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MEMORANDUM


THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON


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MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION


PARTICIPANTS:
Teng Hsiao-p'ing, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Ch'iao Kuan-hua, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Amb. Huang Chen, Chief of PRC Liaison Office, Washington
Wang Hai-jung, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lin P'ing, Director, Department of American and Oceanic Affairs
T'ang Wen-sheng, Deputy Director, Department of American and Oceanic Affairs
Chang Han-chih, Deputy Director, Department of American and Oceanic Affairs
Tsien Ta-yung, Counselor, PRCLO, Washington
Chu

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Amb. George Bush, Chief, U. S. Liaison Office
Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant to the President
Winston Lord, Director, Policy Planning Staff
Philip Habib, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Richard Solomon, National Security Council Senior Staff
Peter W. Rodman, National Security Council Staff
Karlene Knieps, Department of State (notetaker)
DATE AND TIME:
11:15 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Tuesday, November 26, 1974
PLACE:
Great Hall of the People
Peking


Teng: So how should we commence? I suggest we listen to the Doctor first, because you have traveled to so many lands.

Kissinger: Perhaps we should have a general review of events since we last met. I'm deciding whether to read the black [briefing] book, which has 400 pages, or the green book, which has 200. [Laughter]

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