CABLE TO BRENT SCOWCROFT FROM HENRY A. KISSINGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-206-8-40-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: November 16, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/04/08: LOC-HAK-206-8-40-0
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ORAL MESSAGE OF NOVEMBER 11' WHICH TQQK; $CSFI DAYS, .
REACH` ME BECAUSE OF MY TRAVELS. DURINGMY TALKS"I'N
RIYADH, I TRIED TO CONVEY TWO MAIN f LIN,T$`s FIRST, THAT
I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS IN SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND
I ARE CQMMITT .D TO A MAJOR EFFORT TO BRI4G AWQU:T' 9 -PEACE;IDDLE EAST THAT 4IL E D`THE
CnNoITIf3NS WHICH LED ,TO THIS LATEST WAR,; SECOND'r THAT
WE .CANNOT. 013" THISs WI'T'H ALL THE STRAINS ;;IT WILL. ENT,
IF AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE FACED WITH THEKIND~ OF
PROBLEMS DOMESTICALLY AND n,ITH OUR, ALLIES THAT A
CnNTINUING OIL- SHORTAGE WILL CAUSE.
I HAVE 'ALWAYS WcIRKEC> ON THE PRINGI:PLE THAT 'IT` IS, NOT
WHAT WE SAr,- W 'WHAT WE. DO THAT IS IMPORTANT. I`'N FACT
THE MORE :WE SAY..PUBLICLY, THE MORE DIFFCULT,THE J100,
BECOMES. I KNOW YOU RECOGNIZE THAT-ONLY THE UNIT
STATES CANDO `THE :J06:THAT NEEDS DOING.?.BUT WE MUST
HAVE: TIME TO 130 IT, WITHOUT PRESSURES AND DIVE,RSIDHS.
AND I N OUR OWN WAY
HAVING SAID THAT, I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEMS'
HIS MAJESTWIFACES 'IN THE ARAB WORLD, AND HIS NEED
TO NAY SOMETHING TCT POINT TQ AS A BASIS FOR R LAZ
THE. OiL;: RESTRICTIONS': I CANNOT PROMISE: SUDDEN A :
DRAMATIC QEVELOPMENTS, BUT I AM .HOPEFLT ; THAT WEy `SHALL
SEE MIRE. STEADY-# STEPi-1 Y STEP PROGRESS, THE KIND THAT
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I REGRET THE DELAY IN REPLYING; TO YOUR , ORAL:
MESSAGE, AND:"VERY MUCH APPRECIATE HAVING RECEI-VEP IT.,
I: HOPE YOU WILL 'COME TO SEE ME WHEN. YOV, ARE NEXT. IN
WASHINGTON, PEOAPS AS S DETOUR FR 13M, GENEVA SO: t iA'-T
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