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Canadian Expulsion of PRC Diplomat
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SUBJECT: PNG OF CHINESE DIPLOMAT IN CANADA
FOR HABIB FROM BUSH
I HAVE HEARD HERE IN PEKING THAT THE CHINESE PRESS ATTACHE WHOM THE
CANADIANS ARE THROWING OUT OF CANADA WAS IN SOME WAY INVOLVED WITH
FUNNELING MUNEY FROM THE USA TO INSURGENT GROUPS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ALSO THAT A GRAND JURY IN THE USA IS ABOUT TO HAND DOWN SOME CHARGES
RELATING TO THIS CASE, WOULD APPRECIATE LS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE ON THIS. CANADA IS SPECULATING THAT PKC MAY WELL TAKE
ACTION AGAINST SOMEONE IN THEIR EMBASSY riEKE WITH AN EQUIVALENT
SECOND SECRETARY RANK.
IF THERE IS US GRAND JURY ACTION ARE WE APT TO BE PLACED IN A POS-
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TO FLY: ALL RUMORS CUNCERN SOME USA LINKAGE. AMB SMALL'S
UNIVERSITY ATTENDING DAUGHTER, UNBRIEFED BY SMALL, RAISED
THE QUESTION WITH HIM, SAYING THE WORD WAS ALL AROUND THE
UNIVERSITY COMING FROM GERMAN SOURCES.
2. SMALL ASKED ABOUT GRAND JURY. I DID TELL HIM WE HAD
LITTLE NEWS ON THIS MATTER BUT THAT WE UID NOT EXPECT
GRAND JURY ACTION AS OF THIS TIME. I FELT SINCE ME CON-
FIDED IN ME I COULD NOT BOMPLETELY STONEWALL HMX,
3. IS THERE ANY LIKELIHOOD OF ANY GRAND JURY ACTION
WHICH OF COURSE WILL ATTRACT PUBLICITY? ARE THERE ANY
OTHER INVESTIGATION CONTINUING ON THIS MATTER?
4, WHEN IF EVER I CAN DIVULGE TO SMALL SOME OF THE CON-
TENTS OF THE SPECIAL REPORT TO ME, PLEASE ADVISE.
5. WE ARE ESPECIALLY DEPENDENT IN PEKING FOR INFORMATION
FROM OTHER EMBASSIES. TODAY FOR EXAMPLE, 1 CALLED SMALL
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TIME: 4:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: PRC Comment on the Mayaguez Affair
PARTICIPANTS:
People's Republic of China
Han Hsu, PRC Liaison Office Deputy Chief
Shen Jo-yun, First Secretary
Yang Yu-yung, Third Secretary
United States
Winston Lord, Director, S/P
William H. Gleysteen, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, EA
Oscar V. Armstrong, Director, EA/PRCM
Richard H. Solomon, NSC
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NSC - Richard Solomon
EA
USLO Peking
Mr. Lord: I appreciate the Ambassador's coming in on short notice.
I have only one item to discuss; it will not take long,
but I'll wait until we have some tea.
(Han Hsu mentioned John Holdridge's appointment as
Ambassador to Singapore and there was a brief discussion
of Harry Thayer's assignment to Peking.)
Mr. Lord: As I said, I have only one matter to discuss.
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-- We have noted some of the recent Chinese commentaries
on developments in the Indochina area, particularly
regarding the Mayaguez affair.
-- We have already stated fully our position on this
matter.
-- There was absolutely no espionage activity involved,
and the Chinese side knows this.
-- In the absence of a response to our diplomatic efforts
we had no choice but to take action.
-- Such statements as have been made by the Chinese side
can have a serious impact upon our public opinion.
-- These kinds of statements, if they continue, can
only be unhelpful for our relations.
Han Hsu: From the very beginning of this event, our position has
been very clear. The event was created solely by the
U.S. The ship invaded Cambodia's territorial waters.
Cambodia is a sovereign state, and it has the right to
take any action it considered appropriate. But the U.S.
side resorted to bombing, and sent its Marines there.
We consider that to be aggression. As I said, this
event was single-handedly created by the U.S.
Mr. Lord: My purpose is not to get into an extensive discussion of
the matter. As I said, we have explained fully our
position, including why we took the action we did. We
tried to resolve the matter by diplomatic means, but
received no response. The seizure of the ship was
unwarranted. But I do not want to get into an
extended debate. I just wanted to explain, in a spirit
of candor, the impact of certain of your recent state-
ments.
