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LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CLINTON TO PRESIDENT JIANG
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1. GBJ CLASSIFIED BY UNDER SECRETARY THOMAS R. PICKERING FOR
REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).
2. (S) AMBASSADOR SHOULD SEEK EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER
FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT CLINTON TO PRESIDENT
JIANG.
3. (S)BEGIN TEXT:
DEAR PRESIDENT JIANG,
FIRST, LET ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING
THE BOMBINGS IN EAST AFRICA.
TODAY I AUTHORIZED OUR MILITARY FORCES TO STRIKE AGAINST
TERRORIST TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN AND SUDAN. I AM WRITING,
IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR WORK TOGETHER AND OUR CONTINUING CLOSE
CONTACTS, TO TELL YOU HOW I REACHED THIS IMPORTANT
DECISION.
THE FACILITIES ATTACKED TODAY IN BOTH COUNTRIES ARE BEING
USED BY THE USAMA BIN LADIN NETWORK TO TRAIN AND EQUIP
TERRORISTS FOR WORLD WIDE OPERATIONS. WE HAVE SOLID
EVIDENCE FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES THAT THIS GROUP WAS MOST
RECENTLY DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE BOMBINGS IN KENYA AND
TANZANIA. EXERCISING OUR RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE UNDER
ARTICLE 51 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER.WE CARRIED OUT
STRIKES AGAINST TRAINING AND BASE CAMPS IN AFGHANISTAN AND
A FACILITY BEING USED TO PRODUCE VX NERVE GAS.
WE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT COLLATERAL DAMAGE WAS
HELD TO A MINIMUM. ALL STATES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
PREVENT TERRORISTS FROM USING THEIR TERRITORY TO COMMIT
ACTS OF TERRORISM. STATES WHICH FAIL TO UPHOLD THAT
OBLIGATION MUST BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THAT FAILURE.
THE HARD TRUTH IS THAT WE ARE ENGAGED IN A CONFLICT WITH
THE FORCES OF TERRORISM, A CONFLICT WHICH WAS THRUST UPON
US, AND ONE WHICH WE WILL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO BRING
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�I URGE YOU TO JOIN US IN TAKING A STRONG PUBLIC STAND
AGAINST TERRORISM AND TERRORISTS. AS A FIRST STEP WE ASK
THAT YOU EXAMINE CAREFULLY ALL OF THE EVIDENCE WHICH I HAVE
ASKED OUR EMBASSY TO PRESENT TO YOU BEFORE YOU DECIDE YOUR
OWN POSITION. IF YOU DO SO, I AM CONFIDENT YOU WILL JOIN
US IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND ELSEWHERE IN TAKING ACTIONS TO
DEFEAT TERRORISM AND TO SPEAK OUT CLEARLY AND FIRMLY
AGAINST THOSE WHO PERPETUATE IT. WE ALSO ASK YOU TO RATIFY
ALL ELEVEN INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TERROR TREATIES.
OUR SOLIDARITY ON THESE ISSUES IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST
THOSE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LAUNCH TERROR
ATTACKS AGAINST OUR PEOPLE AND INTERESTS.
AS WE DISCUSSED DURING MY VISIT TO CHINA THIS SUMMER, THIS
IS ANOTHER AREA IN WHICH WE CAN REACH A GENUINE DEGREE OF
OPERATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR VIEWS ON THIS
IMPORTANT SUBJECT AND TO HAVING YOUR SUPPORT.
SINCERELY,
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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B o r i s , wanted a chance t o t a l k t o you d i r e c t l y d u r i n g t h i s
momentous p e r i o d . Know the pressures must be enormous and
t h a t much i s a t stake f o r Russia. Pleased t h a t Vice P r e s i d e n t
had good c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Chernomyrdin about t h i s on Sunday.
•
Strobe i s coming t o Moscow t h i s week. Hope you can f i n d time
t o meet w i t h him.
He w i l l have my l a t e s t t h i n k i n g .
I am sure
t h a t m e e t i n g w i t h him w i l l h e l p b o t h you and me prepare f o r
next week.
•
Wanted t o hear your thoughts about t h e c a b i n e t change and what
we can expect t o see over the coming week.
