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Assignments » Assignment 5—Kissinger Transcript - Morning of November 10, 1973 -- Week 10

Assignment 5 -- Kissinger Transcript—Morning of November 10, 1973—Week 10

Instructions

Read this PDF file, but only pp. 166-173. We will use the remainder in our

Discussion this week.

 

Kissinger Transcripts-Cover-pp.166-179-Ch. 4-In search of strategic alliance-

Kissinger in Beljing-11-10-73 and 11-11-73

ASIDE -- Mediation is sometimes described using the metaphor of a dance. The mediator might talk about a dispute as a dance requiring a complex sequence of steps. Mediation is sometimes, more specifically, described as a particular type of dance, namely the tango. Here is a one-minute video of tango dance below.

Dr. eljing - 2 meetings 11-10-1973Larsen does not know how to tango, but knows that it takes two [people]. And whereas the tango technically is simple, having only 3 steps, it is much more complex in practice, and relies a great deal on unspoken communications between the two dancers. In other words, there are subtleties and negotiations taking place all the while as the dancers move together, with the dance apparently effortless to the observer. END OF ASIDE

Tango Dance gar #shorts #tango #dance

Now, to return to our topic at hand, metaphors in diplomacy...

The link below comes from Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation (PON)

Metaphorical Negotiation and Defining Negotiation Skills

Diplomacy is the art of creating and managing relationships among nations and the art of negotiation is that of forging relationships through agreements. As with mediation, any number of metaphors can be relatable to diplomacy. These may be expressed to the other party, or retained in the mind as a means of framing the task at hand. This is a rather interesting website below, on diplomacy, that offers some examples of metaphors relevant to diplomats and negotiators. Note, those in this web article are just a sample, nowhere near an exhaustive list. You may find one here and there to be useful.

Metaphors for Diplomats

With the text of Kissinger's morning talk with Chinese Prime Minister Zhou in

Beijing on the morning of November 11, 1973, and the accompanying commentary:

You are prepared to describe what metaphors you discerned, justifying each with specific text from the transcript. Do this in essay/paragraph form. No need for citations, as | am aware of the text you are using; you can simply include applicable text from the transcript as shown in my example below.

No less than one page, and up to two pages. Essay form, 12-point font, Calibri,

double-spaced, 1-inch margins all around.

 

Here is one example of my own. You would analyze a couple of examples, at minimum, and possibly three. | would rather read your reasoned, well-supported analyses, than read as many examples as you could find.

 

About halfway through the meeting, Kissinger and Zhou exchanged information in such a way as was reminiscent of a porch swing, unoccupied, and swinging back and forth, barely noticeably, under a light breeze. Both were speaking very carefully, but never diverging much from the current topic, which was Kissinger's description of how Brezhnev was seeking an exchange of military information between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. about China's nuclear capacity.

According to Kissinger, Brezhnev might not use the actual information, but wanted

it from the U.S. as a gesture of cooperation, an indication that the U.S. would at least accept the desirability of destroying Chinese nuclear capabilities. Kissinger stated that the U.S. would not do so. Zhou questions why Brezhnev would bring up such a matter when the situation in the Middle East was so tense. Kissinger clarified he was there during the ceasefire discussion.

 

Z: |t was before our alert. You went originally for the ceasefire.

 

K: Yes.

 

Z: They invited you?

 

K: At that time there was no question of military pressure on us. The military pressure started four days later, and since then, they have not raised it.

 

Z: It was only mentioned during the visit.

 

K: During my visit and not since then.

 

Kissinger's clipped responses indicates he was monitoring his words very carefully, and sharing only the necessary clarifications. Likewise Zhou's inquiries were sparsely worded, with main concerns about the timing and order of certain events. It appeared to be a segment of their talk heavily laced with tension. Both sides were wary of offering any superfluous information.