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TELECON
Ambassador Dobrynin
5/13/71 3:55pm p. 5
equal" Your radar is different from our radar.
D: My discussing with you the English translation is a must unusual
procedure.
K: It is not for me to say whether you accept "equitable" or not.
When we negotiate this in detail we will need some flexibility on both
sides to take account of conditions. Frankly, we consider
this sentence unnecessary. We consider it to be meaningless.
D: I hope some day you will be an ambassador and be sitting in a
capital not so close to your source of power.
K: I understand.
D: If it was my proposal
But they gave me the text. To
prepare a letter is one thing, but in drafting this letter there were six
meetings of the whole government.
K: You haven't changed the text. I think "equitable" means much
more than "just. 11 Will you accept "should be based on the principle of
equality? 11
D: On equality? All right.
K: On the principle of equality.
D: Can't you say it without "principle?"
K: It just doesn't make any sense.
D: "Principle of equality"
"principle of equality". All right.
You are taking advantage of me. It's your native language.
K: You see, I want to tell you as a friend, what we want to propose
is an arrangement so that we can keep 20 radars and you can keep one we
have to keep some flexibility for that. Now, I have had another long session
with the President
are we through; have you any other complaints?
D: No.
K: You were easier to deal with when we bought Alaska.
D: We didn't have Kissinger then.
E: We didn't have Dobrynin.
The President asked me to say to you
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