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We’d trust Jimmy Carter with our wives any time. What we don’t like is the way he eyes our paychecks.

Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, a hard liner on policy toward the Soviet Union, was China’s most honored guest of the season on a tour that extended before and after Mao’s death. In comments both public and private, Schlesinger reports his impression that the Chinese Communist regime is solving its first problem of succession without much trouble, and that Premier Hua Kuo-feng seems securely established as head of government. It is believed that in his long session with Jimmy Carter on his return to this country, Schlesinger urged a bit of tilt toward Peking.

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We’d trust Jimmy Carter with our wives any time. What we don’t like is the way he eyes our paychecks.

Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, a hard liner on policy toward the Soviet Union, was China’s most honored guest of the season on a tour that extended before and after Mao’s death. In comments both public and private, Schlesinger reports his impression that the Chinese Communist regime is solving its first problem of succession without much trouble, and that Premier Hua Kuo-feng seems securely established as head of government. It is believed that in his long session with Jimmy Carter on his return to this country, Schlesinger urged a bit of tilt toward Peking.