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CABLE TO ALEXANDER HAIG FROM VERNON WALTERS

Document Type: 
CREST [1]
Collection: 
Library of Congress [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
LOC-HAK-461-1-15-2
Release Decision: 
RIFLIM
Original Classification: 
T
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date: 
April 7, 2010
Sequence Number: 
15
Case Number: 
Publication Date: 
February 18, 1972
Content Type: 
CABLE
File: 
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Body: 
_J/u d1LJ/_*_') f TOP SECRET/SENSIT EXCLUSIVELY EYES 'ONLY TO GENERAL HAIG FROM GENERAL WALTERS No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/04/07: LOC-HAK-461-1-15-2 Chinese today handed me this: IF "With regard to the protection of President Nixon's Aircraft as mentioned in the U.S. message of February 15, 1972, the Chinese side will assume responsibility for the security of the Presidential Aircraft within the territorial air of the Peoples Republic of China. The Chinese side wishes to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of the U.S. side the fact that the present width of the territorial sea of the Peoples Republic of China is twelve nautical- miles, not twelve miles." Talk was very cordial. ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/04/07: LOC-HAK-461-1-15-2
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