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I would suggest as is usual, that we might discuss the status of the exchanges that are about to take place. I understand that there have been preliminary exchanges between the facilitative Committees and their counterparts here with regard to the cultural and scholarly exchange for 1975. I think that the recent exchanges have reached a stage where it might be of interest to exchange views on what has transpired to date. As the Secretary pointed out this morning, the particulars and the numbers are not as important as the general progress and the general consequences of these exchanges. In our view, there is no question that the exchanges have an important part in the overall process toward normalization. We think that the National Committee for China-US Relations and the Committee for Scholarly Exchanges, are fulfilling the roles that they were expected to fulfill. From my observations of the manner in which they have been operating, this has been satisfactory to all concerned and we expect that degree of satisfaction to be maintained. Have you been satisfied with the manner in which the facilitative Committees have been functioning?
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