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The original documents are located in Box 14, folder "People's Republic of China - State
Department Telegrams: From SECSTATE - NODIS (7)" of the Presidential Country Files
for East Asia and the Pacific at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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EYES ONLY THAYER AND GATES
E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5 State Dept Review
STATE DEPT, GUIDELINES SW 9/26/02
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HR 1 NARA, DATE 2/5/03
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: PFOR, CH, US
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR GATES' MEETING WITH PREMIER HUA
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AS YOU KNOW, IT IS HOPED THAT AMBASSADOR GATES WILL HAVE A
SUBSTANTIVE MEETING WITH PREMIER HUA NOT TOO LONG AFTER
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HIS ARRIVAL. WE HAVE POUCHED CREGISTRY 3065082 IN
CLASSIFIED POUCH WHICH LEFT WASHINGTON APRIL 30) PRESIDENT
FORD'S LETTER TO HUA INTRODUCING AMBASSADOR GATES, POUCH
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SHOULD REACH YOU ABOUT MAY 6, IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE IT
ABOUT THEN, LET us KNOH,
FOLLOWING IS OUR TENTATIVE SCENARIO
QEARLO FORD VIDRARY
FOR OBTAINING MEETING WITH HUA: AMBASSADOR
GATES WILL REQUEST COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
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CHILAO THROUGH NORMAL PROCEDURE, IN THAT CALL, NEWILL
ATTEMPT TO AVOID A GENERAL TOUR DIHORIZON OF THE TYPE
CONTEMPLATED FOR MEETING *ITH HUA. HE WILL EXPRESS HOPE
THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO MEET WITH HUA AND SAY
THAT HE HAS A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT FORD is SUA. IF
CHINAO ASKS THAT LETTER BE GIVEN TO HIM 708 DELIVERY, HE
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BELIEVE THAT AMBASSADOR GATES WILL HAVE TO COMPLY. OTHER-
WISE, IF AMBASSADOR GATES IS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT WITH
HUA, HE WILL SEND THE LETTER THROUGH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY
A DAY IN ADVANCE, SO IT CAN BE TRANSLATED AND READ BY HUA
BEFORE THE MEETING, IF AMBASSADOR GATES IS NOT GIVEN AN
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APPOINTMENT WITHIN THREE TO FOUR WEEKS, HE WILL REPORT
BACK FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
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FOLLOWING ARE APPROVED TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING WITH
HUA. THESE WERE REVIEWED BY AMBASSADOR GATES BEFORE HIS
DEPARTURE, BUT WE SAID THAT AFTER HE LOOKS THEM OV"R
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AGAIN IN PEKING, HE COULD LET US KNOW IF HE HAD ANY
FURTHER THOUGHTS OR NEEDED ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON ANY
POINTS. WE WILL UPDATE THE TALKING POINTS AS REQUIRED
BY DEVELOPMENTS.
BEGIN TEXT TALKING POINTS
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1. I WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU, I LOOK
FORWARD TO MY STAY IN PEKING AND TO WORKING WITH YOUR
GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OUR TWO
COUNTRIES HAVE REGARDING BOTH VARIOUS GLOBAL MATTERS AND
OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS.
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2. PRESIDENT FORD HAS ASKED ME TO CONVEY TO YOU
PERSONALLY HIS CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD WISHES ON YOUR
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APPOINTMENT AS PREMIER, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY OWN
CONGRATULATIONS,
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3. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM
FORD
PRESIDENT FORD WHICH I BROUGHT WITH ME, IN WHICH HE
EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT WE COULD EXCHANGE VIEWS ON BOTH
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4, AS PRESIDENT FORD HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS ON MANY
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OF THESE MATTERS DURING HIS VISIT TO PEKING IN DECEMBER,
I WILL NOT COVER ALL OF THE SAME GROUND AGAIN, HOWEVER,
HE HAS ASKED ME TO REITERATE SEVERAL BASIC POINTS, AS-WELL
AS TO COMMENT ON SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD,
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5. FOREMOST AMONG THESE IS OUR POLICY TOWARDS THE SOVIET
UNION. BECAUSE OF DIFFERING CIRCUMSTANCES, OUR TWO
COUNTRIES HAVE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT POLICIES, AND WE RESPECT
THE DECISION YOUR COUNTRY HAS MADE REGARDING YOUR POLICY,
FOR OUR PART, WE HAVE A DUAL POLICY. WHILE WE WISH TO
IMPROVE OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE USSR AND
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STABILIZE THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM, THE UNITED STATES IS
DETERMINED TO RESIST SOVIET EXPANSIONISM-- AN OBJECTIVE
WHICH OUR TWO COUNTRIES SHARE EVEN IF OUR TACTICS MAY
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DIFFER.
5. AS YOU MAY KNOW, SOME YEARS AGO I SERVED IN THE
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING A PERIOD AS SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE, AND I HAVE MAINTAINED MY INTEREST IN us
DEFENSE MATTERS. I CAN THEREFORE SPEAK FROM PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE DETERMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES
TO MAINTAIN A STRONG MILITARY POSTURE. PRESIDENT FORD
AND SECRETARY KISSINGER ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO THIS
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GOAL WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE PRESIDENT'S CURRENT
DEFENSE BUDGET. DESPITE SOME OF THE RHETORIC IN OUR
ELECTION PROCESS, THE US CLEARLY REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE
POWER IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF MILITARY, ECONOMIC AND
TECHNOLOGICAL POWER. WE INTEND TO REMAIN SO, AND IT
APPEARS THAT THE CONGRESS IS NOW INCREASING ITS SUPPORT
TO THIS END.
