UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 ' RELEASED IN FULLI CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 283431 ORIGIN EA-12 INFO OCT-OO ADS-OO ONY-OO 1012 R DRAFTED BY EAlC STAFF MFR MFR APPROVED BY EAlC CWFREEMAN JR EA - MS PAYNE DESIRED DISTRIBUTION EAONLY ------------------088734 240352Z 113 o R 240026Z OCT 80 ZEX FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE INFO ALL EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC POSTS AMCONSULGUANGZHOU AMCONSUL SHANGHAI VA POUCH XMT AMEMBASSY SUVA CON F IDE N T I A L STATE 283431 E O 12065 RDS 10 23 90 FREEMAN CHARLES W JR TAGS TECH TSPA MNUC EAIR ESTC EAGR ETRD CH US OTRA BEXP SUBJECT U EAlC WEEKLY STATUS REPORT TO EA - MR HOLBROOKE FROM EAlC - CHARLES W FREEMAN JR 1 C THE GRAINS AGREEMENT AT LAST WE CAN TELL YOU JCO THE GRAINS AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED OCT 22 IN BEIJING AT 11 30 A M PRESIDENT CARTER WAS TO HAVE ANNOUNCED THE AGREEMENT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME IN TEXAS BUT CHOSE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Lahiguera Senior Reviewerl STATE 283431 INSTEAD TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS THE NEXT DAY MOST OF THE MEDIA COVERAGE WE HAVE SEEN BALANCES THE BENEFITS OF THE AGREEMENT TO U S FARMERS WITH PREDICTIONS THAT IT WILL ADD ABOUT ONE CENT TO THE COST OF A LOAF OF BREAD THE FLOOD OF LEAKS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT APPEARS TO OUR UNTRAINED EYES TO HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF STEAM OUT OF THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT AGRICULTURE SECRETARY BERGLAND FURTHER UPSTAGED THEPRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT WITH AN ILL-CONSIDERED REMARK AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE TO THE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 EFFECT THAT THE CHINESE WERE MOTIVATED IN PART TO CONCLUDE THE AGREEMENT NOW BECAUSE OF FEARS ABOUT A REAGAN PRESIDENCY 2 LOU COMMERCE ENTOURAGE PREPARES FOR BEIJING JCO DESPITE EFFORTS BY US ROGER AND DOC'S CHINA DIVISION TO HOLD DOWN THE NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS TRAVELLING WITH SECRETARY KLUTZNICK TO OPEN THE U S TRADE EXHIBITION IN BEIJING AT LAST COUNT THE DELEGATION STILL INCLUDED FOUR SPOUSES AND TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND NO U S INTERPRETER BECAUSE OF SPACE LIMITATIONS THE CHINESE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR MANY TIMES IN THE PAST THAT THEY DO NOT WELCOME--INDEED RESENT--THIS ADDED BURDEN OF ENTERTAINING SUB-CABINET LEVEL DEPENDENTS DURING OFFICIAL VISITS WE AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO A COMMERCE PROPOSAL TO ALLOW THE WIVES AND CHILDREN TO GO ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL BUT KLUTZNICK DEPENDENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FOOD LODGING GUIDE TAXI AND OTHER CHARGES THE GUESTHOUSE WHERE THE DELEGATION IS STAYING COSTS ABOUT 234 DOLLARS A DAY FOR SINGLE ROOM AND BOARD CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 STATE 283431 3 C HAN XU CONSULTATIONS DNJ AMBASSADOR HAN WILL BE ATTENDING THE WILLIAMSBURG X CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 13TH AND WILL BE COMING TO WASHINGTON FOR CONSULTATION WITH YOU BEFORE OR AFTER THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FIRM DATES FOR HIS TRAVEL OR FOR THE TALKS BUT HAVE BEGUN TO DRAW UP A LIST OF TOPICS WHICH MIGHT USEFULLY BE ADDRESSED IN THIS