CABLE TO VERNON WALTERS FROM ALEXANDER HAIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-461-1-12-5
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 14, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02: LOC-HAK-461-1-12-5
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TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE
February 14, 1972
FROM: AL HAIG
Please pass the following two messages to your contact.
1. President Nixon would be grateful if Prime Minister Chou En-lai
would agree to meet with Dr. Kissinger privately prior to the first plenary
session in order to work out the agenda of subsequent meetings and
the process for completing the Communique. It would also be appreciated
if arrangements arrived at by your side can provide for the return of
Dr. Kissinger to the Guest House in sufficient time to join the Presidential
motorcade preliminary to the first plenary session. It will not be
necessary to respond to this request via this channel. Rather Dr. Kissinger
will be prepared to receive instructions from the designated representative
of the People's Republic of China at the time of his arrival in Shanghai
or Peking.
2. The U. S. side has investigated the possible situation reported by
the Chinese side on February 9.
As a precautionary measure, we will have fighter aircraft on special
alert during the period when the President is flying to Shanghai. These
aircraft will remain on the ground unless needed, since we are confident
we would have early warning of any threat to the Presidential aircraft.
TOP SECRET,,/SENSITIVE
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02 : LOC-HAK-461-1-12-5
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02: LOC-HAK-461-1-12-5
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TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE -2-
The U. S. side plans to assume responsibility for the protection of the
Presidential aircraft up to twelve miles from the People's Republic of
China. It assumes that the PRC will take responsibility at that point.
The U. S. side would appreciate hearing from the Chinese side if these
plans present any complication for the PRC.
TOP SECRET /SENSITIVE
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/12/02 : LOC-HAK-461-1-12-5