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 I think I can work something out on a waiver if he [Kissinger] believes it is viable to keep the Jackson Amendment with some positive or negative waiver. We need to try this.

How about a waiver subject to Congressional veto? It is the affirmative vote that worries me.

Let's go back and work more-- We are determined. I am a strong supporter of the trade bill. We are getting strong pressures from pressure groups.

I have three points I would like to make quickly. On the other ethnic groups, how does this apply?

Renewal--how would it be done? And what do we say to the press?

That it was a very constructive meeting. Momentum is now under way for one of the most important pieces of legislation on the calendar.

We will praise the President for constructive efforts for a solution. But don't say it is settled. We don't want to let the Soviet Union think we capitulated.

Also, we are determined, if it is humanly possible, to have a trade bill.

You and Abe cover that.

You are in a great position here with the change of President.

We will have no problem knowing about harassment. The most important thing is numbers. Once we have established that, and the exchange of letters, I am not worried.

Once we know that harassment is ending and people are leaving, we are in good shape. They should go ahead with mark-up and amend on the floor to add the waiver.

If I may summarize, the three Senators are saying that if we keep the Jackson Amendment, they can be flexible on waiver authority. Let us look at this.