Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 311-026
Date: Saturday, January 1, 1972 at 3:56 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.
Recording device: Old Executive Office Building
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-026

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[49:46] Henry, I wonder if you could give some thought as to some way we could get a brief answer on the POW thing.
[50:07] I think that's the...
[50:09] Weapons that we're going to select.
[50:12] I realize we're going to handle them.
[50:18] These ones, of course.
[50:19] But the only thing we're talking about, the only thing we're saying here is the same thing.
[50:23] There's a lot of data out there.
[50:24] They are being cruel and barbaric.
[50:26] They are using environment laws.
[50:32] Go ahead.
[50:32] Well, they're not all the time.
[50:41] All we can say, I guess, is that we are borrowing.
[50:46] The thing that, of course, the way it's going to be put is the old question about the prisoners for withdrawal and so forth.
[50:52] Of course, we're coming to a point where we're going to be able to do that if we want to do it now.
[51:00] I don't know if there's any way to handle that.
[51:09] That's just
[51:16] Yeah, right.
[51:43] All right.
[51:47] Yeah, yeah.
[51:49] Now we'll try.
[51:49] Okay.
[51:50] Don't let the leak out while we're trying, I'm glad.
[51:52] Let us do this one.
[51:54] Try it.