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117. Memorandum of Conversation

should wait for approval. Kissinger : That is a disgrace. [Describes the State paper of objections.] See footnote 6, Document 115 . Brackets are in the original. There isn’t one African leader who doesn’t govern by physical domination, except maybe Nigeria. President: Does the paper recommend arms? Kissinger : We should send Vance with [ dollar amount not declassified ] Then we should have Mobutu and Kaunda get together and work it out. Without us, Neto will win. And the argument is, it doesn’t matter. President: What are the odds if we do it? Kissinger : We will know better when we see the Mo…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1975-07-17
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVIII, Southern Africa
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v28/d117
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117. Memorandum of Conversation. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1975. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1969-76v28/d117.