ROUND OF BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS 4 LOU PIECING TOGETHER THE FOREIGN TRADE CENTER REG HISTORY SHORTLY AFTER THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE TOLD CHASE AND THE THREE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING OF THE FOREIGN TRADE CENTER TURNER CONSTRUCTION GERALD C HINES AND KAISER ENGINEERS THAT DUE TO THE ECONOMIC READJUSTMENTS UNDERWAY IN CHINA THE MFT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE FTC PROJECT IT REQUESTED THAT THE THREE COMPANIES SEND A GROUP TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT THE PRESENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THREE COMPANIES AND CHASE HAVE BEEN IN CHINA SINCE OCTOBER 12 BUT CHASE IN NEW YORK STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS UP THE EMBASSY HAS HEARD THAT MANY ECONOMIC PLANNERS IN CHINA HAD CONCLUDED UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFfED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 THAT THE 300 MILLION DOLLAR PRICE ON THE FTC WAS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE AT THIS STAGE IN CHINA'S MODERNIZATION PROGRAM THE MFT MAY BE INTERESTED IN CANCELING THE PROJECT AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A SMALLER MORE ECONOMICAL TRADE COMPLEX WHICH OVER TIME COULD BE EXPANDED AS COMMERCIALLY WARRANTED WE SHOULD BE HEARING MORE DEFINITIVELY ON THIS FROM CHASE WHEN THE GROUP CURRENTLY IN BEIJING RETURNS TO THE U S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 STATE 283431 5 LOU ASKEW DOES HIS BIT REG WE HEAR THE GOVERNOR IS IN CHINA DOING HIS NUMBER ON THE BIT BUT WHERE AND HOW HE IS DOING IT IS AS YET UNCLEAR 6 C OPIC SIGNING SOON WE HOPE REG THE EMBASSY HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE OPIC AGREEMENT INITIALLED EARLIER THIS MONTH IN BEIJING THE CHINESE MFA HAS PROMISED TO INFORM US FRIDAY ON THE DATE AND THE PERSON WHO WILL SIGN FOR PRC 7 LOU REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ON TRADE IN WOOL SWEATERS REG THE EMBASSY FORMALLY REQUESTED CONSULTATIONS ON SWEATERS LAST SATURDAY NOT SURPRISINGLY THE CHINESE WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THIS FIRST REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS CAME VERY SOON AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 17 BEYOND THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD MUCH TIME AND VENUE FOR THE CONSULTATIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET 8 U MUSHROOMS REG SINCE WE HAVE RUN OUT OF MUSHROOM PUNS WE ARE TURNING THIS OVER TO EAlEP 9 C PRC ACCESSION TO THE GATT REG STAFF LEVEL MEETINGS BETWEEN USTR AND LOCAL DEVELOPED COUNTRY REPS IN GENEVA ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO CONSIDER GATT'S RESPONSE TO A PROBABLE FORMAL CHINESE REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR SO FAR THE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 05 STATE 283431 FOLLOWING HASBEENDECIDED A CAPITALS MUST BEGIN UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 QUICKLY TO ADDRESS TRADE PROBLEMS OF SUCH MEMBERSHIP B KEY CAPITALS AND GENEVA MUST WORK TOGETHER TO DEVISE A COORDINATED STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING COMMON TRADE OBJECTIVES BEFORE EVENTS AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS MAKE THIS MORE DIFFICULT AND C GENEVA DELS SHOULD DEVELOP A LIST OF PERTINENT QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION IN CAPITALS THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSENSUS