YOUR MEETING WITH PRCLO CHIEF HUANG CHEN (TIME YET TO BE DETERMINED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-463-2-4-1
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 19, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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ACTION MEMORANDUM
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.To The Secretary.
June 1.9, 1974
From: EA -- Arthur W. Hu,-rrel, Jr
N SC - Richard Solomon .-
..S/ P WWinston Lord "46- 5U7
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(Ti no 25. 7 t__ - our Meeting with PRCLO Chief Huang Chen
You did not have a chance for a substantive
talk with Huang Chen between your traps to the
Middle East, and we think you should. do so if at
all possible before you leave for the USSR.
you can see him on Monday, June 24, or the following
day, it is possible that Huang will have a r
our proposal on the UN Command in Korea reply to
(see below).
You had a brief talk with Huang Chen at the time
you addressed the joint session of the private groups that deal with China, on. June 3. Before Utha,
your last private session with him was on April 22.'
Since April, Winston Lord twice briefed Huang Chen
about your Middle East negotiations, and on May 29
he informed the Chinese about the upcoming announce-
ment of the Syrian-Israeli disengagement agreement.
On June 13, in accordance with your instructions,
Winston Lord conveyed to PRCLO Deputy Chief Han Hsu
the details of our proposed solution for the UN
Cormand in Korea and safeguarding the Armistice.
The memorandum of May 31 that contains the talking
points on Korea is attached
at Tab P..
We see four main purposes for your meeting
with Huang Chen:
(1) to reiterate the constancy and resolution
of US policies and intentions toward China (perhaps
raising the'possibility of your making
a trip to
Peking this fall for another round of substantive
discussions% we suspect that the Ch,
by your Salzburg press con.f yn?se were disturbed
issue would a1 so. seem erence; and reassurances on this
in order.
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(2) to brief the Chinese about the Middle East
situation, including Soviet attitudes and the Soviet
role in the Middle East and where we go from here;
(3) to give the Chinese a preview of the
President's and your own upcoming visit to the USSR;
(4) to emphasize to the Chinese that the pwoPosa'
about the UN Command in Korea that was conveyed to t-rern
on June 13 has your personal approval and balking and
to urge a speedy and hopefully favorable response.
Background For Your information
-- We have not had direct complaints (since Chiao
talked to David Bruce in January) from the Chinese
about Taiwan or about the slow pace of normalization.
However, a nt=ber of external signs cause us concern.
We hope you will review our joint paper to you dated
May 24 (attached at Tab B) on actions we might take
to show progress toward normalization. We hope you
can also give guidance on the basis of Lord's and
Hummel's joint memo to you of January 29 (also
attached -- Tab C).
-- You will have seen the abrupt rejection by Lin.
Ping in Peking of our proposal on c lairs/assets .
The aide merzoire he delivered contained the chuase:
"one can hardly believe that the US side has any
sincere desire to settle the claims". You will
recall that the word "blackmail" was used in
connection with our warnings about possible attach-
ment of their aircraft in March. If you have an
opening, it would be appropriate to tell Huang Chen
that such language is not accurate, does not contri-
bute to building the friendly relations we desire,
and is more characteristic of the Soviets' style
than that we have come to expect from the PRC.
-- If they mention their rejection of our c?ai ?s/
assets proposal, you should say that we are disturbed
by their response as it doe s against i.the agreement
in principle reached during your trip of February
1973, but that we are studying the m at.ter.
-- We note that three decent events could be
interpreted as reversals of Chou 1n-- 1-,i'.s cv,-r -to? i cites:
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their demand that we withdraw the Marine
Guards;
(b) their withdrawal of Chou En-2-ails offer to
refund the $17 million in connection with
the claims/assets settleiaent and
(c) (This is more debatable) their evident.
tightening up on any .flexibility regarding terms
for normalization that Chou En-lai may
have wished to indicate in introducing the
term "confirming the principle of one China"
in the November, 1973 Communique. -
-- We have had three recent signals
conveying the message, that the Peking leadership
is concerned that you are not able to pay enough
attention to China. One of these, a middle-level
official who spoke to Jim Lilley at a diplomatic
reception in Peking, inquired why you were not
planning a trip to Peking in the fall -- virtually
inviting a request for another visit..
-- The announcement of our withdrawals of USAF
squadrons from Taiwan has been made publicly. The
ROC announcement did not specify timing, but we
have seen to it that the press is saying that the
first squadron will leave "soon" (actually, in
July).
-- The PRC' s Martial Arts troupe will arrive in
the U.S. soon, opening in Honolulu June 21. A
demarche was made by Han- Hsu to Hummel on June 17,
complaining about a proposed ROC performing troupe
scheduled to be in New York June 22, because it
would over lap with the PRC group. Han went so far
as to request that we prevent the ROC troupe from
performing in the U.S. at all --- not merely when
the PRC troupe is here. US visas for the ROC troupe
have not been issued, but have been applied for in
Taipei. We have directed our Embassy to press the
ROC to prevent the troupe from coming to the U.S.
prior to the departure on July 14 of the PRC group.
This is the way we resoled a similar case 13 months
ago. If the ROC refuses to cooperate, we will have
to consider getting a.high--level decision to refuse
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the visas on national interest grounds. We still
are exploring the legal implications of-such a
course, which will be difficult at best under
existing visa laws. In the previous case, lawyers
and entrepreneurs in New York shrew teased to sue
the US Government if the visas were wi hhe d.
We will update this item for you before your meeting
with Huang Chen, including talking point;. in the
meantime all we can sav to the PRC is t1iat we are
carefully reviewing the matter.
The press in Taiwan has reported that funds for
a new Embassy Chancery in Taipei have been authorized
by the US Congress. So far, we have not been asked
about this in Washington. If we are, we will reply
that this is one of a number of authorized projects
about which final decisions have not-been made.
You may wish to tell Huang Chen that despite press
reports, we have no plans to build a new Chancery
in Taipei.
-- On the positive side, the State Governors trip
went well. Senator Jackson is about to dewart for
China, and another US Congressional visit to China
seems likely in August or Septerber. Chiao Kuan--hua
invited Bruce to a private dinner which Bruce was
unable to attend because of his plans for leave in
Europe; this invitation is likely to be rene = ed when
Bruce returns to Peking July 1. Al Jenkins' departure
from Peking was the occasion of a most unusual turnout
of PRC officials at the airport to see him off. Your
public statement to the US/China groups in Washington
on June 3 was widely and positively reported with-in
China by =IA. -
Recommendaticn
That you meet with Huang Chen before leaving for Caa
Soviet Union.
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Attachments
Tab A - Talking Points -? Korea
Tab B - May 24 Paper to Secs etary
Tab C -- January 29 Memorandum
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