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The original documents are located in Box 3, folder "Canada - State Department Telegrams:
From SECSTATE - EXDIS" of the National Security Advisor. Presidential Country Files for
Europe and Canada, 1974-77 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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s STATE
Department of State
OF AMERICA GRING
TELEGRAM
WT
SECRET 2970
PAGE 01 STATE 118071
STATE DEPT. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW
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DRAFTED BY EA/PRCM:OVARMSTRONG:MFR
IPS by Jack fuloen Date 8/1/00
APPROVED BY EA:WHGLEYSTEEN, JR.
EUR/CAN:DKRUSE
NSC:RHSOLOMON (SUBS)
S/S @ REWOODS
118298
R 202313Z MAY 75
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO USLO PEKING
INFO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
S ECRET STATE 118071
EXDIS
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: PFOR, CH, us, CA
SUBJECT: CANADIAN EXPULSION OF PRC DIPLOMAT
REF: STATE 109675 TO PEKING
1. THERE HAS BEEN NO DECISION ON WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY
INDICTMENT IN U.S. LINKED IN ANY WAY TO PRC DIPLOMAT
EXPELLED BY GOC. WHETHER THERE WILL BE INDICTMENT FOR
CUSTOMS VIOLATION AND/OR BROADER CHARGE DEPENDS ON RESULTS
OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS.
2. DEPTOFFS (EA/PRCM ARMSTRONG AND EUR/CAN KRUSE) CALLED
IN CANADIAN EMBASSY COUNSELOR SEYMOUR MAY 19 TO INFORM HIM
OF ABOVE AND TO SAY THAT USG WOULD INFORM GOC BEFORE ANY
ACTION WHICH MIGHT SURFACE US ASPECT OF THIS CASE. WE ALSO
ASKED TO BE ALERTED IF GOC PLANS TO RELEASE ANY MORE
rum
INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY IF IT INCLUDED ANYTHING THAT
LINKED THE CASE TO THE U.S. WE SAID THAT USG WILL CONTINUE
LIBRARY
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PAGE 02 STATE 118071
A "NO COMMENT" POLICY IN RESPONSE TO PRESS QUERIES (WHICH
HAVE DIED DOWN). WE DID NOT GO INTO ANY DETAILS OF THE
CASE BEYOND REFERRING TO THE ARREST OF THE WOMAN BY
CUSTOMS ON THE US-CANADIAN BORDER.
3. SEYMOUR SAID GOC CURRENTLY HAS NO INTENTION OF
RELEASING ANY INFORMATION. HE SHARED OUR ASSUMPTION THAT
IN ANY EVENT GOC WOULD NOT WANT TO MODIFY ITS PREVIOUS
STATEMENT THAT ITS ACTION IN REQUESTING PRC DIPLOMAT TO
LEAVE WAS TAKEN AT ITS OWN INITIATIVE AND NOT AT REQUEST
OF ANOTHER COUNTRY. HE SAID HE WOULD REPORT THE
CONVERSATION TO OTTAWA. INGERSOLL
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FORD
GERALD
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NOT TO BE REPRODUCER WITHOUT SHERAUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
UNITED and STATES OF ,
Department of State
TELEGRAM
CONFIDENTIAL 6298
PAGE 01 STATE 159202
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R 0719372 JUL 75
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
6 0 F I D F N 7 A STATE 159202
EXDIS
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS:OVIP, CA
SUBJECT: SECRETARY'S VISIT TO OTTAWA
REF: OTTAWA 2490
FOR AMBASSADOR
PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL MESSAGE TO FOREIGN
MINISTER MACEEACHEN: BEGIN TEXT: DEAR ALLAN: ALTHOUGH WE
DISCUSSED IN MAY THE POSSIBILITY OF MY VISITING OTTAWA THIS
MONTH, I DEEPLY REGRET THAT THE PRESS OF BUSINESS NOW
MAKES THIS IMPOSSIBLE. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING MY DIFFICULTIES IN
FIXING A DATE, AND I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED YOU. I AM NONETHELESS LOOKING FOR-
WARD TO VISITING YOU SOON AND I HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE TO
WORK SOMETHING OUT THIS FALL. WARM REGARDS, HENRY A.
KISSINGER. END TEXT. KISSINGER
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Department of State
UNITED STATES OF
TELEGRAM
CONFIDENTIAL 1078
PAGE 01 STATE 164826
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S/S-0: PJOHNSON
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0 122244Z JUL 75
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE
C 0 N F I D E N T I A L STATE 164826
EXDIS
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: EAGR, CA, UR
SUBJECT: GRAIN SITUATION AND POSSIBLE SOVIET PURCHASES
1. AS YOU ARE AWARE, REPORTS OF DETERIORATING SOVIET
GRAIN PRODUCTION OUTLOOK AND RUMORS OF POTENTIALLY LARGE
SOVIET PURCHASES FROM US AND CANADA HAVE REVIVED MEMORY
OF CONSEQUENCES OF 1972 SALES AND ARE BECOMING MATTER OF
GENERAL CONCERN.