Han Hsu: I think the positions of each side are known to both
sides. Mr. Gleysteen and I had discussed the matter
the last time we met. (Note: This is a reference to
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State 115808.)
(After a moment's pause, Han Hsu then asked about Mr.
Habib's trip, introducing a note of cordiality. Mr.
Gleysteen said that Mr. Habib was on a long-planned
trip that had been delayed by Indochina events, and
that he would be visiting Australia, Indonesia, Singapore,
the Philippines, and perhaps Thailand. There followed a
brief discussion of Chi Ch'ao-chu's reassignment to
Peking and Han Hsu's visit to Lexington for the
bicentennial re-enactment of the "shot heard round the
world," with Han Hsu remarking that American farmers
originated guerrilla warfare and "people's liberation
war.")
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SUBJECT:
Conversation with Yugoslav Diplomat
about Vietnam and Korea
A Counselor of the Yugoslavian Embassy, Mr. Dusan Strbac, came to
see me yesterday at his request. During the course of the conversa-
tion, which generally ranged across Asian issues, he posed two
questions:
-- First, he asked what our attitude was toward establishing
relations with North Vietnam. He said Hanoi might be interested. I
told him that the public North Vietnamese preconditions, in particular
those relating to U.S. "reparations", would complicate reestablishment
of relations. When he asked about our position if those demands were
dropped, I said that this would be a different situation that we would
consider in that light.
-- Second, with respect to Korea, he asked what our current
analysis was about the danger of any North Korean actions and about
Kim Il Sung's visit to eastern Europe. He noted, parenthetically, that
it seemed desirable to expose Kim Il Sung to the "broader" thinking of
the East Europeans. I said that I hoped the latter was true since any
decision by North Korea to attack the South would be a serious
miscalculation. I cited the President's reaffirmations of our
commitment.
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SUBJECT:
Ambassador George Bush's Request
for a Stateside Visit
George Bush has sent you a message via White House channels
requesting your concurrence on his plan for a period of consultation
and vacation in the U.S. for about a month between mid-August and
mid-September (Tab B). He anticipates that you will be coming to
China in October, prior to the President's visit, and believes con-
sultations in advance of the summit meeting would be both timely and
useful.
Bush also indicates he is thinking of travelling back to the States via
Western Europe in order to consult with Ambassador Bruce and
General Haig in Brussels.
Finally, Mr. Bush notes that our relationship with the PRC appears to
be in tact and reasonably sound. He believes that Teng Hsiao-p'ing's
recent European trip and his interview with American newspapermen in
early June have diminished some of the expectations that the President's
visit will require a major outcome. Bush believes that it is still in our
interest to "find a correct formula so that full diplomatic relations
between the USA and PRC can be accomplished when the President
comes here. At the same time, he is concerned about pressure from
the President's "right," and indicates that he is working on some ideas
about how to manage that problem. Mr. Bush concludes by saying that
he "definitely sees merit in trying hard to button up full relations
before the passing of Mao and/or Chou En-lai."
Bush's inquiry to you about the timing of his home leave raises questions
about planning for your advance trip to Peking. In a strategy paper
which Win Lord, Phil Habib, and I are just completing for you, we
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suggest that there may be some merit in your visiting Peking prior to
the Brezhnev trip to Washington. At minimum, this might make the
Soviets more forthcoming on a number of issues. Alternatively, you
may wish to hold off the advance trip to Peking until after the Brezhnev
summit.
On the assumption that you may wish to keep open your options on the
timing of an advance trip to the PRC for another month or so, I have
drafted an interim reply to Bush which indicates that there is some
possibility that you might visit Peking in late August or early September
as opposed to late October, and that you will try to give him a more
definite indication of your plans by mid-July.
Recommendation:
That you approve the reply to Ambassador Bush at Tab A.
Approve
Disapprove
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July 9, 1975
TO: AMBASSADOR GEORGE BUSH
USLO PEKING
FROM: HENRY A. KISSINGER BD
Reference your Peking 92, I think you should come here
whenever it best suits your personal requirements.
My present plan is to visit China during the first half
of October, so that should give you enough leeway to plan
your consultations and vacation as you see fit.
I appreciate yourthoughts about the political dimensions
of the President's China trip--as does he. We both look forward
to any additional views you might have.
Warm regards.
