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...propose more than the Egyptians were prepared to consider. He advised the Israelis to hold back a bit. When an edgy Cabinet minister declared that it would be wrong to offer less than Israel was genuinely willing to concede, Kissinger smiled and answered: "Don't push it. Be despicable???like me." He feels that tension-easing banter can often help negotiations proceed smoothly, which may explain in part his lack of success with relatively humorless Japanese diplomats...
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