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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-548-6-16-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 15, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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THAT AR TALL? /NROPTANT loR' MY OWN PEOPla IN WEST VIRGINIA."
SENATOR SCOTT D/SAGREtt WITH PYPD*S VIEW* SAYING "THERE IS A
HIGHLY ATIONAL REASON" FOR SUCH ,AID AND LT TJ4F AID WOULD
BE OVtD#"AETER A GREAT PEAL OF ESATE AND AFTER FVERyoNE
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wouDD ENCOUNTER DffirrcuLTy IN GETTING CONGRESS TO OKAYPO8TwA
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WAS NECESSAR?IC MATNTAIN PEACE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
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ON FEBRUARY 26* WILL BE GOING INTO THE PIP QUESTION INSOMUCH
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BY 'YOU ZN 'HANOI AND CONCERNING YOUR VISIT TO CHINA SAID, "WE
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ON OTHERSUBJECTS HE SAID:
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THIS WEEK, THERE ZS NO FORMAL LINK BETWEEN THE U.S
BALANCE ?OP'TRADE DEFICITS AND THE QUESTION OF KEE1NG
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OF TRyING It DEAL WITH THIS TRORLEM.
THE ' ENINO STAR AND wASHINGTON DAILY N '01S: HENRY PPADSPPR
!TPOPTS YOUR ARRIVAL IN?PFKINO F?OP FOUR DAT$ OP TALKS WITH
C"gt_4$R LFADERV. AS A RESULT OF THE VIETNAM CEASE. -FIRE
gFAVFR!,1 rN HONG KONG StP POSSIPLE cLOSEP RELATIONS RETVEEN
PEKING Amr 'WASHINGTON" WASHINRTON' REPORTEDLY IS EAOFR TO
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