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7. WE HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT THE SOVIET UNION, AND ON
THIS POINT ALSO, THERE IS GROWING AWARENESS AMONG THE
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AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THE SOVIET UNION'S HEGEMONIC
AMBITIONS,
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8. AS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR OWN COUNTRY'S EXPERIENCE, IN A
COMPLEX AND GLOBAL MATTER SUCH AS THIS ONE, THERE WILL BE
OCCASIONAL SETBACKS AS WELL AS SUCCESSES. THE OUTCOME IN
ANGOLA WAS SUCH A SETBACK TO OUR MUTUAL INTERESTS. IF
WE, TOGETHER WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, HAD BEEN ABLE TO
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CONTINUE OUR SUPPORT OF THE ANTI-SOVIET ELEMENTS IN
ANGOLA, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.
9, WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO THE SOVIET UNION, BOTH
GLEATO FORD JOHN
PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY, THAT WE WILL REACT STRONGLY TO
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FURTHER EFFORTS BY THE SOVIETS TO EXPAND THEIR INFLUENCE
BY MILITARY MEANS OR MILITARY PRESSURE WHETHER DIRECTLY
OR, AS IN ANGOLA, THROUGH SUPPLY OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPORT OF THE CUBAN TROOPS. WE HAVE ALSO STATED
THAT FURTHER SOVIET ACTIONS LIKE THEIR INTERVENTION IN
ANGOLA ARE BOUND TO HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON OUR
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BILATERAL RELATIONS,
10. WE HAVE ALSO MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE UNITED STATES
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HILL NOT ACCEPT FURTHER CUBAN MILITARY INTERVENTION
ABROAD. WE ARE CONCERNED BY THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF
CUBAN TROOPS IN ANGOLA AND BY THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY
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WILL BE USED ELSEWHERE. WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR ASSESS=
MENT OF SOVIET/CUBAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
11. SECRETARY KISSINGER'S TRIP TO AFRICA WAS DESIGNED
TO STRENGTHEN OUR TIES WITH THE AFRICAN NATIONS. WE ARE
PURSUING A DUAL-TRACK POLICY OF VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTING
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MAJORITY RULE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND WARNING AGAINST
SOVIET/CUBAN INTERVENTION, OUR OBJECTIVE IS THAT AFRICAN
COUNTRIES SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS FREE OF OUTSIDE
INTERFERENCE,
12. THE FURTHER CHANGE IN EGYPT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
SOVIETS IS A MAJOR FAVORABLE DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS A
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COURAGEOUS AND STATESMANLIKE MOVE BY RESIDENT SADAT,
AND IS UNDOUBTEDLY VIEWED BY THE SOVIETS AS A MAJOR SET-
BACK. WE BELIEVE THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST WHICH WE
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HAVE BUILT WITH :GYPT HELPED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR
PRESIDENT SADAT TO TAKE THAT STEP,
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13. WE ARE GRATIFIED THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS RESPONDED
To PRESIDENT SADAT'S REQUEST FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT, AND
HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND IT POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THAT
AID. WE ARE PROVIDING SOME TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, AND
PRESIDENT SADAT UNDERSTANDS WHY WE CANNOT DO MORE THIS
YEAR. WE HOPE TO PROVIDE MORE MILITARY AID IN THE
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FUTURE,
FORD
14, WITH RESPECT TO THE ARAB-ISRAEL DISPUTE, WE ARE
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CONCERNED TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR FURTHER STEPS
TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT. IT REMAINS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM,
AND WE DO NOT EXPECT A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN THE NEAR
FUTURE. HOWEVER, THE US REMAINS DETERMINED TO HELP
MAINTAIN THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS AND REALIZES THE DANGER
OF STAGNATION- BOTH IN TERMS OF POSSIBLE CONFLICT AND
THE SOVIET ROLE. IT REMAINS OUR PURPOSE TO PREVENT THE
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SOVIETS FROM INJECTING THEMSELVES INTO THE PROCESS IN A
MAY THAT WOULD INCREASE THEIR INFLUENCE,
15. ALTHOUGH SYRIA HAS TAKEN A HARDER POSITION THAN
EGYPT REGARDING A SETTLEMENT WITH ISRAEL, WE HAVE
WELCOMED SYRIA'S EFFORTS TO HELP RESOLVE THE CIVIL
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STRIFE IN LEBANON. PRESIDENT FORD SENT A SPECIAL
EMISSARY, AMBASSADOR BROWN, TO LEBANON TO SUPPORT THOSE
EFFORTS. WE THINK PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND IN A
MANNER THAT HAS REDUCED SOVIET INFLUENCE,
16, OUR RELATIONS WITH CUR EUROPEAN ALLIES REMAINS
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VERY STRONG. IN ADDITION TO OUR JOINT DEFENSE EFFORTS,
THE ALLIANCE IS BEING STRENGTHENED BY UNPRECEDENTED
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND COORDINATION.
THE DEFENSE OF EUROPE AND CLOSE TRANS-ATLANTIC TIES ARE
PARAMOUNT US INTERESTS AND WILL BE VIGOROUSLY UPHELD.
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17. THE SOUTHERN EUROPE SITUATION IS THE MOST TROUBLE-
SOME. PORTUGAL IS NOT YET STABLE, BUT THE INFLUENCE OF
THE PORTUGESE COMMUNIST PARTY, AND THEREFORE SOVIET
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INFLUENCE, HAS BEEN FURTHER REDUCED.
18. REGARDING SPAIN, FRANCO'S DEATH HAS CREATED LESS
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INSTABILITY THAN SOME EXPECTED. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A
RENEWAL OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH SPAIN ON OUR MILITARY
FACILITIES, AND ARE HOPEFUL THAT. IT WILL BE RATIFIED BY
OUR SENATE.
