MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR HUANG HUA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1971, 2:00 - 2:25 P.M. AT THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-460-9-11-9
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2010
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• Publication Date: November 22, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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November. 22, 1971.
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INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
JONATHAN T. HOWE
Meeting with Ambassador Huang Hua,
Monday, November Z2, 1971, 2:00 -
2:25 p.m. at the Roosevelt Hotel,
New York City
snacks were served.
they hadn't opened it. (Dianne says the package contained tea cups and
that General Walters has it in hand.) During this period tea and light
er Howe's inquiry she said they didn't know what was in the box because
in her room which had been returned via Paris. In response to Comrna.nc r
whether Dianne Matthews had received a box left in Peking behind a door
been in primary school when she left the United States. She also inquired
a lot but cautioned that her recollection was not precise since she had
An-ong,other' things she mentioned that she thought New York had changed
er Howe engaged in light repartee which she began by saying "who would
have thought that we would meet again so soon and here in New York. "
inform the Ambassador and she did not return. Miss Tang and Comniand-
who had acted as Chou Enlai's interpreter, was close at hand and the
two of them escorted him to a small reception room some distance down
the corridor to. the left. Miss per?-qPA br?v f
who now was a member of the PRC delegation. Miss Tang Wen-shengs
I Howe was greeted by Miss Wang Hai-jung, who he had met in Peking and
When the elevator door opened on the 14th floor at 2:00 p.m. Commander
tion of their own between 7 and 9 p.m., the meeting should be set for
pleasantries Commander Howe handed him the attached note. The
Ambassador and Miss Tang read the note together with the latter trans-
lating-at a few places. After very little further conversation between
them, the inter reter stated that Monday night would be difficult because
the Ambassador had been invited to a National Day reception for another
country. Tuesday would be much better. Since they were giving a recep-
In a few minutes the Ambassador entered and after an exchange of
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10 p.m. (It seemed obvious from the precision of their reply that they
had anticipated the Tuesday time problem and had already decided on
10 p. m.) Commander Howe accepted this time without further discussion
except to reiterate that Tuesday was also Dr. Kissinger's preference.
Commander Howe gave them the address of the meeting place and ex-
plained that Apartment lB was one flight up and that someone would be
at the curb to bring them to the apartment. He also indicated that Dr.
Kissinger would be waiting in the apartment. Miss Tang asked how the
house could be identified, Commander Howe apologized for not personally
having seen the house and explained that it was not in an afluent area but
had been selected primarily to insure privacy. He stated that the dwelling
would be numbered and that someone would be on the lookout for them.
Miss Tang seemed a little concerned about whether a familiar face would
be there to meet them, so Commander Howe told her that Winston Lord
would be at the entrance and would greet them as soon as their car opened.
He added that Mr. Lord might not be conspicuous but that as soon as they
had stopped, he would appear. This seemed to reassure her. She as-
sumed that they should come in their own car.
The conversation then turned to lighter topics. Commander Howe stated
at an early point that he knew the Ambassador was very busy and that he
did not want to keep him. However, the Ambassador seemed in no mood
to end the meeting. The Ambassador remarked that Commander Howe
had recently been in Peking and Commander Howe noted that those who had me
the Ambassador in July had had many fine things to say about him. The
discussion touched on a number of topics including: Chinese hospitality
toward the U. S. party during the October trip to Peking, places the U. S.
party had visited in China, whether Commander Howe was located in
New York or had come to New York especially that day and Dr. Kissinger's
whereabouts, the fact that.Dr. Kissinger would be in California with the
President during the Thanksgiving period, and that the PRC delegation had .
been very busy and had not had a chance to get out of Manhattan, con-
fining their travels mostly to movement between the Hotel and the UN.
As the meeting was drawing to a close, the Ambassador asked that he be
contacted if Dr. Kissinger wished to change the time for the meeting.
Commander Howe assured him that this would be done, although he was
confident that the time was excellent from Dr. Kissinger's point of view
and he did not foresee any reason for change. Commander Howe said
that if the Ambassador needed to make a change he could use the telephone
numbers Mr. Lord had given him on Sunday. The Ambassador asked if
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Commander Howe had the hotel telephone number and Commander Howe
assured him that there would be no difficulty in reaching the Ambassador
if necessary.
In closing, the Ambassador asked that Commander Howe-convey his
personal regards to Dr. Kissinger and Commander Howe said that he
would and that Dr. Kissinger sent his very best regards to the Ambassador.
The Ambassador and Miss Tang then walked Commander Howe to the
elevator. (Miss Tang asked that Commander. Howe send her regards to
Dianne Matthews.)
During the course of the meeting there was no discussion of matters of
substance or relating to the President's trip, and no indication as to who
would be attending the Tuesday evening meeting.
Footnote on personalities:
(As usual, the Chinese were .gracious hosts and went out of their way to
be pleasant and personable. Miss Tang seemed a little less vivacious
than when interpreting for Chou. Ambassador Huang Hua seemed at ease
and deliberately prolonged the meeting but was not as glib as some top
ranking Chinese previously encountered.)
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As the Chinese side undoubtedly knows, the Governments of the People's
Republic of China and the United States have agreed that Ambassador Iiuang Ilua
and Dr. Kissinger should exchange views "on relevant major questions of
principle within the scope of the work of the United Nations.
In order to establish this channel, the U. S. side proposes a meeting in
New York City on Tuesday evening,. November 23, at 9:00 P. M. or later.
This will be the only time that Dr. Kissinger can meet for about the next two
weeks since he is leaving Washington on Wednesday afternoon for a considerable
period.
The U. S. side therefore suggests that Ambassador Huang and Dr. Kissinger
meet at 9:00 P.M. on Tuesday night at an address to be provided by the bearer
.r...nnZe, If that evening proves i.]imp ibie for the Chinese Side, the
U. S. side could meet tonight at 9:00 P. M. As a last resort, the U. S. side
could mec:t at 8:30 A. M. Wednesday morning. However, it would be extremely
difficult to keep confidential a meeting during the daytime and normal working
hours, and it would also be inconvenient for Dr. Kissinger who is leaving
Washington later the same day.
The U. S. side is confident that this meeting place will be discreet and
will ensure that its movements are kept secret. Dr. Kissinger will be accom-
panied by Ambassador Bush and Winston Lord of his staff. The Chinese side,
of course, is free to bring .anyone it wishes.
The bearer of this message is prepared to wait as long as the Chinese
side needs in order to bring back its response.
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