CABLE TO HENRY KISSINGER FROM ARTHUR WATSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-472-5-4-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 11, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

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TO THE WHITE HOUSE, EYES Tm.y FOR DR. KISSINGER.
.MET WITH PRESIDENT PO!IPIDOU AT NOON TODAY JUST AFTER ARMISTICE
DAY CERE1ONY. HE APPRECIATES VERY !.-!uCH PRESIDENT NIXON'S INVI-
TATION TO HAVE A MEETING AND IS RECEPTIVE TO IDEA. HE STATED FRENCH
TERRITORY IN wESTERN HEIISPMERE OR US INPOSSISLE AS SITES FOR THIS
MEETING. I STATED THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSCIBLE FOR PRESIDENT NIKoNT
TO -HAVE IFETING IN FRANCE NOT. THEN I SUGGESTED IRELAND AS POSSIBLE
SITE. HE WAS RECEPTIVE TO THAT LOCALE PROVIDING PRESIDEmT WOULD NOT
ET WITH OTHER EUPO?EAN,CMI=FS OF COVT ON SAME TRIP. I !. %7"1" TI'
HE wOuLD 3E DISTURP,ED BY PROTOCOL CALL ON PRESIDENT OF IREI,A46.
? po1PIDOU SAID HE WILL MEET wITH 3RANDT AROUND DECE1BER 6 OR 4,
:THEREFORE DECETBER 10 THOU- 14 IS DATE ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.
PRESIDENT ALSO EXPRESSED UNCERTAINTY AS TO PRESENT DIRECTION OF uS
POLICY. I REPLIED THAT IS 3ASIC REASON FOR SuGGESTED MEETING.
.MY PERSONAL CO"mENT AND RECOMMENDATION FOLLOW: LET 'TT,
KNOW AS S001 AS POSSIBLE WHETHER PRESIDENT NIXON WILL AGREE TO
MEET PP7SIDENT PONIPIDOU IN /IRELAND ANY TIME BETWEEN 10TH AND
14TH ?OF DEOE1BER. I uRGE Ylu TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HAVE
OuR PRFSIDENT ACCEPT THE ABOVE. I.PERSONALLY FEEL THIS CAN BE A
TuRNING POINT ra THE 2ETTER IN OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE AND
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THANKS AGAIN FOR THE LUNCH. WARM REGARDS.
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