2. ON JULY 9, USDA ANNOUNCED REVISION IN ITS ESTIMATE OF
TOTAL USSR GRAIN PRODUCTION FOR 1975 CROP TO 195 MILLION
METRIC TONS, DOWN FROM PRE=SEASON ESTIMATE OF 210 AND
JUNE 9 ESTIMATE OF 200 MILLION TONS. ENTIRE REDUCTION IN
JULY 9 ESTIMATE IS IN WHEAT PRODUCTION, NOW PUT AT 90
MILLION TONS, WHILE OTHER GRAINS REMAIN AT 105 MILLION
FURD
TONS. HARVEST OF 195 MILLION TONS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY
s
SAME AS IN 1974 BUT WELL BELOW 215.7 MILLION TON SOVIET
PLAN TARGET FOR 1975. BARRING CHANGE IN FEEDING PLANS
GERALD
LIBRARY
CONFIDENTIAL
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
lala 10/15/01
PAPARTMENT OF STATE
Department of State
OF SEAL AMERICA UNITED
TELEGRAM
CONFIDENTIAL:
PAGE 02 STATE 164826
FOR ANIMALS, 195 MILLION TON OUTTURN WOULD BE ABOUT 15
MILLION TONS BELOW SOVIET DOMESTIC UTILIZATION REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR 1975/76 CROP YEAR. RESERVE STOCKS, FOR WHICH
ESTIMATES VARY WIDELY, MIGHT MEET SOME OF THIS SHORTFALL.
3. ALL THAT CAN BE ADDED AT THIS TIME IS THAT SITUATION
IS UNCLEAR, BUT IT IS APPARENT SOVIET CROP OUTLOOK HAS
DETERIORATED DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS AND THAT CROP IS
VULNERABLE TO FURTHER LOSS,
4. ON JULY 10, USDA OFFICIALS, IN REPLYING TO PRESS
INQUIRIES, SAID SOVIETS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH GRAIN
COMPANIES PURCHASES OF UP TO 10 MILLION TONS OF US
WHEAT AND CORN. USDA HAS CONFIRMED TO DEPARTMENT THAT
THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH NUMBER OF COMPANIES ARE CONTINUING
IN MOSCOW BUT THAT NO CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED AS
YET, IN LIGHT OF EXCELLENT US PROSPECTS FOR RECORD WHEAT
AND CORN PRODUCTION, WE HAVE AN OBVIOUSLY LARGE TOTAL
EXPORT CAPACITY. BUT A SIGNIFICANT FURTHER DETERIORA-
TION OF THE SOVIET CROP COULD BE UNSETTLING TO THE MARKET.
5. FOR PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THERE HAVE BEEN RECURRENT
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF CANADIAN SALES TO USSR OF 2.5
MILLION TONS OF WHEAT AND 1 MILLION TONS BARLEY. IN
VIEW OF PRESENT UNCERTAINTIES, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL
TO HAVE AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM GOC ON THESE
REPORTS, INCLUDING SIZE OF RECENT SALES, WHETHER WHEAT
IS OLD (1974) OR NEW (1975) CROP, AND GRADES INVOLVED
CI.E., WHETHER WHEAT IS UTILITY GRADE FOR AMAL FEED).
6. REQUEST YOU APPROACH GOC AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL
(SUGGEST OTTO LANG WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHEAT
BOARD) TO OUTLINE SOVIET PURCHASE SITUATION AS WE NOW
SEE IT BY DRAWING ON ABOVE AND SEEK GOC CONFIRMATION OF
RUMORED CANADIAN SALES, FURTHER, YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN TO
GOC THAT, IN PRESENT UNCERTAIN AND POTENTIALLY VOLATILE
SITUATION, WE BELIEVE BILATERAL CONSULTATION ABOUT WORLD
GRAIN PRODUCTION OUTLOOK, EXPORT AVAILABILITIES AND
DEMAND WOULD BE USEFUL. WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO HAVE
R.
SUCH CONSULTATIONS AT AN EARLY DATE AND YOU SHOULD seek
GOC AGREEMENT TO CONSULTATIONS,
SEALD
FORD
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Department of State
AMERICA UNITED
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TO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
CONFIDENTIALSTATE193865
EXDIS
E.O. 116521 GDS
TAGS: OVIP (KISSINGER, HENRY AsI, CA
SUBJECT: SECRETARY'S VISIT TO OTTAWA
REF: OTTAWA 3039
1. THE SECRETARY HAS RECONFIRMED HIS AVAILABILITY TO VISIT
OTTAWA OCTOBER 14-15, HE ASKED THAT YOU INFORM MACEACHEN
THAT HE IS DELIGHTED A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY DATE FOR THE
VISIT HAS AT LAST BEEN FOUND AND HE IS LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE VISIT WITH PLEASURE.
2. THE SECRETARY HAS IN MIND ARRIVING IN OTTAWA IN THE
EARLY EVENING OF OCTOBER 14 AND DEPARTING FOR WASHINGTON
AFTER LUNCH ON OCTOBER 15, PLEASE WORK WITH THE CANADIANS TO
DEVELOP A PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE SECRETARY'S
APPROVAL.
3. THE SECRETARY PREFERS TO KEEP THE VISIT CONFIDENTIAL
FOR THE PRESENT. WE WILL, OF COURSE, WISH TO COORDINATE
TEXT AND TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH CANADA. KISSINGER
CONFIDENTIAL
BERALU
LIBRARY
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NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SE CRETARY
FORM DS-1652
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