BRIEFING MATERIALS FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01082A000700050004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 28, 1974
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2006/08/02 : CIA-RDP80MO1082AO00700050004-0
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TOP SECRET /SENSITIVE October 28, 1974
TS# 203689
MEMORANDUM FOR'
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE -
SUBJECT: Briefing Materials for Secretary Kissinger
Secretary Kissinger will visit Peking later this year. In preparation
for this trip, it is requested that current briefing material be provided
on the following subjects:
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Status of PRC Strategic Weapons Programs and National
Defense Posture
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Status of Sino-Soviet Relations
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Current and Projected Foreign Policy Orie
ntation of the PRC
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Condition of the PRC Economy, and Its Rel
Trade (especially with the U.S.)
ation to Foreign
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Current and Anticipated PRC Orientation to the Taiwan Question
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Outlook for PRC Internal Politics: The succession problem;
outlook for policy changes affecting domestic and foreign
relations (political, economic, military)
It would be appreciated if these studies could be transmitted to the
Secretary via this office no later than November 8.
Bren Scowcroft
Lieutenant General, USAF
Deputy Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
TOP SECRET /SENSITIVE
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