Let me do a draft of what we discussed this morning, and then I'll bring it to dinner. It will give the Foreign Minister a whole night to tear it to pieces. Or do you have one [draft of your own]?
Foreign Minister Ch'iao: I'm entirely with your suggestion, but only don't give me such a draft that it upsets my appetite for the mutton. [Laughter]
Secretary Kissinger: No more than ten pages. [Laughter] And you won't know whether we're going up or down until the last sentence. [Laughter] It's a brief statement, in the spirit of our discussions.
Vice Premier Teng: You don't want meetings tomorrow? Some rest, or some work to do?
Secretary Kissinger: We'll decide tonight.
Foreign Minister Ch'iao: In the morning, or tonight?
Secretary Kissinger: We can do it tomorrow morning.
Vice Premier Teng: You wanted another small group meeting. Should we do it in the morning or afternoon?
Secretary Kissinger: It really makes no difference.
Vice Premier Teng: Shall we say 4:00 in the afternoon? [It is agreed.] So I hope you can sleep more in the morning.
Secretary Kissinger: I will see you at dinner.
Foreign Minister Ch'iao: I'll come fetch the communique.
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