Secy Bill Simon/Mr. Kissing er

7:55 p.m., March 15, 1973

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S: Exactly! Or intervening at some times to help some people but not others.

K: Okay. Now will you police that for me?

S: Oh, yes, sir.

K: I mean, quite seriously, I don't want this handled as a technical-economic matter.

S: Yes, sir.

K: I think from now on we have to throw our weight around to help ourselves.

S: Yes, sir.

K: And then they'll start paying attention to us again.

S: Yep. Exactly.

K: I've come to that view with reluctance but once you move, I think you have always to move strongly.

S: Yes, sir.

K: Okay.

S: Well, then I will pass that along to George when he gets home. I won't obviously --

K: No, no; I don't think there's any need for it -- Maybe George, you and I should have a breakfast.

S: Wonderful.

K: And discuss the strategy.

S: Wonderful.

K: Good.

S: Hopefully it will be cool in the market place until you get back in 2 weeks.

K: Right. I urged him to take a weekend off on the ground that the strain on me of having him here while I was away, knowing his manipulative tendencies, would be too great.

DECLASSIFIED
Agency: E017258
Date: March 15, 1973