CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM ALEXANDER M. HAIG, JR.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-504-5-21-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: July 6, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

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I*T A~at~THER DEVEL"~Pif''UTs 5T?RIwS HAVE ,BROKE IN TEL AVIV
.T3 TA r Er 'ECT THAT A REQUES'T' Fm', sISCO.TO;'VISIT ,ISRAEL, HAS
AEF1 RErEIVED WITH A T)ISTI%ICT LACK OF EMTHUS:IASN BY THE ISRAELI
r,0VERN1ENT.. STORIES ALSO SU3 -ESI' .THAT RA3IN HAS SEEN INSTRUCTED
'3Y HIS tSOVERN?MENT TO ASK STATE TO CON SIDER' ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
TO A 'ISt,O VISIT. 'CONCURRENTLY RABIN CALLEDAE'. AND STATED THAT
4IS GOVERNMENT BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE MORE SUIT`A13LE AND GIVE LOTH
SIPES BETTER CONTROL IF WE WERE TO, ASK ASBA ESAN TO VISIT
WASHINGTON TO. EXPLORE WITH STATE THE DETAILS OF ISRAELI.
POSITION ON. THE INTERIM CANAL PROPOSAL. I THANKED FAWN BUT
INTEND TO TAKE NO ACT 104 ON THIS UNLESS EVENTS ?SIJG3EST WE
NEED AN URGENT FALLSACK IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE OTHER COURSE
OF ACTION. AT THE PRESENT TIME I BELIEVE .THE SITUATION - IS
WELL. UNDER CONTROL AND THAT IT CAN BE -MANAGED WITHOUT THE
EBiN ALTERNATIVE. YOU M1TQHT WISH TO GIVE NE.,YOUR :VIEWS THE
EBAN VISIT AS AN ALTERNATIVE.
THERE FOLLOWS THE TEXT OF A 'MEMORANDUfM. OF CONVERSATION
BETWEEN OUR DC-4 IN PARIS,, PERRY CULLEY* AND THE SOVIET DC's DATED
JULY WHICH GENERAL WALTERS FORWARDED TO. NE?
UJS: R 'MINISTER OBEREM KO ASKED .FOR AN 'APPOINTMENT
YF STERDA.Y AFTER NOONN FOR .. II' O'CLOCK THIS HORNING. HEM SA IJ
T HAT 'AMBASSADOR Z OR IN HAS ASKED' HI's .. ?C,IFI.CALLY ~ TO SEE
ME TO S Y T HAT THE US 7 SUPPORTS IADA . 9INH` S . P'ROPOSAL$
AT` YESTERDAY'S TALKS " lE. AID~t,T.HA,Tf?SOVVIETS CONS!DEW HER"' R
7='Q.TRTT 'RTIPQSAL AS"'A STGi OP GOOD'WILL..AN ?AN' NDICATION
THAT THE DRY IS READY TO 41,%03DUCT Spins, -DISCUSSIONS
LEADING TOW PEACE. INISI'ER 'OSERENKO?: SAIDTHAT.'IT" IS THE
'.RUSSIAN VIEW THAT THESE PROPOSALS ; 940ULD 9E TAKEN SERIOUSLY.--
HE SAID; HE,'.?BIAS DELIGHTED TO' SEE THAT THEU,INITAIAL REACTION OF
THE. STATE DEPARTMENT WAS. NOT NEGATIVE AND, "ALSO THAT THE
DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED THERE WERE POSITIVE, ASPECTS TO THE
PROPOSALS. I ALSO POINTED 'OUT WE SAW .SOME UNACCEPTABLE
A 5PE fl S.
"ORFRE'I KO SA TD T MAT HE AND THE. AMBASSADOR COULD NOT
ELABORATE ON THE PROPOSALS. HE SIMPLY 'WANTED (iS TO. KNOW THAT
THE USt THINKS THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIQUSLY AMD
THAT '9E HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE. PEACE IN VIETNAM.
"MINISTER O3EREI O ARCED THAT I ''PASS THE USSR VIEWS
ALONG TO THE DELEGATION AMD THE DEPA?ITMENT. OF STATE." S.IGMEDt
CULLEY.
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DELIVER OOB July 6, 1971
TO:
FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
ALEXANDER M. HAIG, JR.
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July 5, 1971
In another development, stories have .broken. in Tel. Aviv to
the effect that a request from. Siseoto visit Israel has been received
with a distinct lack of enthusiasm by the Israeli government. Stories
also suggest that Rabin has been instructed by his government to 'ask
State -to consider alternative arrangements to a Sisco visit. Concurrently
Rabin called me and stated that his government believed it might be more
suitable and give both sides better control if we were to ask Abba Eban
to visit Washington to explore with. State the details of Israeli position
on the interim. Canal proposal. I thanked Rabin but intend to take.no
action on this unless events suggest we need an urgent fallback in
order to prevent the other course of action. At the present time. I
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believe the situation is well under control and that it can be managed
without the Eban alternative. You might wish to give me your view:
e Eban. visit?a.s a.n ait ix attve.
There follows the text of a memorandum of conversation
between our DCM in Paris., Perry Culley, and the Soviet DCM dated
2 July which. General Walters forwarded to me.
"USSR Minister Oberemko asked for an appointment
yesterday ternoon for 11 o' clock this morning. He said
that Ambassador Zorin has asked him specifically to see
me to say that the USSR supports Madame Dinh's proposals
at yesterday's talks. He said that the Soviets consider her
7-point proposal as a sign of good will and an indication
that the DRV is ready.to conduct serious discussions
leading to a peace. Minister Oberemio said that it is the
Russian view that these proposals should be taken seriously.
He- said he was delighted to see that the initial reaction of
the State Department was not negative and also that the
Department considered there were positive aspects to the
proposals. I also pointed out we saw some unacceptable
aspects.
"Oberemko said that he and the Ambassador could not
elaborate on the proposals. He simply wanted us to know, that
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the USSR thinks that they should be taken seriously and
that we have a good opportunity to secure peace in Vietnam.
"Minister Oberemko asked that I pass the USSR views
along to the Delegation and the Department of State. " Signed:
Culley.
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