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K:
Now, that is amazing. When one thinks where we were in
May on Cambodia.
R:
I know it; and this is really quite a lot of money when you look
at it. I have been going over it carefully today and when you really
were talking about $185 million in military assistance, and $70 million
in economic assistance
K:
That's right, and then some P. L. 480 money.
R:
That's quite a lot of money.
K:
Hell, when you testified in May, if you had said that we'll be
spending $286 million in Fiscal Year 1971, they would have ridden you
out of town.
R:
They would have gone right through the roof. Well, we'll see
what happens. It does suggest, I think, we ought to be a little careful
on this other operation. I must say it's tempting to just lay into the
South Vietnamese.
K:
Well, we are not going to do anything until tomorrow afternoon
I mean we won't do it then either, but there won't be any decisions made
until after your testimony. We've asked Moorer to scrub the operation
a little more to see whether they could get Americans out of there or
reduce American participation to the absolute minimum.
R:
Even if you could have the follow-up supply planes manned by
South Vietnamese or something of that kind.
In other words, a one-shot
operation just to land them I think probably would be reasonably safe.
But if we're called upon to give them continuing support, it's a little
tougher.
K:
Well, I think also that with the President having a Press Conference
ahead of him, he should really not be asked to make the final decision
if it's at all avoidable until afterwards. So I'm going to try to canvass
the people and then we'll get everybody together if it's still considered
desirable.
R:
Good; okay, Henry.
K:
Okay; thank you. Good-bye
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