AMONG DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THAT DESPITE TRADE POLICY AND GATT INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS ALL WOULD OFFICIALLY WELCOME PRC MEMBERSHIP IN GATT BUT WE DO NEED TO WORK OUT HOW THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO THE WORKINGS AND PURPOSE OF THE GATT 10 C LANDSAT D NEGOTIATIONS DER THE CHINESE LANDSAT D PROCUREMENT DELEGATION HAS MET WITH GE THE PRIME US CONTRACTOR AND NASA PRICE REMAINS A STUMBLING BLOCK IN LOWERING ITS PRICE GE REDUCED THE CAPABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT TO A TECHNICAL LEVEL SIMILAR TO ITS CANADIAN COMPETITION BUT STILL AT A HIGHER PRICE THE DELEGATION IS NOW PRESENTLY TALKING TO LOCKHEED IN CALIFORNIA AND WILL RECONTACT NASA LATER IN THE MONTH THE CHINESE RELUCTANT-BRIDE APPROACH EVEN IN THE FACE OF CHINESE POLITICAL ASSURANCE THAT THEY WILL BUY AMERICAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR INTEREST IN GETTING THE BEST PRICE 11 C OUR REACTION TO PRC NUCLEAR BLAST CDER WE INSTRUCTED THE EMBASSY TO MAKE A REPRESENTATION TO BEIJING OVER ITS MEDIUM YIELD ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETONATED ON THE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FIRST TEST -- OCTOBER 16 VVE STRESSED OUR KNOWN OPPOSITION TO ATMOSPHERIC TESTING AND THE DANGERS SUCH CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 06 STATE 283431 TESTS ESPECIALLY IF UNANNOUNCED POSE TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN GENERAL AS YOU KNOW MOST NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITES -NOW ONLY CONDUCT UNDERGROUND TESTS -- A DIRECTION IN WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO NUDGE THE CHINESE 12 C FLY THE PROLIFERATING SKIES DER CAAC MAY NOT BE MUCH COMPETITION FOR PANAM WHICH THE CAB RECOMMENDED FOR DESIGNATION AS THE FIRST US CARRIER TO CHINA ON OCTOBER 17 BUT SHANGHAIAIR MIGHT CONGEN SHANGHAI REPORTS THAT ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CITY ON THE SEA FRUSTRATED AT CAAC'S INCOMPETENCE ARE CONSIDERING STARTING THEIR OWN DOMESTIC AIRLINE WHILE OTHER PROVINCES ARE RUMORED TO HAVE SIMILAR PLANS WE'LL STAKE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 OUR PER DIEM THAT ONLY SHANGHAi CAN PULL IT OFF WE COLLABORATED WITH COMMERCE IN PROVIDING THE SHANGHAI MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH AIRCRAFT LEASING AND SALES DATA 13 C DOC HIRSCHHORN RETURNS FROM EXPLAINING EXPORT CONTROLS DER COMMERCE DAS HIRSCHHORN RETURNED THIS WEEK FROM AN EXTENDED LECTURE TOUR OF CHINA DURING WHICH HIS GROUP EXPLAINED THE INTRICACIES OF THE EXPORT CONTROL WORLD THE EMBASSY CONSIDERS HIS VISIT ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL WE HAVE ARRANGED HE GAVE US AN ENTHUSIASTIC ACCOUNT OF HIS SOJOURNS NOTING HOWEVER THAT THE CHINESE DID NOT RAISE SPECIFIC CASES WITH THE GROUP HE SUGGESTED THAT A LISTING OF PRIORITY CASES MIGHT FOLLOW HIM TO WASHINGTON WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO BECAUSE FEW OF THE PRECEDENT-SETTING CHINA CASES ARE GETTING THROUGH AND DOC CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 07 STATE 283431 IS BEGINNING TO SERVE UP DENIALS THE RECENT EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT ESTABLISHED A 90-DAY LIMIT IN WHICH DOC HAD TO ACT ON A CASE THE FIRST 90-DAYS EXPIRED UNHERALDED SEPTEMBER 27 14 C SAND T TRAVEL DER A DELEGATION FROM HUD WITH A DRAFT PROTOCOL IN HAND WILL TRAVEL TO CHINA IN DECEMBER HUD SECRETARY LANDRIEU WILL NOT ACCOMPANY THE DELEGATION THE DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY IS ALSO GEARING UP FOR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS IN DECEMBER WITH THE CHINESE ON CARTOGRAPHY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WE ARE STEERING THEM AWAY FROM SIGNING A SEPARATE PROTOCOL WE HAVE INSTEAD RESERVED A TAILOR MADE SPOT FOR THEM AS AN ANNEX UNDER THE EARTH SCIENCES PROTOCOL WE RECENTLY TASKED NFAC WITH A REPORT ON GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SAND T RELATIONS BETWEEN OECD COUNTRIES AND CHINA OUR TIMING WAS GOOD BECAUSE AS WE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THE OECD MINISTERS WILL BE MEETING IN EUROPE OCTOBER 31 TO DISCUSS AMONG OTHER THINGS THE SELF-SAME TOPIC WE HAVE ASKED NFAC TO COMPLETE THE REPORT IN TIME TO USE FOR THAT MEETING 15 C CHARLIE TWO-SHOES VIP JAP IN THE MID-LATE-1940'S THE US MARINES IN QINGDAO TSINGTAO ADOPTED A CHINESE BOY WHOM THEY DUBBED CHARLIE TWO-SHOES CHARLIE NOW 45 MARRIED AND EQUIPPED WITH NUMEROUS CHILDREN IS IN TOUCH WITH HIS FORMER MARINE BUDDIES WHO WANT TO BRING HIM HERE CHARLIE IS A FEATURE-WRITER'S DREAM CLEAN-CUT DEVOUTLY UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 CHRISTIAN AND WELL-PHOTOGRAPHED AS A KID IN MINIATURE UNIFORM THE PRESS IN OHIO HAS GLOMMED ONTO THE STORY AND THERE IS INTEREST IN HIGH PLACES IN HAVING HIM COME CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 08 STATE 283431 HERE BY ABOUT HALLOWEEN GIVE OR TAKE ABOUT FOUR DAYS OUR EMBASSY IN BEIJING IS WORKING ON IT 16 C ITALIANS PLAN SHANGHAI CONGEN JAP ITALY HAS NAMED LUIGI COSTA-SANSEVERINO CURRENTLY IN THEIR COMMERCIAL SECTION HERE TO HEAD THEIR NEW CONGEN IN SHANGHAI THEY HOPE TO OPEN WITH A FOUR-OFFICER STAFF IN THE SUMMER OF 1981 COSTA SERVED PREVIOUSLY IN BEIJING AND KNOWS THE DELIGHTS OF THE DONGFANG FROM SEVERAL TRADE FAIRS HE SEEMS TO BE SHREWD AND AGGRESSIVE AND SPEAKS EXCELLENT BROOKLYN-ACCENTED ENGLISH SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES HAD BETTER BE CAREFUL WITH COSTA IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR KNEECAPS INTACT 17 C TAIWAN ACCEDES TO PANAMA CANAL PROTOCOL JAP THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES INFORMED US TUESDAY THAT TAIWAN AS THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA ACCEDED TO THE PANAMA CANAL PROTOCOL LAST JULY THE PRC HAS DONE NOTHING TO CONTEST THIS ALL OF THE CURRENT ACCESSORIES EXCEPT VIETNAM HAVE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN OBJECTIONS FROM THAT QUARTER TO TAIWAN'S ACTIONS ARE UNLIKELY 18 C TIBET CWF ON MONDAY WE RECEIVED A FIRST-RATE WRAP-UP ON CONDITIONS IN TIBET FROM HONG KONG BASED ON THE RECENT VISIT OF CONGEN OFFICERS TO THAT IMPOVERISHED AUTONOMOUS REGION HONG KONG 16148 WHICH WE HOPE TO INCLUDE IN THE CHENGDU CONSULAR DISTRICT THAT EVENING I HAD DINNER WITH THUBTEN JIGME NORBU THE DALAI LAMA'S ELDER BROTHER CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 09 STATE 283431 JUST RETURNED FROM SIX WEEKS IN CHINA MOST OF WHICH HE SPENT IN TIBET AND OTHER TIBETAN-POPULATED AREAS PRINCE NORBU SPOKE MOVINGLY OF THE APALLING CONDITIONS HE HAD OBSERVED AND OF THE MEMORIES TIBETANS HARBOR OF STILL MORE WRETCHED TIMES IN THE RECENT PAST HE ALSO SPOKE OF THE VERY POSITIVE ATTITUDES HE HAD HEARD EXPRESSED ABOUT HU YAOBANG'S VISIT AND THE CHANGES ITHAD INITIATED IN UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES TOWARD TIBET EXPRESSING GUARDED OPTIMISM ABOUT TIBET'S