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K: OK. Well, I've got to talk to him. S: Because I think the moment they became aware and I think from that moment on they began trouble making. K: Yeah. Even if that is so it's water under the bridge. S: Indeed it is and there is no effort here to second guess an expoert on it. But the important point Henry Is that I think that the Chinese here all along have under-estimated the militancy of the Algerians on this and are not yet experienced enough to deal with the Algerians and and Algerians decide that they are going to bring along the hole and athe line with it and it's partly in expedious despite all of the good will and sincerity they have and readiness to stand up for the deal but this presents us with an exceedingly difficult as you may have noted from the last two cables that we have sent because our and particularly the Koreans are dreadfully worried that the Chinese despite their good intent will not be able to deliver. K: It looks that way now. S: And we kept reassuring them that well, give the Chinese a chance. K: In this message the Chinese are blaming it all on the Soviets. S: Well, I don't doubt that at all. But if it's the Soviets, the Soviets are working very closely with the nonalign namely the Algerians and the rest. K: No question. S: And this makes whatever alternative strategy we persue that much more risky because. K: Well, there was no way the Soviets could not learn about it was there. S: But that's water over the bridge. K: Well, how was that. S: Because this was a deal we had cut very exclusively and secretly with the Chinese. On all sorts of honor that it would not be disclosed to anyone. K: OK Jo hn, I just wanted you to know where the ghing stood. S: Well, all I can say Henry is I am willing to try any avenue and of course we'll seek any alternative way of pulling this thing out

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