Economic C r i s i s
•
A few weeks ago, B o r i s , you t o l d me the f u t u r e o f Russian
r e f o r m c o u l d be a t s t a k e , and t h a t may be t r u e r now than ever.
•
Know you're aware o f the stakes and how i m p o r t a n t i t i s t o
move p r o m p t l y and c o n v i n c i n g l y t o address immediate f i n a n c i a l
crisis.
Even a day or two o f u n c e r t a i n t y c o u l d be dangerous.
•
I am sending one o f my t o p economics e x p e r t s b e f o r e the
meeting; i m p o r t a n t t h a t our teams work t o g e t h e r and t h a t you
and I have a f r a n k d i s c u s s i o n about economics next week.
Osama bin Ladin
•
I heard your comments about our a i r s t r i k e s l a s t week a g a i n s t
t e r r o r i s t f a c i l i t i e s i n A f g h a n i s t a n and Sudan. Wanted t o
reassure you t h a t I a c t e d because t h e evidence was
overwhelming t h a t more American l i v e s were a t s t a k e . I hope
you know me w e l l enough t o t r u s t me on t h i s .
•
A t times we have t o a c t based on what we know i s r i g h t and
d i s c u s s i t l a t e r . You and I have worked t o g e t h e r on the
problem o f t e r r o r i s m and share a common view o f t h e t h r e a t t o
our people.
I s i m p l y c o u l d not s t a n d by when Americans were
under a t t a c k .
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B o r i s , I want t o be able t o say p u b l i c l y t h a t we d i s c u s s e d t h e
a i r s t r i k e s and t h a t you understand why I had t o a c t q u i c k l y .
We need t o g e t t h i s i s s u e behind us o r t h e press w i l l t r y t o
c a s t i t as a p o i n t o f c o n f l i c t a t t h e summit.
Summit Preparations
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E s p e c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t r i g h t now t o show w o r l d t h a t t h i s
r e l a t i o n s h i p produces c o n c r e t e r e s u l t s .
•
We have made p r o g r e s s on two i m p o r t a n t new i n i t i a t i v e s :
s h a r i n g e a r l y warning data on b a l l i s t i c m i s s i l e launches and
d i s p o s i n g o f excess p l u t o n i u m f o r n u c l e a r weapons. L e t ' s make
sure these agreements are f i n a l i z e d .
•
A l s o wanted t o r a i s e s e v e r a l i s s u e s t h a t you and I can t u r n
i n t o symbols o f c o o p e r a t i o n , r a t h e r t h a n p o i n t s o f c o n f l i c t .
Strobe w i l l be able t o go i n t o d e t a i l .
Iran
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We've worked on I r a n and have a chance t o demonstrate we've
made r e a l p r o g r e s s .
•
Your people a r e w o r k i n g on i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f Russian e n t i t i e s
t h a t have been c o o p e r a t i n g w i t h I r a n ' s m i s s i l e program. I f
r e s u l t s from i n v e s t i g a t i o n s were announced b e f o r e I g e t t o
Moscow, would s e t t h e r i g h t tone f o r o u r meeting.
Iraq
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Saddam i s d e f y i n g t h e MOU he agreed t o w i t h K o f i Annan. I f we
are g o i n g t o s u s t a i n t h e c r e d i b i l i t y o f t h e S e c u r i t y C o u n c i l ,
we need t o g e t him t o r e v e r s e course and do i t now.
I f t h a t message came d i r e c t l y from you - and we r e i n f o r c e i t
i n our p u b l i c remarks a f t e r t h e meetings - i t c o u l d show
Saddam we have a u n i t e d f r o n t .
Kosovo
Have a chance t o make a d i f f e r e n c e i n Kosovo t h a t c o u l d save
thousands o f l i v e s . Humanitarian s i t u a t i o n i s p r e c a r i o u s .
M i l o s e v i c f e e l s l i k e he can a t t a c k t h e Kosovars w i t h i m p u n i t y ,
i g n o r i n g t h e commitments he made t o you i n Moscow.
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the time f o r us t o send a clear s i g n a l t h a t he cannot use
i n d i s c r i m i n a t e force against c i v i l i a n s . Strobe w i l l t a l k
about how we might do t h i s .
