ITEMS FOR DCI BRIEFING BOOK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00100R000100030036-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: January 6, 1978
• Content Type: MEMO

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6 January 1978
STATINTL FROM:
National Intelligence Officer for China
SUBJECT: Items for DCI Briefing Book
1. William Safire in the New York Times has on two
occasions in the past week referrer to a speech by the PRC
foreign minister. In his column he belabored the Intelligence
Community and Secretary Vance for not paying attention to the
speech. Our investigation indicates the speech is probably
a black propaganda effort by Taiwan. Secretary Vance has
been informed through INR which used our investigative
material.
2. NFAC gave briefings on China to Senators Mathias,
Lugar and Hart all of whom are on our oversight committee as
well as to Congressmen Solarz and Richman. They are all in
a group of Senators and Congressmen who have gone to China as
part of the facilitated (Government sponsored) exchange pro-
gram. with China. Senator Cranston leads the group and they
are flying in an US Air Force plane provided by the President.
3. Senator Kennedy whom we briefed has had an impor-
tant meeting with the strong man of China, Vice Premier Teng.
Teng, although tough on his three conditions, emphasized
patience on Taiwan. He reiterated China's strong stand
against the Soviet Union indicating normalization would en-
hance Sino-US cooperation and dismissing any Soviet move
into a post-normalization power vacuum on Taiwan. The Chi-
nese made some suggestive comments on the use of the "peace"
theme regarding Taiwan. We are doing a PDB item on this and
will give you a summary of the meeting prepared by the US
Mission in Peking.
INTERNAL USE ONLY
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