PARC to tate Sea civ s de S27 secias c 4 5 957 __ wo ountf227 «Gon mday October 6 11 40 a m Kissinger eretary Laird reretary Laird said he wanted to get to HAK before he talked i the President this morning to tell him how the plane came in Ir Kissinger wanted to make an initial point about the military guys ‘ho give the briefings —— they ought to be a little more thoughtful in heir briefings The briefing officer had pointed out that they had dcked up the plane about 90 miles out The President alzeady knew hey had lost it a minute later Laird agreed that a briefing like that is misleading tothe President Laird informed Mr Kissinger that Wheeler will be here Wednesday night He‘ll be stopping at a Naval Base in the Philippines and then n Japan It will be noticed that he is leaving earlier he is cutting his trip short by 36 hours Kissinger asked if Laird thought that ‘lewill be picked up Laird said we can make suze it is but I certainly don‘t want to announce it from here Kissinger said he saw that there is a SAG exercise going on in October I‘m all for it —— but I just want to know what it is Has it been announced Laird —— no formal announcement Kissinger — Will the other side pick this up We want them to Laird — They will pick it up ‘The fact that we are exercising our bombers Kissinger — Could you exercise the DevGone for a day or so in October T‘ll give you a brief as to why Laird — We can HAK— The President will appreciate it very much Tor sEcRET ceoussrco E0 te Ser se wird said he was sending over a paper on Laos that he and HAK had Ancussed ‘The President was interested in what we are spending bere —— About 2 billion dollars a year The paper sets out Hat the costs actually are and how they are broken out He asked I Mr Kissinger wanted it today or not 4r Kissinger said it might be a good idea to prepare the President Saird said it gives the present rate what it was the year before and he year before Xissinger said he was not clear in his own mind what Laird would like to do in Laos now Laird said that putting in more military advisors —— I don‘t think that it would be good at this time I‘ll put a paragraph in this memo I‘m sending over Kissinger asked But you are not in favor of doing less Laird said he would not be in favor of going beyond what we aze doing now He‘ll put it in this memo and try to get it over by 2 00 Laird added that there was one other thing He received something on Thursday saying that the President has decided to entertain at a black tie dinne r stag—7 for the Defense Ministers who are coming for the Nuclear Planning Group He said that his suggestion was that the President have lunch with them Mr Kissinger said that that was also his suggestion Mr Laird said I don‘t think he can do it for the Defense Ministers —— they are coming with their wives He suggested that if the President wanted to have a stag lunch for the Defense Ministers we could have their wives for lunch at Blair House He pointed out that the wives will already be stuck at Airlie House with nothing to do while the meetings aze going on He can‘t have a stag black tie dinner Mr Kissinger said he would recommend that if he has a dinner he‘ll have to have the wives Laird said —— Otherwise a stag luncheon will take care of it He can‘t hove s wing Shims as Top sEcRET