I f raised
•
larger
international
bailout?
Think t h i s would be wrong message t o send. Investors looking
now f o r Russian actions t o s t a b i l i z e economy. Talk of b a i l o u t
could b a c k f i r e and send signal that s i t u a t i o n i s desperate.
I f raised
•
- need
- go together
to Duma?
Need t o reassess t h i s i n l i g h t of changes i n government.
Seeing both of us together may only anger your opponents i n
Duma and complicate matters. Let's approach t h i s c a u t i o u s l y .
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B o r i s , wanted a chance t o t a l k t o you d i r e c t l y jduring t h i s
momentous p e r i o d . Know t h e pressures must be/enormous and
t h a t much i s a t stake f o r Russia. Pleased t h a t Vice P r e s i d e n t
had good c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h Chernomyrdin about t h i s on Sunday.
•
Strobe i s coming t o Moscow t h i s week. H^jpe you can f i n d time
t o meet w i t h him.
He w i l l have my l a t e s t t h i n k i n g .
•
Wanted t o hear your thoughts about t/he c a b i n e t change and what
we can expect t o see over the coming week.
Economic C r i s i s
•
A few weeks ago, B o r i s , you tefld me the f u t u r e o f Russian
r e f o r m c o u l d be a t stake, ar^d t h a t may be t r u e r now t h a n ever.
Know t h a t you're aware o f /the stakes.
I hope you and I can
have a f r a n k d i s c u s s i o n /bout economics next week.
^saiaa bin Ladin
•
I heard your comment^ about our a i r s t r i k e s l a s t week a g a i n s t
t e r r o r i s t f a c i l i t i e s i n A f g h a n i s t a n and Sudan. Wanted t o
reassure you t h a t A acted because the evidence was
overwhelming t h a t / more American l i v e s were a t s t a k e .
•
A t times we haye t o a c t based on what we know i s r i g h t and
discuss i t l a y e r .
I s i m p l y c o u l d not be i d l e .
I hope you
know me well/enough t o t r u s t me on t h i s .
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B o r i s , I/Want t o be able t o say p u b l i c l y t h a t we d i s c u s s e d t h e
a i r s t r i / k e s and t h a t you understand why I had t o a c t q u i c k l y .
We need t o get t h i s i s s u e behind us or t h e press w i l l t r y t o
c a s t i t as a p o i n t o f c o n f l i c t a t the summit.
MaiW c r i t i c s jajh^want t o s e i z e on every d i f f e r e n c e between us
as/an excuse to' b l o c k our c o o p e r a t i o n . We cannot l e t t h i s
Overshadow our meeting.
E s p e c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t r i g h t now t o
show w o r l d t h a t t h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p produces c o n c r e t e r e s u l t s .
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I n t h a t s p i r i t , wanted t o r a i s e s e v e r a l i s s u e s t h a t you anc}/ I
can t u r n i n t o symbols o f c o o p e r a t i o n , r a t h e r / p o i n t s o f
conflict.
S t r o b e w i l l be able t o go i n t o d e t a i l .
Iraq
•
F i r s t i s I r a q . Saddam i s d e f y i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l colnmunity
d e s p i t e t h e e f f o r t s o f Primakov and K o f i Annan. /We have t o
get him t o r e v e r s e course and do i t now.
I f t h a t message came d i r e c t l y from you - and we r e i n f o r c e i t
i n our p u b l i c remarks a f t e r t h e meetings y i t c o u l d show
Saddam we have a u n i t e d f r o n t .
Iran
We've worked on I r a n and have a ch? ice t o demonstrate we've
made r e a l p r o g r e s s .
•
Your people are w o r k i n g on i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f Russian e n t i t i e s
t h a t have been c o o p e r a t i n g w i t n I r a n ' s m i s s i l e program.
I f
r e s u l t s from i n v e s t i g a t i o n s vfere announced b e f o r e I g e t t o
Moscow, would s e t t h e r i g h t / t o n e f o r our meeting.
Kosovo
•
Have a chance t o make a d i f f e r e n c e i n Kosovo t h a t c o u l d save
thousands o f l i v e s . m i m a n i t a r i a n s i t u a t i o n i s p r e c a r i o u s .
