. ? ? ? ? ?blaming India for war. The\nAmerican people might find it difficult to give humanitarian aid ?\n?\n?\n?\nand heavy application ? ? ? ? President refused to bring it to the Security\nCouncil. The spectacular of the President sitting by while India and Pakistan\ngo to war ? ? ? ? request for international peace.\" This is the Post.\nK: Is it an editorial?\nR: Editorial.\nK: If we moved earlier they would attack his percipitive action.\nR: (Reads from the NYTimes.)\nK: Thrxx That I have seen. Two days ago.\nR: No this morning's. I am not reading everything. (Continues to read.)\nI wanted XXXXIX to tell you both sides.\nAs\nsent\nK:\nIxHaig told you we xxxxxt a very sharp note to Mrs. Gandhi yesterday and\nanother to Kosygin. Strictly for your information we are holding up adminstra-\ntively any new aid.\nR: You said some thing new this morning that hasn't come out.\nK: It's easy for newspapers to say some thing but if we take a falst step they\nwill jump on us. We want to prove we have done everything and it will be done\nMonday or Tues. If she rejects it -- but this has to be in response to provo-\ncation and not fofrce the case.\nR: Strongly for us will we have the situation. We will depend on you. The worl\nhas to know.\nK: If it goes to the Security Council we will make a speech condemning military\naction. I don't know if I will be back on Monday or Wed. But it's not good for\nyou to come out.\nR: I will go on Monday to State SO they will not feel left out.\nK: But report to Haig and don't move until Haig tells you. Our man on the\nWorld Bank will give a sharp speech. Tues. at 11:30. I wou. d appreciate it\nif you would keep your friends in NY informed of our actions and toughening\ninformation along the lines I told you.\nR: The Chinese have told us that they support us. They say why go to us.\nGo to your friends in Washington. They will come out very strongly. Very"
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