CABLE TO BRENT SCOWCROFT FROM DAVID BRUCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-463-1-1-5
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 4, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/01/19: LOC-HAK-463-1-1-5
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TO'THE WHITE HOUSE!
FM USLO PEKING
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PEKING 52"
TO: BRENT SCOWCROFT
FROM*' DAVID BRUCE
JANUARY' 4, 1974"
1'. MATTER OF'NICK PLAITS WITHDRAWAL AT REQUEST. OF CHINESE
AUTHORITIES A.ND HIS RL'ASSIGNMENT TO ANOTHER", POSITION HAS
ENGENDERED CONSIDE ABLE INTERCHANGE OF MESSAGES: BETWEEN
USLO AND STATE DEPARTMENT, OF AN AS YET INCONCLUSIVE NATURE;
2. I BELIEVE, IT IMPORTANT.;THAT..DESPITE BUREAUCRATIC, DIFFICULTIES
I FULLY RECOGNIZE .AS UNAVOIDABLE THIS AFFAIR BE RESOLVED
SOONEST PRACTICABLE* .
3. IT IS,.NOT CLEAR HERE WHETHER SITUATION wAS`BECQME KNOWN
TO SECSTATE
4, HEAVILY OVERBURDENED AS HE IS I WOULD NEVERTHELESS GREATLY
APPRECIATE IT IF PER WENT COMMUNICATIONS ON SUBJECT
WERE MADE AVAILABLE , TO, HIM it- AS NOT BEEN DONE.
5. THANKS BEST REGARDS.
BRUCE
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State Dept. review completed
MORI/CDF
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HAK, SCOWCROFT MCFARLANE, RODMAN
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/01/19: LOC-HAK-463-1-1-5