M i l o s e v i c f e e l s l i k e / h e can a t t a c k t h e Kosovars w i t h i m p u n i t y ,
i g n o r i n g t h e commiments he made t o you i n Moscow.
•
Now i s t h e time f o r us t o send a c l e a r s i g n a l t h a t t h e a t t a c k s
must s t o p .
StrQDe w i l l t a l k about how we might do t h i s .
I f raised
- need/larger
international
bailout?
Think t h i s y b u l d be wrong message t o send. I n v e s t o r s l o o k i n g
now f o r Russian a c t i o n s t o s t a b i l i z e economy. Talk o f b a i l o u t
c o u l d b a c l / f i r e and send s i g n a l t h a t s i t u a t i o n i s d e s p e r a t e .
I f raised/-
go together
to Duma?
Need /to reassess t h i s i n l i g h t o f changes i n government.
Seeing b o t h o f us t o g e t h e r may o n l y anger your opponents i n
Duma and c o m p l i c a t e m a t t e r s . Let's approach t h i s c a u t i o u s l y .
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MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
SUBJECT:
Telcon w i t h French President Chirac
PARTICIPANTS:
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The President
President Chirac
I n t e r p r e t e r : Marcel Bouquet
Notetakers: Bonnie C l i c k , Joel Schrader,
Liz Rogers, Cindy Lawrence and Lawrence
Butler
DATE, TIME
AND PLACE:
The President:
August 8, 1998, 10:57-11:20 a.m. EDT
Oval O f f i c e
H e l l o , Jacques.
President Chirac:
The President:
Hello, B i l l .
I'm f i n e .
(U)
How are you?
(U)
(U)
President Chirac: I wanted t o say t h a t we have been traumatized
by the two a t t a c k s against Dar es Salaam and N a i r o b i , and I
wanted t o t e l l you how s o r r y I am and o f f e r a l l my f r i e n d s h i p on
t h i s occasion. (U)
The President: Thank you very much. I appreciate t h a t and a l l
the assistance you o f f e r e d . I t h i n k your embassy i n Dar es
Salaam was damaged as w e l l . (U)
President Chirac: Yes, a little bit. I don't know who these
people are. Do you have any idea? {&)
The President: Only suspicions. We have our bomb team there
now. I have been amazed a t what they can f i n d from t i n y pieces
about how the bombs were put together and sometimes t h a t o f f e r s
c l u e s . We have our suspicions, but we s t i l l don't know. (S)
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President Chirac:
The President:
You don't know s t i l l ?
(S)
I t h i n k we w i l l f i n d o u t . (S)
President Chirac: I was very, very s o r r y and I wrote i t t o you.
But I t e l l you how s o r r y I was, and I f e e l i t from the bottom o f
my h e a r t about the people who were k i l l e d from the United States
and those two c o u n t r i e s . (U)
The President: Thank you. Jacques, f i r s t o f a l l , I want t o
apologize f o r d i s t u r b i n g your v a c a t i o n . I hear you are i n
M a u r i t i u s . I c a l l e d t o t a l k t o you about Kosovo. (€)
President Chirac: B i l l , do you mind going through an
i n t e r p r e t e r ? As you know, my English i s not so good.
(U)
The President: Let's go through an interpreter. I called to
talk to you about Kosovo because I am very concerned that we are
getting close to another humanitarian disaster and am worried
that we are on the verge of another Bosnia. The war in Bosnia
could not have ended in 1995 without your leadership and
determination. {&)
Here i s what I b e l i e v e has happened. I t h i n k M i l o s e v i c has
decided t o go f o r a m i l i t a r y v i c t o r y . But i n a d d i t i o n t o
f i g h t i n g the armed r e s i s t a n c e , he i s also c l e a n i n g out c i v i l i a n s
from t h e i r homes and v i l l a g e s and innocent c i v i l i a n s are being
h u r t because he b e l i e v e s , a f t e r t a l k i n g t o Primakov, t h a t there
i s not a chance o f a NATO m i l i t a r y response because he t h i n k s
they w i l l a c t o n l y w i t h a UN r e s o l u t i o n and Russia w i l l b l o c k
t h a t . (&)
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t h i n k i t would be b e t t e r w i t h a S e c u r i t y Council r e s o l u t i o n .