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19, WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO OUR EUROPEAN FRIENDS, THAT
WE WOULD VIEW INCLUSION IN THEIR GOVERNMENTS OF
COMMUNIST PARTIES LINKED TO MOSCOW AS SERIOUSLY
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DETRIMENTAL TO OUR MUTUAL SECURITY INTERESTS.
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20, WE HAVE RECENTLY NEGOTIATED AN OVERALL AGREEMENT
WITH TURKEY REGARDING OUR MILITARY FACILITIES THERE AND
MILITARY ASSISTANCE, AND ARE NOW NEGOTIATING A SIMILAR
AGREEMENT WITH GREECE, BOTH AGREEMENTS WILL REQUIRE
CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL, AND THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME.
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HOWEVER, THESE DEVELOPMENTS, AND A BETTER PROSPECT FOR
IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY, SHOULD
STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY NATOIS SOUTHERN FLANK.
21= I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
ASIA, WE HAVE OF COURSE NOTED YOUR RECENT AGREEMENT
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WITH INDIA TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS, WE ASSUME THIS DID
NOT PLEASE MOSCOW, BUT WOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS ON THIS
POINT, AS WELL AS WHETHER YOU EXPECT INDIA TO SUGGEST
OTHER STEPS TO IMPROVE ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
COUNTRY. WE WOULD ALSO WELCOME YOUR ASSESSMENT OF
INDIA'S GESTURES TOWARD PAKISTAN.
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22. WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN, OUR RELATIONS ARE IN VERY
GOOD SHAPE AND OUR CONSULTATION HAS NEVER BEEN CLOSER,
A TROUBLESOME DEVELOPMENT THERE HAS BEEN THE SO-CALLED
LOCKHEED AFFAIR. BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND WE
ARE CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL NOT HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON
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OUR CONTINUING CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
23. IN THAILAND, WE HAVE BEEN REVISING OUR MILITARY
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PRESENCE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGED SITUATION IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA AND TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THOSE
UNFRIENDLY TO THE us, INCLUDING THE SOVIETS, TO EXPLOIT
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THE SITUATION, HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF OUR MILITARY
RELATIONS WITH THAILAND WILL HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH
THE NEW THAI GOVERNMENT.
24, WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE PHILIPPINES
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REGARDING OUR ECONOMIC AND MILITARY RELATIONSHIPS.: WE
FORD
ARE CONFIDENT THAT BY RESOLVING SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE ARISEN WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE PHILIPPINES WILL BE EVEN STRONGER THAN IT IS
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NOW,
25, SOME WEEKS AGO, AS WE INFORMED YOUR GOVERNMENT
THROUGH YOUR LIAISON OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, WF MADE A
PROPOSAL TO NORTH VIET-NAM TO HOLD TALKS TO EAPLORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO
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COUNTRIES. OUR PROPOSAL WAS A SERIOUS ONE. HOWEVER,
HANDI'S RESPONSE, BY RESURRECTING THE PARIS AGREEMENT
CLAUSE ABOUT ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AFTER HAVING KILLED THE
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AGREEMENT BY ITS MILITARY ACTION LAST YEAR, SUGGESTS TO
US THAT HANDI IS NOT NOW INTERESTED IN IMPROVING
RELATIONS. OUR OWN ATTITUDE WILL OF COURSE BE STRONGLY
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INFLUENCED NOT ONLY BY BILATERAL MATTERS BUT ALSO BY
WHETHER NORTH VIET-NAM ACTS WITH RESTRAINT TOWARDS THE
NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WE WOULD
WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS POINT.
26. REGARDING KOREA, OUR PRIMARY CONCERN REMAINS THAT
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THERE BE NO DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WOULD HEIGHTEN TENSION
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, WE CONTINUE TO HOPE
THAT WAYS CAN BE FOUND OVER TIME TO REDUCE THOSE
TENSIONS. IN THE MEANTIME, WE INTEND TO MAINTAIN OUR
MILITARY PRESENCE AS WE BELIEVE IT CONTRIBUTES TO
STABILITY IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA,
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27, LET ME CONCLUDE WITH A FEW BRIEF REMARKS ABOUT
OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS,
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28. IN HIS MESSAGE TO YOU UPON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS
PREMIER, AND IN THE LETTER I BROUGHT WITH ME, PRESIDENT
FORD REAFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS
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OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. HE
HAS ASKED ME TO REITERATE THAT THAT IS OUR FIRM POLICY
AND TO SAY THAT HE IS CONFIDENT THAT THROUGH OUR JOINT
EFFORTS WE CAN ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF FULLY NORMALIZED
RELATIONS.
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29. WE RESPECT YOUR VIEW THAT UNTIL THAT TIME, THE
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SOME ASPECTS OF OUR BILATERAL
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RELATIONSHIP MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE. NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL
HELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AT ANY TIME,
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REGARDING WAYS IN WHICH OUR RELATIONSHIP CAN BE
STRENGTHENED IN OUR MUTUAL INTEREST.
30. I WILL WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS ON THESE OR OTHER
MATTERS, AS PRESIDENT FORD ASKED ME TO REITERATE THE
IMPORTANCE HE ATTACHES TO CONTINUING THE FRANK EXCHANGE
OF VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST. SISCO
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1. SECRETARY MET AT HIS REQUEST WITH PRCLO CHIEF HUANG
CHEN MAY 29, TO REESTABLISH CONTACT AFTER HUANGIS LONG
ABSENCE AND TO REVIEW SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. FOLLOWING
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ARE HIGHLIGHTS,
2. SECRETARY EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE FRIENDLY
RECEPTION GIVEN YOU IN PEKING. "I THINK YOU WILL FIND HIM
AN EXCELLENT MAN. HE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND OF THE
PRESIDENT."
