BREAKFAST MEETING WITH SCHLESINGER - TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 8:00 A.M.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-536-15-6-4
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: April 23, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEiORANDUM
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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MEMORANDUM FOR: HENRY A. KISSINGER
FROM: BRENT SCOWCROFT
SUBJECT: IDOS, OSC Breakfast Meeting with Schlesinger
Completed Tuesday, April 24, 8:00 a. m.
There are several issues which you will with to discuss with
Schlesinger:
(1) Military equipment to Egypt -- The important thing to
tell Schlesinger here is that the President, in the presence of
Fahmy, said to "get with it" on providing equipment to Egypt. You
have not discussed this subject directly with Schlesinger before and
I think this would be a good time. Schlesinger's reservations will
probably be three-fold: possibility of technical compromise, equip-
ment that we have not provided to Israel, and availability. In
addition, Schlesinger may point out that it is not possible to provide
arms without notifying Congress. I believe he will be easy to get
on board on this subject, however, and suggest you give him a pep
talk.
(2) In the course of your last telephone conversation with
him, Schlesinger noted that he was holding up on delivery of the 200
tanks and 500 APC's. That might not be a bad idea in light of the
government uncertainties in Israel, but I wanted to call it to your
attention.
(3) SALT I suggest that you discuss with Schlesinger the two
major options on MIRY -- a modest approach which would slow some-
what the rate of Soviet deployment, or a more radical approach which
would require throwing in Trident and B-1. (I will have backup
material from your SALT book.) Schlesinger will have been briefed
on SALT and may want to discuss some of the other aspects, such as
the ABM ban. I suggest that you do not encourage Schlesinger to attend
the Verification Panel meeting. The meeting will basically be for
discussion and clarification of options, and I doubt that his presence
would help.
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(4) You have not met with Schlesinger since you returned
from Moscow. You may want to fill him in a bit on where we stand
with the Soviet Union and also bring him up to date on your talks
with the Syrian emissary, Boumedienne, Gromyko, and Fahm.y. I
am sure he would appreciate also a rundown on your expectations
for your trip.
Schlesinger, for his part, may raise the following:
(1) He probably will summarize his trip to Germany.
(2) He met with Goodpaster, who just returned from
Bilderburg. Goodpaster told him that Sonnenfeldt had said at the
conference that the British should find their salvation by going with
the Nine rather than with the U. S. I have not as yet gotten a clari-
fication of this from Hal,. but Goodpaster says that it was of con-
siderable interest at the conference.
(3). He may suggest that you talk with the NATO political
authorities to get more backing for the NATO improvements which
the Defense Ministers want to implement but which they cannot get`
through their political leadership (such as conditions for mobilization).
(4) He may express his concern over the fact that Harry
Bergold (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe in ISA) who is an
FSO-3, was not selected for promotion by the Board which just met.
(It does on the surface appear to be another case of State.' s perennial
inclination to neglect those serving outside the system.)
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