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OCR Page 1 of 29TELCON (TAPE)
Mr. Kissinger/Ambassador Freeman
January 11, 1971
F:
Henry.
K:
John, I wanted to get you on the phone and I thought I was talking to
the operator.
F:
That's alright.
K:
John, I have one business problem on your last dayshere which has
to do with the overwhelming desire of the State Department to
disassociate itself from your South African policy.
F:
Ah --
K:
And there was a London Times article saying that we had acquiesced
in it and that there's a deal between us and the Prime Minister, that
we would support you. Now the State Department I'm being -- this
is of course
F:
I quite understand.
K:
Wanted to put out the statement strongly disassociating itself from
that and I have stopped it but I won't be able to stop it every day and
therefore I think it is extremely important that no more such articles
F:
I entirely agree.
K:
Appear. And Secondly, there is a British Minister, I don't know who
he is who is coming in to see Newsom tomorrow.
F:
I'm not quite clear who that is nevermind I can find out.
K:
Well, it isn't important, I just want you to know that I told Newsom
he could express whatever he wanted to this gentleman privately.
F:
Yes.
K:
But that there would be no public statements during the Commonwealth
Conference.
F:
Well, this of course is from our point of view of the utmost importance.
And my understanding of what has been said to our people by the
President and Rogers is that you do not in any way associate yourself
with our policy but that you will do everything you can to avoid
causing us embarassment.