But here i s what I t h i n k i s the problem and why I t h i n k we need
to make i t c l e a r t h a t NATO could a c t w i t h o u t a S e c u r i t y Council
r e s o l u t i o n i f necessary and l e t them go ahead w i t h the p l a n n i n g
they have begun and i n i d e n t i f y i n g forces t h a t could be brought
i n t o p l a y t o stop a m i l i t a r y o f f e n s i v e i n Kosovo. Here i s what
I b e l i e v e : i f we t r y t o get a UN r e s o l u t i o n , we w i l l p u t
Y e l t s i n i n the worst of a l l p o s i t i o n s because i f they block i t ,
many people i n the w o r l d w i l l c r i t i c i z e Russia, and Russia needs
f r i e n d s now because the government i s i n a bad p o s i t i o n and the
economy i s hanging by a thread. I f they back i t and l e t i t go
through, I t h i n k Y e l t s i n w i l l be i n t e r r i b l e t r o u b l e a t home
w i t h the n a t i o n a l i s t s i n the Duma. I n p r i n c i p l e , I would l i k e a
r e s o l u t i o n t o o , but as a p r a c t i c a l matter we may have t o keep
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our o p t i o n s open and argue t h a t we can do t h i s i f necessary
because o f the previous a c t i o n s o f M i l o s e v i c . (S)
President Chirac: B i l l , I p e r f e c t l y understand t h a t and t h e r e
i s no need f o r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , but I would l i k e t o speak French,
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The President: Well, you know M i l o s e v i c b e l i e v e s h e ' l l never
have t o face NATO. That i s why there are 200,000 people d r i v e n
from t h e i r homes. A l l the past evidence suggests t h a t o n l y when
he i s under pressure w i l l he n e g o t i a t e .
my impression i s t h a t he would get k i l l e d i n t h e
Duma i f he voted f o r t h i s . (S)
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President Chirac:
The President:
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President Chi rac :
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The President: Here i s what I t h i n k . I t h i n k t h a t f i r s t o f
a l l , we are c l e a r l y b e t t e r o f f i f we can get i t .
My problem i s
I t h i n k i f we w a i t t o t h e p o i n t where a c l e a r humanitarian
d i s a s t e r i s on us t h i s w i n t e r , we may be too l a t e t o prevent a
mass o u t p o u r i n g o f refugees and there w i l l be a h e l l o f a l o t
more people k i l l e d by then. (ۥ)
President
Chirac:
The President: I understand your s i t u a t i o n , but what bothers me
i s t h a t by then M i l o s e v i c may have won h i s m i l i t a r y v i c t o r y by
massive e t h n i c c l e a n s i n g . (€)
President Chirac:
The President: What I want t o do i s avoid the s t i c k , b u t i f he
t h i n k s we've got i t , he may go back t o n e g o t i a t i o n s . I t i s the
p o s s i b i l i t y o f NATO a c t i o n w i t h o u t Russian approval t h a t i s a
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deterrent.
I s t h a t what you are you saying, t h a t we can leave
i t unstated?
I would l i k e the p l a n n i n g t o go forward. (C)
President Chirac:
A b s o l u t e l y . (€)
The President: Then we need t o t e l l Y e l t s i n we do n o t want t h i s
to come t o pass. We don't want t o have t o ask f o r a UN
resolution.
I t w i l l give him more i n c e n t i v e t o t r y t o s e t t l e
t h i s t h i n g . (€)
President Chirac:
Yes. (€)
The President: Believe me he does not want us t o ask f o r a
resolution.
I f there i s a r e s o l u t i o n , Y e l t s i n w i l l be weakened
at home no matter what he does. (€)
President Chirac:
The President: He s a i d he would p r e f e r t h e UN, b u t he d i d n ' t
want t o p u t Y e l t s i n i n t o an impossible p o s i t i o n , and i n a
p o s i t i o n where i t looks l i k e Russia has a veto over a n y t h i n g
NATO wants t o do. I t h i n k we want t o avoid t h i s . Kohl s a i d he
wanted t o t a l k t o you again and have Sandy Berger meet w i t h
B i t t e r l i c h and check around and t a l k again i n a couple o f days.
