According to Smith's autobiography, Kissinger told Smith of Mrs. Kissinger's admiration for him, but Smith stated that he thought Kissinger was asking him to sign Rhodesia's "death certificate".
根據史密斯的自傳，基辛格告訴史密斯其夫人對他的愛慕之情，但史密斯表示，他認為基辛格要他簽署羅得西亞的“死亡證明”。