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CREST [1]

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Library of Congress [2]

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

LOC-HAK-551-4-56-4

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RIPLIM

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January 11, 2017

Document Release Date:

September 25, 2009

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Publication Date:

October 19, 1975

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338 No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/30: LOC-HAK-551-4-56-4 *****I T 0 P 3 E C R E T **lp **& COPY OP IMMED DE W79,05998 2929249 O 1922262 OCT 7D PM TWE SITUATION ROOM//TCMAK 18// TO BREMER/SARBIAN/RODMAN FOR THE SECRETARY T 0 P 6 1 C R E T 8EN4iTIVE" EXCLUSIV LY EYES ONLY CONTAINS COQ WORD VIA 56ACK PATCH NMS,0O0 TOR'4AK j5 OBER 20, 1975 ME$ORANDUM. FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER FROMI THE SITUATION ROOM 3UBJECyl ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ITEMS SOVIET RESPONSE TO ANTIO$OVIET CHINESE SPEECHS$ MOSCOW NAB FINALLY RESPONDED TO THE ANTI'>SOVIET SPEECH VICE PREMIER OMEN HSX..LIEN MADE,TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE SINKIANG UIGHUR' AUTONOMOUS REGION CHEN HAD CONGRATULATED SINKIANG FOR ITS PAST VICTORIES IN NSNASHING SOVIET AGGRtSSION AND SUBVERSION AND WARRNE0 OF THE CONTINUING NEED TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE A+GAIMRST 80TH THE POSSIBILITY OF 30VIET SURPRISE ATTACK AND $OVIET ATTEMPTS TO FOMENT DISSENSION AMONG THE MINOR IT194 THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN RECENT MONTHS THAT A RANKING CHINESE OFFICIAL MAD EXPLICITLY RAISED THE POSSI+ BILITY OF A SOVIET ATTACK ON CHINA. PRAVDA ON OCTOBER 19 CARRIED, AN ARTICLE LAMBASTING CHINAIS POLICIES ON MI. NORITIES -a PARRTICULAR1 Y ITS SUPPR, ;SIDN OF MINORITY RE LIGIOMIR.a AND AGAIN REMINDING SOVIET READERS OF THE PHYSICAL' THREAT CHINA POSES TO THE USSR , ; THE CHARGE THAT THE CHINESE ARE SUPPRESSING MINORITY RELIGIONS ,, SUGGR ST3 THE SOVIETS BELIEVE THAT ONE REASON CHEN WENT TO SINKIANG WAS BECAUS9 Of A RELLIGIOUS; PROBLEM THERE CAUSING TROUBLE FOR PEKING,.PRAVDA'S IMPLICATION T-AT CHINA POSES A THREAT TO THE 438RR IS A LOGICAL COUNTER TO CHENRS ANTI" SOVIET REMARKS, M OSCOW t $ DELAY IN RESPONDING TO CHEN 1 S TRIP TO SINKIANG SUGGEST' THE SOVIETS AT FIRST WERE ONCERR., TAIN AS TO PRECISELY WHAT THE VISIT SIGNIFIED, ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY PSNO940059 PAGE 01 0R 292/22 +40Z DTGi 1022202 OCT 75 ******* T O P S E C R *S COPY No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/30: LOC-HAK-551-4-56-4 No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/30: LOC-HAK-551-4-56-4 No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/30: LOC-HAK-551-4-56-4