Name: Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon
Author: with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ We can't placate the Greeks now, because that stiffens them. We must hold our capital with Turkey until the negotiations.
The Greeks have to realize reality -- we will come out modestly okay with the Greeks.
Schlesinger: It sounds okay. You're the honest broker.
Kissinger: We just can't get into the middle of this right now. Karamanlis has a problem -- the Left almost took over, the army is politically demoralized, and the center is weak. ”

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ The Minuteman dropped from the C-5, the heavy missile air launched cruise missile looks good. The important thing about the bomber is it screws up their planning for attack. It makes it impossibly complicated. ”

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ We want to help the Greeks, but we can't have them give us unattainable objectives. We must get them to make attainable proposals. We can't get into a Defense-State good guy-bad guy fight. We need time to bring Karamanlis along. He has to kick us around a bit before he can work with us. ”

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ The President is anxious to avoid public debate on hard and soft positions as we get a position. We all want a tough position. The issue is, are we better off with an agreement of a kind that is negotiable or with none at all? ”

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ My fear is there is a ceiling beyond which we can't fund in the absence of a major crisis. I think with SALT you can keep your power above what you would otherwise, because Congress would be reluctant to cut below agreed levels. ”

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with Henry Alfred Kissinger, James Rodney Schlesinger and Brent Scowcroft, Henry Kissinger–James Schlesinger memcon (1974)

“ Murray says these guys are so bad that the Vietnamese despise them.
Kissinger: Can we talk to Martin?
Schlesinger: Yes, but don't mention Murray. Ask Martin about the DAO cut. Casey is briefing for 15 minutes at 0800. Also Murray.
Kissinger: Congress wants to force Theiu to compromise. There is no compromise.
Schlesinger: We should send a joint letter to the Hill describing the ammunition shortage.
Kissinger: Draft it. The President will support it. What else can we do?
Schlesinger: We are looking at every way to scrounge. They are closing all the loopholes. ”

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