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3. SECRETARY NOTED THAT DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
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SOME CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO RAISE EMBARRASSING ISSUES
ABOUT OUR CHINA POLICY, AND SAID THAT DURING THIS CAMPAIGN
PERIOD WE PHRASE OUR STATEMENTS VERY CAREFULLY TO AVOID
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"UPHEAVALS. HUANG SAID HE UNDERSTANDS THIS, SECRETARY
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LABELED AS INCORRECT THE REPORT THAT HE HAD TOLD GOLDWATER
THAT THE U.S. WOULD NOT NORMALIZE RELATIONS AFTER THE
ELECTIONS. INSTEAD, HE TOLD GOLDWATER THAT "WE HAVE MADE
NO CONCRETE ARRANGEMENTS." SECRETARY SAID THAT IF ANYTHING
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COMES UP IN OUR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN THAT RAISES SOME
QUESTIONS, PRC SHOULD NOT DRAW CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
CONSULTING US. "WE HAVE CONDUCTED OUR POLICY FOR FIVE
YEARS WITH GREAT CARE, AND WILL NOT LET IT FAIL BECAUSE
OF TWO MONTHS OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.'
4. DURING DISCUSSION THIS SUBJECT, HUANG SAID, "SO FAR
AS THE CHINESE SIDE IS CONCERNED, WE WILL ALWAYS CARRY
OUT THE LINE AND POLICY FORMULATED BY CHAIRMAN MAO, NOT
ONLY FOR FOREIGN POLICY BUT ALSO OMMESTIC POLICY. "
SECRETARY SAID HE UNDERSTOOD, AND THAT AS FAR AS WE ARE
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CONCERNED, WE DEAL WITH CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY, NOT
DOMESTIC POLICY.
5, ON AFRICA, SECRETARY SAID WE ARE NOT GOING TO PERMIT
ANOTHER ANGOLA TO DEVELOP AND THAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER
SOVIET-SUPPORTED MILITARY ADVENTURE, WE WILL DO SOMETHING.
HE EXPLAINED THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ORGANIZE VARIOUS
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AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR CAPABILITIES.
SECDEF WILL GO TO ZAIRE IN JULY TO DISCUSS MILITARY
ASSISTANCE AND WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ZAMBIA AND
OTHER COUNTRIES. LATER IN CONVERSATION SECRETARY
MENTIONED THAT WHEN HE GOES TO EUROPE FOR DECD MEETING
END OF JUNE, HE PLANS TO MEET WITH BLACK AFRICAN LEADERS
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AND MAYBE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADERS TO HELP BRING MAJORITY
RULE TO RHODESIA.
6. HUANG SAID U.S. SHOULD LEARN A LESSON FROM ANGOLA,
AND IN RESPO'SE TO SECRETARY'S "WHAT LESSON?, SAID "THE
FACT THAT THE MILITARY SITUATION IN ANGOLA DEVELOPED TO
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THE POINT IT DID IS INSEPARABLE FROM U.S. POLICY TOWARDS
THE SOVIETS. U.S. POLICY ABETTED THE SOVIET EFFORTS.
SECRETARY SAID WE DISCUSSED OUR ANGOLA POLICY IN PEKING
(DURING PRESIDENT'S VISIT) AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE
DEFEATED SOVIETS IN ANGOLA IF CONGRESS HAD NOT STOPPED
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7. SECRETARY CALLED NATO MEETING BEST IN MANY YEARS. IT
TOOK DECISIONS ON STRENGTHENING OF DEFENSE AND ON CLOSE
COORDINATION OF POLICIES AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION ON A
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WORLDWIDE BASIS. HUANG COMMENTED THAT PRESS REPORTS
INDICATE THAT EUROPEANS NOW HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF THE SOVIET THREAT, BUT THAT THE SOVIETS WILL NOT CHANGE
THEIR POLICY OF DIVIDING AND WEAKENING EUROPE, WITH
MILITARY STRENGTH AS ITS BACKING AND DETENTE AS THE
SMOKESCREEN. SECRETARY MENTIONED OUR OPPOSITION TO
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INCLUSIONS OF EUROPEAN COMMUNIST PARTIES IN GOVERNMENT,
AND SAID WE WILL NOT LET THE SOVIETS SUCCEED IN THEIR
POLICY OF DIVIDING AND WEAKENING EUROPE.
8. SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT THE TURKEY-GREECE PROBLEM
IS COMPLICATED BY THE DOMESTIC SITUATION IN THE TWO
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COUNTRIES AND BY THE PROBLEM OF MAKARIOS ON CYPRUS.
HOWEVER, THE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE PRACTICALLY AGREED ON A
SOLUTION AND WILL PROBABLY MOVE TO THE SOLUTION THIS
YEAR.
9. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION, HUANG SAID HE DID NOT YET
KNOW IF FOREIGN MINISTER CHIIAO WILL COME TO THE UNGA,
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PART TO FULFILL THIS OBJECTIVE BY AVERTING AN INCREASE IN
SOVIET INVOLVEMENT AND INFLUENCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, IN
HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS. THE SECRETARY AND
THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT DIRECT SOVIET SOVIET-CUBAN MILITARY
INTERVENTION WAS NOT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE
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AREA. THE SECRETARY'S PUBLIC STRESS ON -AFRICAN SOLUTIONS
AND AFRICAN UNITY WAS DESIGNED TO UNDERLINE THIS POINT,
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THEMSELVES, THIS IS THE US VIEW AS WELL. IN THIS REGARD,
THE US INITIATIVES ON THE RHODESIA PROBLEM ARE ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT SINCE THEY CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE TO A SATISFACTORY
RESOLUTION OF THE RHODESIAN PROBLEM AND PRECLUDE CONDITIONS
WHICH WOULD BE TO THE SOVIETS' ADVANTAGE. AS SECRETARY
KISSINGER RECENTLY INFORMED AMBASSADOR HUANG CHEN, WHEN
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ME IS IN EUROPE LATER THIS MONTH, HE PLANS TO TALK WITH
BLACK AFRICAN LEADERS AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF SOUTH
AFRICA TO HELP FIND A WAY TO ACHIEVE EARLY MAJORITY RULE
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3, INSERT BETWEEN PARAS 11 AND 12:
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IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THE CUBAN INTENTION TO
REDUCE THEIR PRESENCE IN ANGOLA, AS INDICATED IN CASTRO'S
LETTER TO SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER PALME ABOUT WHICH THE
LATTER INFORMED SECRETARY KISSINGER LAST MONTH, THIS
REFLECTS OUR FIRM EFFORTS BOTH IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
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DISCUSSIONS. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW RAPID
AND COMPLETE THIS WITHDRAWAL WILL BE AND WE PLAN TO
CONTINUE TO PRESS THE ISSUE,
4. IN VIEW OF FLUID LEBANON SITUATION, DELETE PARA 15,
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5, INSERT BETWEEN PARAS 16 AND 17,
THE NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING IN OSLO DEMON-
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TAIN DEFENSES AND VIGILANCE AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION.
THE SECRETARY REAFFIRMED THE us COMMITMENTS IN THIS
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REGARD, AND THERE WAS SOLID SUPPORT AND COHESION AT THE
MEETING.
6. DELETE LAST SENTENCE PARA 21, AND INSERT FOLLOWING
BETWEEN PARAS 21 AND 22: WE NOTED THAT PRIME MINISTER
BHUTTO'S VISIT SERVED TO REAFFIRM THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
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BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND YOUR COUNTRY. WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR
ASSESSMENT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN
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GOVERNMENT, WE ARE WITHDRAWING OUR MILITARY PRESENCE TO
MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THOSE UNFRIENDLY TO THE
US, INCLUDING THE SOVIETS, TO EXPLOIT THE SITUATION. THE
DETAILS OF ANY RESIDUAL US FACILITIES IN THAILAND ARE
BEING NEGOTIATED WITH THE THAI GOVERNMENT,
8. IN PARA 24, REVISE SECOND SENTENCE TO READ: WE ARE
CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN RESOLVE SOME ISSUES WHICH HAVE
ARISEN WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP
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SENATE MINORITY LEADER HUGH SCOTTIS PLANS TO VISIT PRC
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THIS SUMMER, ALTHOUGH ALL ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRIP WERE
WORKED OUT DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE SENATOR AND THE CHINESE
WITH NO USG INVOLVEMENT.
2. AS IN CASE OF PREVIOUS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS, WHITE
HOUSE MAY
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SCOTT, WHO PRESUMABLY WANTED HIS VISIT TO HAVE A
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DEAR HUGH:
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ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY
IS OUR NEW AND IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL TO
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THE PURSUIT OF THAT POLICY IF YOU COULD UNDERTAKE A VISIT
TO CHINA IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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AS SENATE MINORITY LEADER YOUR PRESENCE IN CHINA
WOULD UNDERSCORE THE STRONG SUPPORT THAT THE SINO-
AMERICAN RELATIONS ENJOYS IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
AS WELL AS AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. MOREOVER, IN VIEW
OF THE CHANGING CHINESE LEAUERSHIP IT WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL TO ME TO HAVE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT
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STATUS OF SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND OF THE RELATIONSHIP
OF NORMALIZATION TO THE GENERAL SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST,
YOUR ON-THE-SPOT UNDERSTANDING OF THIS RELATIONSHIP WILL
CERTAINLY BE OF GREAT VALUE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY
FUTURE QUESTIONS REGARDING SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS WHICH
MAY COME BEFORE THE SENATE,
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BRANCH WILL BE PLEASED TO DO WHAT IT CAN TO FACILITATE
YOUR JOURNEY,
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3. SENATOR PUBLICLY DISCLOSED HIS TRIP IN SPEECH TO THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON US-CHINA TRADE JUNE 14, WIRE
SERVICES SUBSEQUENTLY CARRIED A NUMBER OF STORIES STATING
THAT SCOTT WAS UNDERTAKING SPECIAL MISSION AT THE REQUEST
OF THE PRESIDENT TO LOOK INTO THE CURRENT POLITICAL
SITUATION IN CHINA. WE ASSUME THESE STORIES TRACE BACK TO
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NOT BE CARRYING ANY SPECIAL LETTERS OR MESSAGES FROM THE
PRESIDENT TO THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP. HE HAS NOT BEEN
ENTRUSTED WITH ANY NEGOTIATING RESPONSIBILITIES ON
NORMALIZATION ISSUES. WE DOUBT THAT THE AURA OF A
PRESIDENTIAL MISSION SURROUNDING SCOTTIS TRI WILL
PROVIDE THE CHINESE WITH MUCH ADDITIONAL LEVERAGE TO
EXPLOIT THE VISIT FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES. THE CHINESE
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KNOW THAT THEY DEALT DIRECTLY WITH SCOTT IN ARRANGING THE
TRIP, AND THEY WILL PROBABLY HANDLE HIS VISIT IN THE SAME
WAY AS OTHER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS,
5. WE WILL BE PROVIDING YOU IN SEPTELS WITH ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CONCERNING SCOTTIS TRIP AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
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1. REGARDING OUR CONVERSATION IN PEKING, I HAVE CHECKED
AGAIN, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEVELOPMENTS (INCLUDING A
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ENCOURAGE SCOTT TO GET INTO NEGOTIATING-TYPE DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE CHINESE.
