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Teng: We have no reason to be in disagreement.
Kissinger: It was no accident that on my recent trip that I stopped in Afghanistan, Yugoslavia and Romania, and made speeches in each about an independent foreign policy.
Teng: So we have been exploring some strategic issues today.
Kissinger: Yes.
Teng: Do you have anything else you want to discuss in this group?
Kissinger: No.
Teng: So, maybe after a short rest, do you want to bring in the others?
Kissinger: Yes.
[The meeting recessed at 11:32 a.m. and then reconvened in a larger group at 11:40.]TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE