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Handed by Mr. Kissing
to am Hiloly 1200, 5/10/71
33
President Nixon has carefully studied the message of April 21,
1971, from Premier Chou En-Lai conveyed through the courtesy of
President Yahya Khan. President Nixon agrees that direct high-level
negotiations are necessary to resolve the issues dividing the United
States of America and the People's Republic of China. Because of the
importance he attaches to normalizing relations between our two countries,
President Nixon is prepared to accept the suggestion of Premier
Chou En-Lai that he visit Peking for direct conversations with the
leaders of the People's Republic of China. At such a meeting each side
would be free to raise the issue of principal concern to it.
In order to prepare the visit by President Nixon and to establish
reliable contact with the leaders of the Chinese People's Republic, President
Nixon proposes a preliminary secret meeting between his Assistant for
National Security Affairs, Dr. Kissinger and Premier Chou En-Lai
or another appropriate high-level Chinese official. Dr. Kissinger would be
prepared to attend such a meeting on Chinese soil preferably at some
location within convenient flying distance from Pakistan to be suggested
by the People's Republic of China. Dr. Kissinger would be authorized to
discuss the circumstances which would make a visit by President Nixon
most useful, the agenda of such a meeting, the time of such a visit and to
begin a preliminary exchange of views on all subjects. of mutual interest.
If it should be thought desirable that a special emissary come to Peking
publically between the secret visit to the People's Republic of China of
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