Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 588-008
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1971 at 11:59 AM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Rogers, William P.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-008

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[0:00] okay now bill you keep the damn thing because you know we don't want that until after i know that's one thing we could agree on oh that's a great answer
[0:25] Well, they want this very much.
[0:32] Now, the Italian hit it with me, and I agree with you.
[0:36] But I think we got it in good context.
[0:38] First, we got it wrapped up early, and then we looked for it with our allies, and then you were in trouble with that.
[0:43] But I think it's very important not to let our people go run off on a European security conference, because that's one of the little tidbits they want.
[0:47] Do you agree?
[0:48] Absolutely.
[0:49] Absolutely.
[0:49] But you see, we didn't cover that here.
[0:51] Sure.
[0:52] That's good.
[0:53] Mr. President, one of the things here I might mention is the fact that when you and I talked about the possibility of a European summit, when I talked to the one Minister of Luxembourg, he's the chairman of the
[1:05] That means all later guns.
[1:07] All 10.
[1:08] He said there's a possibility that there was some at Luxembourg sometime in January, early February.
[1:15] And I said, well, we have no idea whether it would be interesting or not.
[1:18] But it's a possibility.
[1:19] You could go there one day and beat them all.
[1:23] Well, there's that.
[1:24] There's that.
[1:24] The other thing we could consider, which I think we've got to keep sort of in the back of our minds, is that the British
[1:33] The Italians, the Germans, and the French really want to be handled in a separate way.
[1:42] Can I start a tangent?
[1:43] uh and that's why i kept that you notice i volunteered that point that we were going to consult so that they would not feel but uh which i think could have very great significance
[2:12] It's the possibility of having the big four with Japan.
[2:17] Here in Las Vegas.
[2:22] And they know what they're up to.
[2:23] That'd be great.
[2:24] Now, if you could work that out, you could work that shit.
[2:37] Now, that ought to be done.
[2:39] But, you see, the way I was doing it is to use the money for it.
[2:43] If we could get Connelly to go, to get going, I haven't talked to him about this, they all know.
[2:46] If we could get Connelly to talk to you about that.
[2:47] I don't know what you're talking about.
[2:48] I'm not saying anything.
[2:48] No, no, no.
[2:48] That's an excuse.
[2:49] That's an excuse.
[2:50] What do you think?
[2:52] I think it's a good possibility.
[2:55] But then, use it.
[2:56] And then, again, you're talking about the maintenance.
[2:59] Oh, yeah.
[3:00] Oh, the monitor.
[3:00] I believe that, sir.
[3:00] It's ready to wrap up.