:27:01
Ignore the second letter
:27:02
agree to the conditions of the first
:27:03
There is no reason to believe
the Soviets will let it go
:27:05
Max is right. Why will they accept it?
:27:08
It can work
:27:09
If they believe
we're gonna hit 'em hard
:27:13
We've got time for one more round
of diplomacy, and that's it
:27:16
First airstrikes start in 28 hours
:27:18
But we have to make them agree to it
:27:20
So how do we do that?
:27:21
We give them something
:27:23
We tell them
we'll remove the missiles from Turkey
:27:25
Hang on
:27:27
But we don that six months from now
so it appears there's no linkage
:27:31
We also tell them
if they go public about it
:27:33
we'll deny it
:27:34
Right we deny it. The deal's off
:27:35
And we do it under the table
so we can disavow any knowledge of it
:27:38
It's transparent, Kenny
The press will be all over it
:27:41
Six months from now
we're not gonna care, are we?
:27:44
We'll deal with it then
:27:45
At the least, it'll expulse
whether Kruschev has been overthrown
:27:48
We'll know who we're up against
:27:49
I've been thinking about Kruschev
:27:51
And if this is a move to appease
the hard-liners in his government
:27:54
it may be just the bone he needs to
regain control of his own house
:27:58
Whoever carries the message
has to hit the nail on the head
:28:01
If we come across as too soft
they'll push us
:28:04
Too hard, they'll be cornered
and even more dangerous
:28:08
All of you do understand
:28:10
that there is an enormous risk
in offering this deal
:28:13
Because if they turn us down
and we've already told them
:28:15
that we're coming in on Monday morning
:28:17
They'll strike first
:28:18
Yes
:28:22
Bobby
:28:24
You know Dobrynin best
:28:26
Yeah
:28:29
Then you're it
:28:32
Ted, I want you
to start working the draft
:28:35
Bobby, you gotta go in there
and make them understand
:28:38
that we have to
have an answer tomorrow
:28:40
Because Monday we go to war