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Hong Kong 10583 to SecState, June 26, 1979, Subject: Visit TT (sic) the U.S. by the Dalai Lama (S)

UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005342406 Date 05 13 2013 R SECRET PAGE 01 HONG 10583 2709012 IN PART 36 ACTION INFO SSO-OO l026 099588 2722162 I21 260648Z JUN 79 FM AMCONSUL HONG KONG TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1528 INFO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI HONG KONG 10583 EXDIS DECAPTIONED WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES METHODS INVOLVED NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS E O 12065 RDS 2 4 6 26 99 BELLOCCHI NATALE H TAGS PEPR SREF IN CH US SUBJ VISIT TT THE US BY THE DALAI LAMA REF A NEW DELHI 6113 B STATE 80347 1 SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2 A BROTHER OF THE DALAI LAMA LOBSANG SAMTEN RECENTLY TOLD IWHO HAS CLOSE TIES TO THE TIBETAN I36 EXILE LEADERS THAT THE DALAI LAMA HOPES DURING HIS VISIT TO THE US THIS FALL TO MEET WITH AMERICANS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO INTERCEDE WITH THE PRC TO OBTAIN FOR THE TIBETANS MORE FAVORABLE TERMS FOR THE EVENTUAL RETURN TO TIBET SAMTEN MENTIONED SENATORS KENNEDY AND JACKSON AS PERSONS WHOM THE DALAI LAMA MAY HOPE TO CONTACT 3 COMMENT REFTEL A INDICATES THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DALAI LAMA PREDICTABLY DID NOT MENTION SEEKING INTERMEDIARIES WITH BEIJING AS ONE OF HIS SECRET SECRET AUTHORITY Charles Lahiguera Senior Reviewer 9 PAGE 02 HONG 10583 270901Z OBJECTIVES WHILE IN THE US IN VIEW OF THE BYZANTINE FACTIONALESM OF THE TIBETAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY IT IS DIFFICULT FROM HERE TO JUDGE WHETHER REMARKS REFLECT THE INTENTIONS OF HIS BROTHER THOSE WHO WILL ACCOMPANY HIM OR MERELY OWN HOPES FOR THE TRIP ACTIVITIES INDI- CATE THAT HE IS AMONG THOSE IN THE EXILE COMMUNITY WHO SEEK IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EXILEES AND BEIJING SHOESMITH UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05342406 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005342406 Date 05 13 2013 4 SECRET UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005342406 Date 05 13 2013 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu