Date: February 27, 1973

Time: 8:07 am – 8:14 am

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

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[See Conversation No. 415-12]

Preparation for the President’s press conference

-Vietnam settlement

-Prisoners of War [POWs]

-North Vietnam

-Press reports

-Delay in release

-Paul N. McCloskey’s statement

-Possible violation of cease-fire

-South Vietnam

-Importance

-The President’s view

-Possible response on violation

-Draft reply

-Paris Peace Conference

-William P. Rogers

-Mine removals

-Timing of removal

-Treatment of North Vietnamese in Saigon

-Ellsworth F. Bunker

-Nguyen Van Thieu

-North Vietnam’s actions

-Cease-fire

-Laos

-Cease-fire and withdrawal

-US bombing

-POWs

-Importance to US

-US response

-The President’s possible statements

-Press conference

-North Vietnamese

-Civilian prisoners

-US POWs

-Kissinger’s view

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