PROSPECTS SHOULD THESE POLICIES BE SUSTAINED IN FUTURE YEARS MOST SIGNIFICANTLY HAVING JUST CONFERRED WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER IN CANADA HE APPEARED TO TREAT THE DALAI LAMA'S RETURN TO TIBET AS VIRTUALLY A FOREGONE CONCLUSION SAYING THAT OF COURSE HIS BROTHER WOULD RETURN TO TIBET SOONER OR LATER EITHER FOR A TEMPORARY VISIT OR PERMANENTLY DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS WORK OUT 19 C CONSULATES AND CONSULAR DISTRICTS CWF AS YOU KNOW WE WERE REFUSED A CONSULATE IN XIAMEN LARGELY WE BELIEVE AS A RESULT OF HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY OVER THE TAIWAN ISSUE ARISING FROM THE SUMMER SILLY SEASON ON THAT MATIER WITH FIRM AGREEMENT ON NEW CONSULATES GENERAL IN SHENYANG AND WUHAN WE HAVE YET TO BE GIVEN THE FINAL GO-AHEAD FOR CHENGDU NOR HAVE THE CHINESE RESPONDED TO OUR REQUESTS WITH RESPECT TO CONSULAR DISTRICTS BEYOND AGREEING TO THE THREE PROVINCES OF THE NORTHEAST AS THE SHENYANG CONSULAR DISTRICT WE AWAIT THEIR RESPONSE TO OUR EARLIER REPRESENTATIONS WHICH WE SUSPECT HAS BEEN DELAYED BY MORE RECENT TAIWAN CONTROVERSIES 20 U DOUBLE TEN ALREADY YET AGAIN CWF THE CENTRAL DAILY NEWS ZHONGYANG RIBAO REPORTS THAT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 10 STATE 283431 IN ADDITION TO THE INFAMOUS LOS ANGELES CEREMONIES THE HEAD OF CCNAA'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE ASSISTED AT FESTIVITIES RAISING THE GEAR WHEEL FLAG OVER THE SAN JOSE CITY HALL OTHER SUCH CEREMONIES ARE REPORTED FROM KANSAS CITY AND TOPEKA WITH HOWEVER NO CCNAA PARTICIPATION NOTED MEANWHILE NEXT YEAR'S DOUBLE TEN PROMISES TO BE UNUSUALLY INTERESTING AS BEIJING JOINS TAIPEI AND TOPEKA IN THE CELEBRATIONS WILL SUN YAT-SEN REPLACE MAO ZEDONG'S ENIGMATICALLY SMILING IMAGE OVER TIANANMEN WATCH THIS SPACE 21 U OUR FRIENDS FROM 5310 CWF EAlRAlTC RATSIE TO ITS ADMIRERS WILL MOVE INTO OTHER EAlRA SPACE ADJACENT TO OUR OWN AS SOON AS PHONES CAN BE SWITCHED ABOUT A WEEK AND AHALF FROM NOW ACCORDING TO AN ETERNALLY OPTIMISTIC EAlEX WE WILL STILL BE DIVIDED BY THE TAIWAN STRAIT IN THE FORM OF A ROOM FOR OUR XEROX MACHINE THROUGH WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOOT OUR RESPECTIVE PROPAGANDA BARRAGES PROPINQUITY WILL HOWEVER WE TRUST BRING EASIER AND MORE EFECTIVE TRADE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 AND CONTACT IF NOT A PEACEFUL SETILEMENT OF OUR DIFFERENCES 22 C THE GREAT CHINA VAN CHASE CWF CHRYSLER MAY YET BE SAVED FROM BANKRUPTCY AND CHINA FROM CRIME IF THE BEIJING POLICE DEPARTMENT STILL WANTS DELIVERY OF ITS LONG SOUGHT SINGLE DODGE VAN EQUIPPED WITH SIREN AND CRIME SCENE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT EB AND INR HAVE DONE THEIR PART D IS NOW AWAITING AN INDEPENDENT OPINION FROM L D ASSURES US THAT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 11 STATE 283431 HAVING TAKEN A MERE SIX MONTHS TO BRING THE ISSUE OF THE VAN BEFORE IT EA AND HA WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR A DECISION ON THIS MOMENTOUS ISSUE AAARRRGH 23 LOU HUMAN RIGHTS IN MONGOLIA CWF SINCE WE NEVER GOT THAT INFLATABLE LEATHER YURT WE WANTED FOR AN EMBASSY IN ULAANBMTAR EAfC HAS HAD ONCE AGAIN TO DO ITS OWN REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MONGOI IA KNOWING LITTLE WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IF THERE ARE HUMANS IN MONGOLIA THEY DON'T HAVE RIGHTS 24 LOU AND IN CHINA CWF EMBASSY BEIJING HAS SENT IN ITS ANNUAL DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT IT DEPICTS AN IMPROVING SITUATION THAT STILL LEAVES AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT TO BE DESIRED WE FIND IT-A BALANCED SOPHISTICATED ANALYSIS WE THEREFORE ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS WITH HA 25 C WHALING ALONG SSH AFTER CIRCULATING INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION BY TAIWAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY THE PRC WE WILL TAKE OFF OUR DEPOSITARY HAT AND AS THE USG ANSWER OUR OWN CIRCULAR NOTES BY STATING THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE PRC AS THE SOLE LEGAL GOVERNMENT ETC -AND SUPPORT THEIR ACCESSION--NOTTAIWAN'S--AS THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA 26 U CHINESE PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS VISIT D C MS THE DELEGATION HEADED BY GUANGDONG GOVERNOR XI ZHONGXUN ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON THE EVENING OF OCT 22 THEY ARE CALLING ON DEPUTY SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 PAGE 12 STATE 283431 SECURITY ADVISOR BRZEZINSKI AND ATIENDING A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION TODAY 23RD AND WILL GO TO A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BRIEFING ON OCTOBER 24 27 U PUBLIC RELATIONS SSH ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK HAVE INCLUDED JOHN PARKER'S OCTOBER 21 ODYSSEY TO WEST--BY GOD--VIRGINIA WHERE HE REGALED THE MOUNTAINEERS WITH HOMESPUN TALES OF SINO- u S RELATIONS NEIL'S TALK ON THE SAME SUBJECT TO--BELIEVE IT OR NOT--A VISITING NORTHERN GEORGIA METHODIST FOREIGN AFFAIRS SEMINAR GROUP AND JERRY'S BRIEFING OF TREASURY ASSISTANT SECRETARY LUBNICKAND HIS TRILATERAL CREW OF TREASURY DOCIDOE REPS PRIOR TO THEIR TRIP TO CHINA AT THE INVITATION OF THE STATE ECONOMIC COMMITIEE SCOTT HEADS SOUTH ON SATURDAY TO SPARTANBURG S C TO DO A SERIES OF TALKS AND MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS BUSINESS LEADERS AND EDITORS HE WILL BE BACK TUESDAY MORNING 28 LOU BURSTING AT THE SEAMS SSH THE ARRIVAL OF ANN SCOTT OUR NEW INTERN AND JOHN LONG WITH US TEMPORARILY PRIOR TO CONSULAR TRAINING AND TRANSFER TO GUANGZHOU ADDED TO ALREADY OFFICE-LESS NEIL SILVER HAS BROUGHT HOME OUR WORK-SPACE PROBLEMS WITH A VENGEANCE WE CAN HOUSE NEIL FOR THE NEXT WEEK IN EAlEX AND ANN AND JOHN ARE SHARING THE CONFERENCE ROOM WE ARE CONSIDERING PERSONNEL CEILING LIMITATIONS AND SIT-INS IN THE M AND A AREAS IN RECIPROCITY FOR THEIR UNSYMPATHETIC AND UNRESPONSIVE POSITION REGARDING OUR SPACE NEEDS 29 LOU HOUSTON CWF CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 13 STATE 283431 WE HAVE HEARD THAT EMBASSY BEIJING SENT I S A REPORT ON AMBASSADOR WOODCOCK'S SATURDAY MEETING ON PROPERTY ISSUES WITH HAN XU AND THAT IT WENT OUT MONDAY NIGHT BEIJING TIME AS OF COB THURSDAY WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT SO WE HAVE NOTHING TO TELL YOU ON HOUSTON PRIORITY CABLES ARE NOW SOMETIMES TAKING THREE DAYS OR MORE TO REACH US ROUTINE CABLES MAY TAKE NEARLY A WEEK THE OP CENTER T TELLS US THAT TO BEAT THE SYSTEM MORE AND MORE CABLES WORLD-WIDE ARE BEING SENT IMMEDIATE AND THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING OVER FIFTY PER HOUR IT CAN TAKE UP TO A DAY FOR US TO HAVE IMMEDIATE CABLES DELIVERED TO US MUSKIE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 Date 05 13 2013 CONFIDENTIAL NNN UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2010-04407 Doc No C05342569 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