SECRET
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FROM: GEORGE BUSH
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN ONE MORE STATESIDE CONSULTATION
DURING MY FIRST YEAR HERE IN PEKING. THE IDEAL ARRANGEMENT
FOR ME ON A PERSONAL BASIS WOULD BE TO COMBINE A WEEK!S
CONSULTATION IN WASHINGTON IN EARLY SEPTEMBER WITH A COURLE
OF WEEKS TIME OFF IN THE US PRIOR TO THAT.
ANTICIPATING THAT YOU MAY WELL BE COMING TO CHINA
IN OCTOBER PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP, WOULD LIKE TO COME
TO WASHINGTON DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
TO DISCUSS WITH EA AND NSC PEOPLE USLOTS THINKING ON YOUR
VISIT AND THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT, IF THAT IS AGREEABLE I
WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE PEKING IN MID-AUGUST TO SPEND SOME TIME
IN MAINE WITH MY FAMILY. THAT SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY QUIET
TIME OF YEAR HERE WITH MOST OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS HAVING
BAILED OUT LONG BEFORE THAT.
IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS AGREEABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION VIA THE WESTERN ROUTE so I COULD SPEND
A DAY OR so IN BRUSSELS TALKING TO AMB BRUCE AND PERMARS AL
HAIG IF THEY ARE THERE,
THE NEW STAFF AT USLO IS SHAPING UP WELL, DCM THAYER
IS DOING JUST FINE. I THINK MORALE IS HIGH AND I THINK THAT
BY AUGUST THE NEW STAFF WILL BE PLENTY FAMILIAR WITH PEKING
AND HOW THINGS WORK HERE.
IF THIS IDEA MAKES SENSE TO YOU I WANT TO ASSURE YOU
I WILL NOT BE BEATING ON YOUR DOOR TRYING TO WEDGE IN FOR
AN APPOINTMENT. I THINK MY MAIN CONTRIBUTION CAN BE IN
CHATTING WITH SCONCROFT, HABIB, LORD, GLEYSTEEN,
SOLOMAN AND OTHERS, AND I EXPECT YOU WILL BE PRETTY WELL
TIED UP WITH USSR MATTERS AT THAT TIME,
IF THIS TIMING FOR CONSULTATIONS SEEMS AWKWARD PLEASE
ADVISE, THOUGH IF YOU ARE AGREEABLE TO MY LEAVING CHINA THEN
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL TO THE US FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS
IN AUGUST FOR A VACATIRN, WHICH I WOULD BE PREPARED TO DO AT
WHSR COMMENT
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MY OWN EXPENSE, GIVEN LAST YEARS HECTIC AUGUST AND THE
FULLNESS OF THE SCHEDULE SINCE THEN, A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF
WOULD BE GREAT.
GENERALLY SPEAKING I BEEL RATHER RELAXED ABOUT OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRC AT THIS TIME. THE RELATIONSHIP IS
INTACT AND REASONABLY SOUND, THE TENG VISIT WITH THE NEWS-
PAPERMEN SEEMS TO ME TO HAVE TAKEN SOME OF THE HEAT OFF THE
PRESIDENTIS VISIT.
I HAD BEEN WORRIED ABOUT A BIG BUILD-UP IN THE PRESS TO
THE EFFECT THAT IF THE PRESIDENT CAME TO CHINA AND DID NOT
SOLVE THE TAIWAN QUESTION THE TRIP WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR
HIM AND FOR THE US/PRC RELATIONSHIP.. THE TENG INTERVIEW PUT
THIS IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE AND TENGIS VISIT TO FRANCE CAN ALSO
BE CITED TO SHOW THAT A VISET CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT
MONUMENTAL ACCOMPLESHMENTS,
NY RECENT MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE PURE DOMESTIC
POLITICS OF HIS CHINA TRIP MAY HAVE LEFT THE WRONG IMPRESSION
AS FAR AS MY OWN VIEWS GO. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND THE CORRECT
FORMULA so THAT FULL DEPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE USA
AND THE PRC CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN THE PRESIDENT COMES HERE,
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DD THINK WE MUST CONTINUE TO ASK "WHATIS IN IT FOR THE USA",
AND THE PRESIDENT MUST NOT BE IN À POSITION OF BETTING
CLOBBERED FROM HIS RIGHT. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME IDEAS HERE
THAT MIGHT BE HELPFULL.
I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE CHINESE NEED THIS RELATIONSHIP
CERTAINLY AS MUCH AS WE DO AND PROBABLY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.
YET I DEFINITELY SEE MERIT IN TRYING HARD TO BUTTON UP FULL
RELATIONS BEFORE THE PASSING OF MAO AND/OR CHOU EN LAI,
WARM REGARDS,
GEORGE BUSH
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AMBASSADOR GEORGE BUSH
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FROM:
HENRY A. KISSINGER
1. Appreciate your Peking 92 in which you indicate a desire to
coordinate a period of stateside consultation with my plans for
a visit to Peking in advance of the President's trip.
2. At present our thinking on the timing of my advance visit is
still fluid. I see some advantages to a trip in late August or
early September before the Brezhnev visit; but ultimately I may
hold off until after the Soviet summit. I should know more about
timing by mid-July, and will inform you as soon as plans have
been worked out.
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3. I can appreciate how this must complicate your plans for
consultation and a family vacation. Let me suggest that if you
were here in late July or early August you could consult as we
were preparing for an early advance, and if the trip came in late
August or early September you could fly out with us.
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political dimensions of his China trip. We look forward to receiving
any additional views you might have.
5. Warm regards.
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WITHDRAWAL ID 012755
REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL
National security restriction
TYPE OF MATERIAL
Memorandum
CREATOR'S NAME
Richard H. Solomon
RECEIVER'S NAME
General Scowcroft
CREATION DATE
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4622
August 22, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE SECRETARY
FROM:
WINSTON LORD
SUBJECT:
"Mood-Setters" in Our Relations
With the Chinese
Attached is a memo to you from Dick Solomon setting forth
a selection of events for possible Presidential partici-
pation to warm up the mood in advance of his trip to China.
My views are as follows:
-- I think some gesture is in order but this
should be done selectively and only after
we hear back from the Chinese concerning
the scheduling for your trip and the
President's trip.
-- Once we hear from the Chinese, and assuming
it is favorable, I think the President should
greet either the Trade Delegation or the
Scientific Delegation. I think to meet both
of them would probably be overkill and he
should settle for whichever one is higher
ranking and more important.
-- I think it is inadvisable for either the
President or you to attempt a major address
on China before the National Committee or
anywhere else. I do think a Presidential
message to the National Committee's annual
meeting would be appropriate.
-- I think the First Lady should receive the
Chinese Ambassador's wife before the President's
trip to Peking.
In sum I would recommend approval in Solomon's memo of the
following recommendations by number: 1 or 2, 4 and 6, but
I would not move on any of them until we hear from the
Chinese concerning dates for the two visits.
MORE
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
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Ron Nessen's Blooper
As you know Ron Nessen in response to a question a couple
of days ago said that the President probably would be
visiting China in late November or early December. This
did not get much attention but obviously was gauche,
particularly in this period when we are waiting to hear
from the Chinese. I checked and confirmed that Nessen
did put out a clarifying statement to the effect that
nothing is set and this subject is being discussed with
the Chinese. To my knowledge this has received no atten-
tion. You may wish to have Bud McFarlane call the Chinese
in low key to say that Nessen misspoke inadvertently and
that a clarification has been put out. On the other hand
this might look overly defensive and perhaps eager as we
await their response on dates. On balance I would suggest
doing this.
Approve, McFarlane to call the Chinese
Disapprove
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
ACTION
July 31, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM:
RICHARD H. SOLOMON
PHS
SUBJECT:
"Mood-Setters" in Our Relations
With the Chinese
There are a number of opportunities which will present themselves early
in the fall for the President to identify himself publicly with the People's
Republic of China. You may wish to have him take advantage of one or a
number of the following occasions both to signal to Peking his orientation
to the current state of U.S. PRC relations and to set the mood for our
own public in advance of his trip to China.
-- The Chinese will be sending their official trade delegation (the
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) to the U.S. in
September. The President has received a request from the organizers of
the Washington leg of their trip that he receive this group for a few minutes
if his schedule permits. You may wish to have Mr. Ford meet with this
group as an expression of his personal interest in our growing trade with
the PRC.
-- The Chinese are also sending to the U.S. their official scientific
organization which promotes exchanges with other countries, the All-China
Scientific and Technical Association. This group will also be in Washing-
ton in September. The President might meet with this group as an expres-
sion of his support for our scientific exchanges with the PRC.