2. DEPT. OFFICERS TOLD FREEMAN AND BARNETT THAT SCOTT
SHOULD INDICATE TO CHINESE THAT HE WANTS YOU TO ATTEND
HIS MEETINGS WITH RANKING OFFICIALS IN PEKING. YOU MAY
WISH TO MENTION THIS POINT TO SCOTT (OR HAVE SOMEONE
REMIND FREEMAN) UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. KISSINGER
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1, I APPRECIATED YOUR RAPID AND FULL REPORTING ON
SENATOR SCOTT'S MEETING WITH VICE PREMIER CHANG CHUN-CHIAO
JULY 13 AND YOUR PROMPT ANALYSIS, I WANT YOU TO HAVE OUR
DWN INITIAL REACTION TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
2, IN TERMS OF BASIC PRINCIPLES, CHANG NEITHER CHANGED
NOR ADDED TO THE CHINESE POSITION ON TAIWAN AND US-PRC
RELATIONS. HE EXPLICITLY STATED THAT BOTH SIDES SHOULD
CONTINUE TO ACT IN ACCORD WITH THE SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE
AND AFFIRMED CHINESE WILLINGNESS TO DO SO, CHANG'S
REFERENCE TO THE THREE POINTS IN THE SO-CALLED JAPAN
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FORMULA WAS SIMPLY THE REITERANTION OF A POSITION THAT THE
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CHINESE HAVE PRESENTED TO US ON A VARIETY OF OCCASIONS
GOING BACK TO MY VISIT TO PEKING IN NOVEMBER 1974. ON THE
CRUCIAL QUESTION OF A "PEACEFUL SOLUTION" TO THE TAIWAN
QUESTION, NOT ONLY DO THE US AND CHINESE POSITIONS DIFFER
IN THE SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE, BUT NONE OF THE TP CHINESE
LEADERS, INCLUDING CHOU, MAO, AND TENG, HAS EVER LIFTED
THE THREAT THAT THE TAIWAN PROBLEM WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO
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BE RESOLVED BY MILITARY MEANS. WHILE THEIR FORMULATIONS
VARY, ON MORE THAN ON OCCASION, INCLUDING STATEMENTS AT
THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE LEVEL, THEY HAVE REFERRED TO THE
MILITARY LIBERATION OF TAIWAN AS PROBABLY INEVITABLE.
THEY HAVE NEVER, HOWEVER, ADVANCED ANY PRECISE TIME FRAME
IN WHICH THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE, AND WE NOTE THAT CHANG TOO
DIO NOT IMPLY THAT THERE WAS ANY DEADLINE FOR SETTLEMENT
OF THE TAIWAN ISSUE, HE ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT THE CHINESE
POSITION ON TAIWAN REMAINS UNCHANGED. MOREOVER, FOR ALL
HIS DISDAIN ABOUT THE US--E.G. ON ANGOLA--CHANG REMINDED
SCOTT THAT IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA WE HAVE MANY
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POINTS IN COMMON.
3. ON BALANCE, WHILE WE DO NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY
THAT CHANG'S OUTBURST REPRESENTS A HARDENING OF PRC
ATTITUDES, BOTH CHANG AND CH'IAO WOULD NOT HAVE GONE AS
FAR AS THEY DID IF SCOTT HAD NOT CONFRONTED THEM so
DIRECTLY ON TAIWAN AND PERSISTED IN ARGUING so STUBBORNLY.
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CI PERSONALLY ADVISED SCOTT THAT HE SHOULD NOT PRESS THE
CHINESE ON THIS SENSITIVE ISSUE.) PARTICULARLY AFTER
READING THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF SCOTT'S MEETING WITH
CH'IAO THE DAY BEFORE, WE ARE STRUCK BY THE DEGREE TO
WHICH THE CHINESE MAY HAVE FELT THEY WERE BEING PRESSED
ON THE "PEACEFUL LIBERATION" ISSUE. SCOTT'S OWN EFFORTS
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BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR PEKING TO PLAY UP THE IMPORTANCE
OF HIS MISSION AND TO CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS
A PRESIDENTIAL EMISSARY MAY WELL HAVE REINFORCED THESE
CONSIDERATIONS IN CHINESE MINDS. IT WAS A PARTICULARLY
TOUGH WEEK FOR THE CHINESE ON THE TAIWAN ISSUE IN VIEW
OF THE OLYMPICS IMBROGLIO AND MIYAZAWA'S STATEMENTS ON
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MUST BE SEEN AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S
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EXPLICIT STATEMENTS THAT NORMALIZATION WILL NOT BE
COMPLETED THIS YEAR AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN PUBLIC
COMMENTARY IN THE US REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING
TAIWAN'S SECURITY.
4. CHANG HAS LONG HAD THE REPUTATION OF BEING CLOSE TO
THE IDEOLOGICAL LEFT, BUT THE PICTURE OF HIM THAT EMERGES
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IN THE FLESH IS EVEN MORE ABRASIVE, MILITANT, AND
POLEMICAL THAN WE HAD IMAGINED. (WE FOUND YOUR
OBSERVATIONS ON HIS DEMEANOR VERY PERCEPTIVE.) EVEN.
