Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969–1972

114. Notes of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and Secretary of State Rogers¹ ²

Washington, September 5, 1969, 12:15 p.m.

Rogers said he discussed the seabeds with Mel. They are satisfied but they want to put something in the body that the Soviets and we agree on 3-mile matter for other purposes or some such language. We can’t put it in the body but could footnote it. K said he talked to Mel and under these conditions we should go ahead.

[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to seabeds.]

1. Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 360, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File, 1–18 September 1969. No classification marking.
2. Kissinger and Rogers discussed the 3 versus 12–mile issue.