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OCR Page 1 of 74Telcon
Secretary Kissinger
The President
10/17/73; 8:44 a. m.
P: Hello.
K: Mr. President.
P: What's new on the diplomatic and military front this morning.
K: On the military front it looks still like a stalemate. On the diplomatic
front -- all the intelligence analysists who don't know what is going on are
now analyzing that something is going on simply because of the Russian
visit, the low-key comments from Arab countries, and SO forth. I don't
think anything will go off until Kosygin has left Cairo.
P: Yeah, yeah.
K: And that's the big
P: The question is whether what he is there for -- whether to gin it
up or cool it down.
K: It's inconceivable -- well, either way, Mr. President, we are not
slowing anything down just because he is there. We are pouring in arms
at a rate about 30% greater than they do. Our total tonnage today should
start exceeding theirs. We are not -- as I said -- we are not slowing
anything down but it's inconceivable to me that he is going to gin it up.
P: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
K: And there is still
P: You haven't received any message from him?
K: We won't until he gets back, I am sure. But their press is still mute
and I think they are trying to work something out. Now whether that is
possible with the Egyptians, I don't know. All the information we have
is that the Egyptians have been taking a tougher line than they have.
P: This Israeli raid was not that big, huh?
K: Apparently not.
P: I gathered that.
K: There is a tank battle going on now in the Sinai and we don't have any
report of its outcome yet. Now, with these four Foreign Ministers,
Mr. President, I