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PEKING TELSNOS 710 AND 712: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

1. AN ANODYNE JOINT STATEMENT ON THE LINES SUGGESTED IN SECOND PEKING TUR WOULD, AS SEEN FROM HERE, BE THE BEST COURSE. WE AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DISCUSS A DRAFT IN ADVANCE WITH THE CHINESE. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE AMBASSADOR BE INSTRUCTED TO AGREE WITH THE CHINESE THAT THE STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED WITHOUT ANY UNILAT- ERAL COMMENT BY EITHER SIDE (PARA 4(1) OF PEKING TELNO 710).

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