-- The President has received an invitation from the National
Committee on U.S.- China Relations, the group that handles our cultural
exchanges with the PRC, to give an address to their membership during
their annual meeting in late October. As you may have completed your
advance trip to Peking by this time, you might want the President to make
some form of public statement to this group as a way of setting the public
mood in advance of his trip to Peking. Alternatively, the President could
just send the National Committee a statement of support, or you might
address the group. (Based on our recent discussion, however, you may
wish to adopt a lower "China profile" than would be implied by a speech
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by the President or yourself.)
CERALO
FORD
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-- You will recall that last October Huang Chen requested that his
wife have an opportunity to call on the First Lady. No such meeting was
held, however. The Chinese raised the issue again early in the spring.
Again no action was taken because of the conjunction of the request with
developments in Indochina. You may wish to consider having the First
Lady receive Madame Huang within the next few months (particularly if
the First Lady will accompany the President on his trip to Peking).
If you will provide guidance, we will handle the staffing of these requests
as you indicate.
Recommendations:
1.
That the President receive the delegation from the China Council for the
Promotion of International Trade:
Approve
HK
Disapprove
2,
That the President receive the delegation from the All-China Scientific
and Technical Association:
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Approve
Disapprove
3.
That the President accept the invitation of the National Committee on
U.S.- China Relations to address their annual meeting (in late October):
Approve
Disapprove HK
Alternatives:
4.
That the President send the annual meeting a message (which we
will prepare):
Approve HK
Disapprove
5.
That you address the National Committee's annual meeting:
Approve
Disapprove
6.
That the First Lady receive Madame Huang Chen at some convenient
time in advance of the President's trip to Peking:
Approve H<
Disapprove
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3 Sept. 1975
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July 9, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM:
RICHARD H. SOLOMON
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SUBJECT:
"Mood-Setters" in Our Relations
With the Chinese
There are a number of opportunities which will present themselves
early in the fall for the President to identify Kimself publicly with
the People's Republic of China. You may wish to have him take
advantage of one or a number of the following occasions both to signal
to Peking his orientation to the current state of U.S.- PRC relations
and to set the mood for our own public in advance of his trip to China.
-- The Chinese will be sending their official trade delegation (the
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) to the U.S.
in September. The President has received a request from the
organizers of the Washington leg of their trip that he receive this
group for a few minutes if his schedule permits. You may wish to
have Mr. Ford meet with this group as an expression of his personal
interest in our growing trade with the PRC.
-- The Chinese are also sending to the U.S. their official scientific
organization which promotes exchanges with other countries, the All-
China Scientific and Technical Association. This group will also be
in Washington in September. The President might meet with this
group as an expression of his support for our scientific exchanges with
the PRC.
-- The President has received an invitation from the National
Committee on U.S.- China Relations, the group that handles our cultural
exchanges with the PRC, to give an address to their membership during
their annual meeting on September 17. You might consider the
President making some form of public statement to this group to set
the public mood in advance of his trip to Peking. Alternatively, the
President could just send the National Committee a statement of
Redong
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GERALD
FORD
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support, or you might address the group as a mood-setter in advance
of your own trip to Peking in October. (Based on our recent discussion,
however, you may wish to adopt a lower "China profile" than would
be implied by a speech by the President or yourself.)
-- You will recall that last October Huang Chen requested that
his wife have an opportunity to call on the First Lady. No such meeting
was held, however. The Chinese raised the issue again early in the
spring. Again no action was taken because of the conjunction of the
request with developments in Indochina. You may wish to consider
having the First Lady receive Madame Huang within the next few months
(particularly if the First Lady will accompany the President on his
trip to Peking).
If you will provide guidance, we will handle the staffing of these
requests as you indicate.
Recommendations:
That the President receive the delegation from the China Council for
the Promotion of International Trade:
Approve
Disapprove
That the President receive the delegation from the All-China Scientific
and Technical Association:
Approve
Disapprove
That the President accept the invitation of the National Committee on
U.S.- - China Relations to address their annual meeting on September 17:
Approve
Disapprove
Alternatives:
That the President send the annual meeting a message (which
we will prepare):
Approve
Disapprove
That you address the National Committee's annual meeting:
Approve
Disapprove
That the First Lady receive Madame Huang Chen at some convenient
R.
time in advance of the President's trip to Peking:
GERALD
FORD
Approve
Disapprove
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