THOUGH WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT DOMESTIC ISSUES AND
POWER RIVALRIES LIE AT THE ROOT OF THE DIVISIONS WITHIN
PEKING'S CURRENT LEADERSHIP, CHANG'S PERFORMANCE GIVES US
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INSIGHT INTO THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS THAT A GREATER LEFTIST
ROLE IN THE LEADERSHIP COULD HAVE ON CHINA'S FOREIGN
POLICY. IF CHANG'S STAR IS IN FACT RISING, WE MAY FIND
OURSELVES DEALING INCREASINGLY WITH A MAN WHOSE STYLE
AND MANNERISMS DO NOT SIT WELL WITH AMERICANS AND WHO
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SEEMS REMARKABLY UNCONCERNED ABOUT ESTABLISHING PERSONAL
RAPPORT WITH HIS GUESTS, AS YOU SO ACCURATELY POINTED
OUT.
5. IF CHANG CONTINUES TO BE THE RANKING PRC LEADER WHO
MEETS WITH us DELEGATIONS, OR IF OTHER CHINESE DEALING
WITH AMERICANS BEGIN TO ECHO HIS REMARKS ON THIS OCCASION,
WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL HAVE A CUMULATIVELY
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CONSIDERING THE ADVISABILITY OF RAISING THE MATTER WITH
THE CHINESE ALONG THE LINES YOU SUGGESTED.
2. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE OF FOLLOWING BACKGROUND
CONCERNING GELB STORY THAT APPEARED IN NY TIMES AUGUST 3.
STORY RESULTED FROM CONVERSATION THAT SEVERAL US
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HAVE TO BE BY MILITARY MEANS. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION,
HSIEH SAID HE PRESUMED THE PRC POSITION ON MILITARY
LIBERATION HAD BEEN CONVEYED TO USG. CORRESPONDENTS
RECEIVED IMPRESSION THAT HSIEH'S TRANSPARENT PURPOSE IN
MEETING WITH THEM WAS TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE ON MILITARY
LIBERATION. WHEN INFORMED THAT GELB INTENDED TO PUBLISH
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ON CONDITION THAT GELB WOULD NOT IDENTIFY OFFICIAL
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COC COMPUTER SALE IN TIME FOR YOU TO CONVEY IT TO CDC REPS
IN PEKING MORNING OCTOBER 14 YOUR TIME, PRIOR TO COC'S
MEETING WITH TECHIMPORT.
2. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED NECESSARY INFORMATION
FROM us BY THE TIME CDC REPS CONTACT YOU AFTER THEIR
ARRIVAL OCTOBER 13 IN PEKING, YOU SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO
ARRANGE 24-HOUR POSTPONEMENT OF TECHIMPORT MEETING,
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FORCE REDUCTIONS ON TAIWAN - PRESS GUIDANCE
REFERENCE: (A) CINCPAC 112055Z, OCT. 76
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(B) TAIPEI 6967
CINCPAC FOR POLAD
1. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DOWNPLAY THE FORCE REDUCTIONS TO
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THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE ONCE THEY BECOME PUBLIC KNOW-
LEDGE. IN KEEPING WITH THIS, YOU SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT
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ISSUE ANY STATEMENT OR ANNOUNCEMENT ON SUBJECT. FOLLOWING
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IS GUIDANCE IN EVENT PRESS RAISES ISSUE. ADDRESSEES SHOULD
NOT GO BEYOND THIS IN RESPONDING TO QUERIES. UNANTICIPATED
QUESTIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO WASHINGTON FOR REPLY.
2. Q. ARE La FORCES ON TAIWAN BEING FURTHER REDUCED?
A. YES. AS HAS BEEN STATED MANY TIMES, REDUCTION OF
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FORCES ON TAIWAN IS AN ONGOING PROCESS. AS YOU
KNOW, SIZEABLE REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE OVE THE
PAST SEVERAL YEARS (FROM 10,000 TO SLIGHTLY OVER
2,000 AT PRESENT).
3, Q. HOW MANY PERSONNEL WILL BE WITHDRAWN?
A, I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO COMMENT ON THIS.
4, Q. WHAT UNITS WILL BE INVOLVED?
A. I ALSO CANNOT COMMENT ON THIS.
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5. Q. ARE THE REDUCTIONS BEING CARRIED OUT UNDER THE
SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE?
A. WHILE THE REDUCTIONS INVOLVE MANPOWER AND BUDGE-
TARY INSIDERATIONS, THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
SHANGHAI COMMUNIQUE.
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6. Q. ARE THE REDUCTIONS BEING CARRIED OUT AS A RESULT
OF PRC PRESSURES OR NEGOTIATIONS WITH PEKING?
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A, NO. THE DISPOSITION OF US FORCES IN EAST ASIA,
INCLUDING TAIRAN, IS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED
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STATES WITH REFERENCE TO OUR INTERNATIONAL OBLIGA-
TIONS, POLICY INTERESTS AND SECURITY CONSIDERA-
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SUBJECT: HUMMEL/HAN HSU CONVERSATION ON CDC COMPUTER CASE
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1, ASSISTANT SECRETARY HUMMEL CALLED IN PRCLO DEPUTY
CHIEF HAN HSU OCTOBER 14 TO CONVEY us DECISION ON CDC
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COMPUTER CASE, HUMMEL READ PREPARED TALKING POINTS AS
FOLLOWS:
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PM YOU WILL RECALL THAT WHEN THE PRESIDENT WAS IN PEKING
LAST DECEMBER, BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY IN-
DICATED OUR WILLINGNESS TO BE HELPFUL IN FINDING WAYS TO
HANDLE CERTAIN SPECIAL TRADE MATTERS, SUCH AS THE SALE OF
COMPUTERS, IN THE LIGHT OF OUR VARIOUS LAWS AND
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REGULATIONS.
-- SECRETARY KISSINGER ALSO REFERRED TO OUR DESIRE TO BE
HELPFUL IN HIS MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR MUANG CHEN ON
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AUGUST 18. THE SECRETARY NOTED THAT OUR PROCEDURES CREATE
CERTAIN PROBLEMS, BUT THAT WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS IF WE KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, AND WE MAY
BE ABLE TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS.
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-- THIS MATTER HAS AGAIN COME TO OUR ATTENTION IN
CONNECTION WITH A PENDING SALE TO YOUR COUNTRY OF A
COMPUTER SYSTEM MANUFACTURED BY THE CONTROL DATA
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CORPORATION. THE US-MANUFACTURED COMPUTERS ARE PART OF
A SEISMIC OIL EXPLORATION SYSTEM A FRENCH COMPANY WISHES
TO SELL TO YOU.
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-- WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH THIS SALE WOULD BE CONCLUDED, AND ARE SATIS-
FIED THAT THE SYSTEM WILL BE USED FOR ITS STATED PURPOSE,
WHICH IS PETROLEUM EXPLORATION.
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-- WE ARE PREPARED TO APPROVE THE SALE IN PRINCIPLE ON AN
EXCEPTIONAL BASIS. WE HOPE THAT THE SPECIFIC ARRANGE-
MENTS THAT ARE BEING WORKED OUT BETWEEN CONTROL DATA
CORPORATION AND TECHIMPORT WILL PROVIDE A SATISFACTORY
BASIS FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES
ON TRADE MATTERS OF THIS SORT.
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-- WE HOPE THAT THE CHINESE SIDE REALIZES THAT THE SALE
OF SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THIS CONTROL
DATA COMPUTER PRESENTS us WITH CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE
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DIFFICULTIES.
-- AS THE SECRETARY MENTIONED TO AMBASSADOR HUANG CHEN,
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IN THESE CASES IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF ThE CHINESE SIDE
COULD SUPPLEMENT ITS NORMAL HANDLING OF THESE MATTERS
THROUGH COMMERCIAL CHANNELS BY INFORMALLY GIVING US SOME
ADVANCE NOTICE OF YOUR INTERESTS. WE MIGHT THEN BE ABLE
TO HANDLE THE MATTER MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN WAS POSSIBLE
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IN THE PRESENT CASE, WHICH CAME TO OUR ATTENTION SOMEWHAT
BELATEDLY,
2. HAN HSU RESPONDED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
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"REGARDING THE MATTER MENTIONED DURING PRESIDENT FORD'S
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AND SECRETARY KISSINGER'S VISIT TO CHINA AND MENTIONED
BY SECRETARY ISSINGER TO HUANG CHEN ON AUGUST 18, WE
HAVE DECLARED OUR STANDPOINT CLEARLY. IN THIS CASE, IT
MUST BE HANDLED THROUGH COMMERCIAL CHANNELS. IF YOU WANT
TO SELL, OK; IF NOT, OK."
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Telegram
CREATOR'S NAME
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CINCPAC
DESCRIPTION
Re US Force reductions
CREATION DATE
11/04/1976
VOLUME
3 pages
COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID
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COLLECTION TITLE
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. PRESIDENTIAL
COUNTRY FILES FOR EAST ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC
BOX NUMBER
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People's Republic of China - State
Department Telegrams: From SECSTATE -
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TAGS: PFOR, CH, US, CREP (CURTIS, CARL)
SUBJECT: SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CODEL CURTIS
1. THE SECRETARY MET FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH MEMBERS OF
CODEL CURTIS NOVEMBER 4 (MEMBERS PRESENT INCLUDED SENATOR
AND MRS, BAYH, SENATOR AND MRS. YOUNG, SENATOR AND MRS.
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HOLLINGS, SENATON AND MRS. JOHNSTON, MRS. STEVENS, MR. AND
MRS. WOLTHUIS, AND DICK HART), DURING WHICH HE URGED
DELEGATION TO INCLUDE USLO CHIEF AND SEVERAL OF HIS
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OFFICERS IN PEKING MEETINGS. YOU MAY WISH TO FOLLOW UP ON
DELEGATION'S ARRIVAL,
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2. IN OTHER RESPECTS, SECRETARY PROVIDED GENERAL REVIEW OF
PRC DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS AND BRIEF DISCUSSION OF US-PRC
RELATIONS. HE URGED THE DELEGATION TO LEAVE THE TAIWAN
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ISSUE ALONE IN THEIR MEETINGS WITH THE CHINESE, NOT ONLY
SECAUSE CHINESE MAY NOT BE SURE FOR WHOM DELEGATION IS
SPEAKING BUT BECAUSE OF IMPLICATIONS FOR NEXT
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ADMINISTRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT IF SUBJECT OF NORMAL-
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IZATION AROSE, DELEGATION SHOULD INDICATE SUPPORT BUT NOT
IN TERMS OF ANY SPECIFIC FORMULA. HE EXPRESSED HOPE
DELEGATION COULD ALSO STRESS ELEMENTS OF CONTINUITY IN us
POLICY IN VIEW OF UNCERTAINTY ABROAD AS TO WHAT NEW
ADMINISTRATION MEANS.
3. THE SECRETARY NOTED THAT SUBJECTS OF SUPPLYING
MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR ENGAGING IN TECHNICAL COOPERATION
HAVE NOT BEEN DISCUSSED WITH CHINESE. HE ADDED THAT THERE
IS NO PLAN FOR THE SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT NOR HAVE THE
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STRONG SOVIET REACTION IF US MOVED IN THIS DIRECTION.
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