ATTACHED YOU WILL FIND TWO ENCLOSURES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-460-8-4-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 16, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 20, 1971
• Content Type: LETTER

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Attached you will find two enclosures. The first is a two-page message
which l to be handed to the Chinese Ambassador for the promptest
transmission to Premier Chou En ai. The second is an instruction to
you for oral transmission to the Ambassador.
You will note from both enclosures that Mr. Kissinger would like to
see the Cbfnece Anibassador on either the 25th or 26th. Hopofufy, a
meeting sou d he arranged in the Ambassador's residence before id
night on the 25th. In this casep you might proceed directly to your
residence from the airport, drop of luggage and one passenger and
proceed directly to the Amk ssadorse re idencc. If, however. as you
mentioned on the phone, a change will have to be made as to the arrival
airfield, a meeting at the roziidence on the afternoon of the 26th would
also be acceptable as a second choice.
scccoz?, .nd tfor . The* schedule for the tr!_i inclade-o
Concrrznng this weekend, option 1 or $ would be acceptable for
be at 1030 local..
Departure from Andrews 0830 local,, Jelly 25
Arrive Rhein Main 2050 local
Arrive Paris 2235 local
Since the last discuoaion was not precise on this issue, you will wish to
comfit with the North Vletnarraose that the meeting on the 26th should
Beat rogards,~
Alexander U. Haig, Jr.
Brigadier General, U. S. Army
Deputy Aaalstant to th3 Arenideat
for National Security Affairs
Major General Vernon A Walters
Military Attache
American l m"ssy, Paris
DOS, OSD and DOE reviews
completed.,,.-.;.
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,.K 6 d r rA j,
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 In line with their understanding of keeping him informed of
contacts affecting the People's Republic of China, Dr. Kissinger
wants to call Premier Chou En--tai's attention to the following:
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(1) On July 19 the Soviet Ambassador called on
Dr. Kissinger to inquire about the Peking talks. Dr. Kissinger
told him that no matter concerning the Soviet Union was discussed.
In reply to a question, Dr. Kissinger stated that the Chinese side
expressed no concern over or interest in possible Soviet military
pressures against them.
with Soviet leaders, Presidential visits would take place in the
The Soviet Ambassador inquired whether the
.President would be preparcd to .., .,:.'.- Moscow,-,w before Pea~i g . Tie
was told that while the U. S. maintained its acceptance of a meeting
order in which they were announced.
statements, the President's freedom of action is inhibited.
(3) With respect to the message transmitted by
General Walters, the Premier must understand the need to insulate
Sino-U. S. relations from U. S. domestic politics. To the degree
that these relations or related subjects becon-i.e subject to partisan
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(4) Dr. Kissinger will be in Paris secretly on
July 25126 and will be prepared to meet the Chinese Ambassador
on that occasion to receive Premier Chou En-tai's reaction to
these messages or any other matter of mutual concern.
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.,-at meeting.,.=:etc. T4e,,,Ambas.sador might, give. the answer, when he
It may be useful to begin discussing the technical side
of the public visit Dr. Kissinger is planning to Peking for late
September/early October; for example, the Chinese ideas from
where the plane might originate --- is Okinawa acceptable, direct
flight from Alaska, Chinese navigators, length of stay, participants
sees Dr. Kissinger.
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