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Mr. Kissinger/Secretary Laird
- 3 -
6:30 p.m., December 5, 1971
:
L
Dave could come over I thought.
K:
Yeah, no, no, Dave can:come over; it's not essential, I just wanted
you to know that you are invited.
L:
Oh, I know about that but I talked to Dave about going.
K:
There actually no huge decisions to be made --
L:
No.
K:
Except that State doesn't want us to do anything to offend the Indians.
L:
Well, you've got to -- Geez, it's important to make a record on this
thing because of the kind of cooperation that -- you let the Soviets
and Indians operate this way and get away with it with no world opinion,
it's a loser for us.
K:
Another thing the President wants to do is to start cutting down on
aid for India, does that bother you?
L:
Doesn't bother me a bit.
K:
And State is bleeding all over the place on that too.
L:
Well, I know that Keating is too but I don't -- but that doesn't bother
me.
K:
That doesn't?
L:
No.
K:
And politically they can't make a hell of a lot with that can they?
L
Hell no! No, not politically, at all.
K:
That's not our primary concern but from a point
a
policy?
point
of view, you think it's the right thing?
L:
Why sure it's the right thing, it's the right thing politically too.
K:
Okay, Mel. What kind of a party are you giving December 17th,
I keep getting phone calls from your office to bring girls. (laughter)
L:
You know
NLN 05-33/13
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