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President Chirac:
The President:
I agree w i t h t h a t .
(€)
President Chirac: At t h e same time, b r i n g a l l p o s s i b l e pressure
to bear i n order t o f i n d a s9lu.tJ.s.n^hro-U.a.h_th.e_QQnta.c.t_G.r.QiiD
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The President: I f t h a t i s your p o s i t i o n , I t h i n k i t i s
important t h a t our p u b l i c p o s i t i o n i s t h a t we should t r y t o be
s i l e n t on the matter and not make a b i g issue out o f the UN
mandate one way or the other. Otherwise we w i l l look t o t a l l y
h y p o c r i t i c a l . There i s a d i s a s t e r and then a veto and then we
have t o a c t . I t h i n k we have t o keep the p u b l i c p o s i t i o n t h a t
we hope we won't have t o a c t , we b e l i e v e there ought t o be a UN
r e s o l u t i o n , but not close the door. (€)
President Chirac: Yes, I agree completely w i t h you.
close the door. No polemics on t h a t . (e)
Don't
The President: On the other hand, we w i l l be q u i e t t o o . We
won't say o f course we don't need i t . We w i l l say i t would be a
good t h i n g t o have i t . (ۥ)
President Chirac: That i s good.
and a f f e c t i o n t o H i l l a r y . (U)
The President:
I will.
Please say a l l my best
(U)
President Chirac: Thank you very much, B i l l .
The President:
Thank you.
—
regards
Goodbye.
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L e t t e r from Chinese P r e s i d e n t J i a n g Zemin on £j£)<^
Afghanistan/Sudan M i l i t a r y A c t i o n s
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J i a n g Zemin, i n h i s r e p l y t o your l e t t e r e x p l a i n i n g our
r a t i o n a l e f o r t a k i n g m i l i t a r y a c t i o n against t a r g e t s i n
A f g h a n i s t a n and Sudan, r e i t e r a t e d Chinese condemnation o f t h e
t e r r o r i s t a t t a c k s a g a i n s t our Embassies i n Kenya and Tanzania,
c a l l e d f o r enhanced i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o o p e r a t i o n a g a i n s t t e r r o r i s m ,
and s a i d u n i l a t e r a l a c t i o n should be avoided.
The most i n t e r e s t i n g element i n Jiang's l e t t e r i s a c a l l f o r
" i n c r e a s e d c o n s u l t a t i o n and c o o p e r a t i o n " between China and t h e
U n i t e d S t a t e s a g a i n s t t e r r o r i s m . We have been u r g i n g China t o
i n c r e a s e c o u n t e r t e r r o r i s m c o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t s f o r t h e l a s t year
w i t h o u t much response. We are f o l l o w i n g up on t h i s h i n t by
riang t h a t China may be ready t o take up our s u g g e s t i o n .
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J i a n g Zemin, i n h i s r e p l y t o your l e t t e r e x p l a i n i n g o u r
rationale f o rtaking m i l i t a r y action/against targets i n
A f g h a n i s t a n and Sudan, r e i t e r a t e d Chinese condemnation o f t h e
t e r r o r i s t a t t a c k s a g a i n s t our Erribassies i n Kenya and Tanzania,
c a l l e d f o r enhanced I n t e r n a t i o n a / c o o p e r a t i o n a g a i n s t t e r r o r i s m ,
and s a i d u n i l a t e r a l a c t i o n should be avoided nrr f n r m - j n n n a i b l g
• (att-achmont a t Tab ~A)
The most i n t e r e s t i n g elemei/h i n Jiang's l e t t e r i s a c a l l f o r
" i n c r e a s e d c o n s u l t a t i o n and c o o p e r a t i o n " between China and t h e
U n i t e d S t a t e s a g a i n s t t e r r o r i s m . We have been u r g i n g China t o
i n c r e a s e c o u n t e r t e r r o r / s m c o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t s f o r t h e l a s t year
w i t h o u t much response/ We are f o l l o w i n g up on t h i s h i n t by
J i a n g t h a t China may be ready t o take up our s u g g e s t i o n .
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