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The original documents are located in Box 22, folder “October 19-23, 1975 - People's Republic of China - TOHAK (2)” of Trip Briefing Books and Cables of Henry Kissinger at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 22 of the Trip Briefing Books and Cables of Henry Kissinger at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library I NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 031245 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL GNational security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . ·GTelegram TITLE TOHAK 10 CREATION DATE 10/19/1975 VOLUME . 3 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 035900312 COLLECTION TITLE . NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. TRIP BRIEFING BOOKS AND CABLES OF HENRY KISSINGER BOX NUMBER . 22 FOLDER TITLE October 19-23, 1975 - People's Republic of China - TOHAK (2) DATE WITHDRAWN . 09/08/2010 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST CCG , Approvea t-Or Kelease LUUt>/U:::>l£4 : NLt"-\..,UUI::VVUKU-4L-·I !:H -4 I 134 ~ ~·· ·, -t~-.==:J;:::f'~~~W~T_:.,_, ,e ** *• s .. · COPY TO IR!MIR/IA-BlAN/RODMiN ·r~R TM!i $!~A!,ARY 4--Cl:::f:=~_::·I=·C··"Rc:;~-ae:N•fTIV!: CONTAINS COOIWORD !1CCL.US!V!&.;¥ !VII ONL¥ OCTOS!A it, li'D MIMORANOUM ,OR IICR!TARV KtiSINGIR ,~OMJ . THI I%TUATION ROOM IUIJ1Cf1 lUNDAY CAB~! SUMMARY il.IIRIA•UIIR•L.IIYA.A"MS. 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BROADER "NORTH~SOUTH 1 ~ OlALOGUE~ ~ THlS DEVELOPMENT XS A REFLECTION eoTH OF 0%8UNIT Y AMONG THE WES TER ~ CpNSUMlNG NATION ANO T E PUZZ%NGL~ SUCCESSFUL TACTICS OF OPEC, EVEN WH ILE THE U TRI 0 TO SUl~D A FIRM FRONT OF CONSUMING N4 TtO NS ITS OWN POSITXO N ON DXL PRl¢ES HAS BEEN AMBIGUOUS, WHI~E CRITICIZiNG OPEC "GREED", THE AOMZNtSTR~TZON SUPPORtS TH CONCEPT OF INTER~ NATIONAL FLOOR PRICES POR OX~ . (G•2~ CROSBY ~ NO YES WR ITES. THAT MUCH LIBERAL THINKING ABOUT MATTERS OF NATtDNA~ SECURITY IN THIS POST WATERGATE •Vl!TNAM ERA LEADS TO THI AM! , EXQUXSITELY LOGICAL CONCLUSION••NATlONAL SECURITY MUST GO, MR , NO YES POINTS UT 1 TONGUE lN CHEEK, THAT THE ONLY WA Y TO ACCftMPLlSH THIS lS TO DISMANTLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSXBLE THO ! !NSTITUTIQNS OF GOVERNME T WHICH MAKE tT THEtR BUSINESS TO PRO MO TE NATIONAL SECURfTY ANO TO CONVXNCE OURSELVES THAT SECU~tTY I~ $OUGHT ONL~ BY THE DEPRAVED AND I MM ORA~ PEOPLE OF TH%8 WO RLD. 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