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(C) WE WOULD ASSURE GOVERNMENTS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO

PUBLICITY ABOUT INDIVIDUAL APPROACHES OR INDIVIDUAL REACTIONS. WE WOULD ADD, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE FACT ABOUT APPROACHES BECAME

PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WE WOULD MERELY CONFIRM THAT WE HAD SOUGHT.

THE COOPERATION OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS IN THIS MATTER.

4. WE WOULD HOPE TO REINFORCE ANY REPRESENTATIONS TO THE

ZAMBIANS AND THE PAKISTANIS DURING THE VISITS OF PRESIDENT

KAUNDA AND THE ZAMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER (16-20 JULY) AND WITH PRESIDENT AYUB KHAN (ABOUT 22-31 JULY).

5.

WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO STIMULATE SOME

GENERAL PUBLICITY TO COINCIDE WITH THE DIPLOMATIC EXERCISE BUT

WITHOUT REFERENCE TO IT. THIS MIGHT TAKE THE FORM OF A

LEADER IN QUOTE THE TIMES UNQUOTE OR REFERENCES IN THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS.

6. IF YOU HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE LETTING

US HAVE THEM. WE DO NOT FOR THE PRESENT INTEND TO SUMMON THE

CHINESE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, THOUGH WE COULD DO SO NOW IF

YOU THOUGHT THIS WOULD HELP.

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