CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM BRENT SCOWCROFT

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CREST [1]

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Library of Congress [2]

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LOC-HAK-506-7-65-1

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RIFLIM

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January 11, 2017

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September 20, 2010

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Publication Date:

December 17, 1973

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CABLE

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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/20: LOC-HAK-506-7-65-1 ******* T 0 P S E C R E T *******S COPY FLASH DE WTE 04483 3511805 Z 1718012 DEC 73 FM THE SITUATION ROOM TOHAK 112 TO RALPH SIGLER FOR LARRY FAGLEBURGER ABOARD 86970 T 0 P S E C R E T SENSITIVE EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY WH37665 TD RALPH SIGLER FOR LARRY EAGLEBURGER DELIVER IN A SEALED ENVELOPE TOHAK 112 DECEMBER 17' 1973 FROM: BRENT SCOWCROFT .To: HENRY A. KISSINGER STAFF MEETING THIS MORNING CONCENTRATED ON ENERGY AND WATERGATE. THE ENERGY DISCUSSION FOCUSSED ON THE EMERGENCY ENERGY ACT NOW IN CONFERENCE, APPARENTLY WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE OF BAD AMENDMENTS. THE ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE CLEANED UP SUFFICIENTLY IN CONFERENCE THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN AVOID HAVING TO VETO IT. THE JUDGMENT NOW IS THAT WE COULD GET BY WITHOUT THE AUTHORITIES IN THE BILL IN ANY CASE. THE WATERGATE DISCUSSION WAS ON THE ISSUE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE "WHITE PAPERS." MOST OF THE AT- TENTION WAS DEVOTED TO THE MANNER AND AMOUNT OF DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE TAPES WHICH HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO JUDGE SIRICA. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS, EACH ONE WITH ITS.OWN DEVOTEES, AND NO SINGLE OPTION IS RISK-FREE. THERE WAS ND CON- SENSUS REACHED IN THE MEETING. HAVE TAKEN ACTION ON HAK To ?56. SCHLESINGER IS VERY UPSET ABOUT THE ATTACK ON THE JCRC HELICOPTER AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME SORT OF VERY TOUGH RESPONSE. THERE ARE AS YET NO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT HE SPOKE INFORMALLY TO ME ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS ARMED ESCORT OF FUTURE FLIGHTSP SOME SORT OF RAID INTO THE KHE SANH AREA' OR DRONE FLIGHTS OVER NORTH VIETNAM. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. NEW YORK TIMES TODAY HAS THREE PICTURES OF YOU ON THE FRONT BILL SAFIRE HAS AN ARTICLE CALLED "THE DETENTE PIRSTERS"IN WHICH HE DISCUSSES TWO MORAL QUESTIONS OF FOREIGN POLICY: (1) JEWISH EMIGRATION FROM THE SOVIET UNION AND (2) U.S. SUP- .PORT OF ISRAEL AND THE OIL EMBARGO. ON THESE ISSUES HE CON-' CLUDES THAT DETENTE, WHICH HE EQUATES WITH FORGETTING THE EMIGRATION ISSUE AND SUPPORTING THE ARABS, IS AN AMORAL * * * * * * .* * * * * * * * * *WHSR COMMENT * * * * * * SEC FILES PSN 0117.29 PAGE 01 TOR:350/18:06Z DTG:171 ******* T 0 P S E C R E T *******S COPY Z DEC, 73 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/20: LOC-HAK-506-7-65-1 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/20: LOC-HAK-506-7-65-1 a ****** T 0 P S E C R E T *******S COPY FOREIGN POLICY AND THE OPPOSITE POSITIONS NATURALLY ARE CON-, SISTENT WITH THE NIXON DOCTRINE AND CONSTITUTE A MORAL POLICY. HE CONCLUDES BY SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS TURNED HIS FOREIGN POLICY OVER TO THE NUMBER ONE "DETENTE FIRSTER'1 OR, IN OTHER W(7RDSr TO AN AMORAL POSITION. THERE IS ANOTHER ARTICLE ON THE EDITORIAL PAGE BY VENIAMAN LEVICH, A HIGH-RANKING SOVIET ACADE- MICIAN TRYING.TO EMIGRATE PROM THE USSR TO. ISRAEL, ARGUING STRONGLY FOR U.S. INTERVENTION AGAINST SOVIET EMIGRATION POLICY. WARM REGARDS. 300 PSN 011729 PAGE 02 OF 02 TOR:350/18:061 DTGt171801Z DEC'73 ******* T O- P S E C R E T *******S COPY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/09/20: LOC-HAK-506-7-65-1