Historical Documents: Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

"Washington, April 29, 1969. Evaluation of Chinese Communist Ninth Party Congress . I attach evaluations of the recently-concluded Ninth Party Congress prepared by CIA and the Department of State (Tabs B and C)2 covered by a brief summary analysis prepared by my staff (Tab A.)The analysis suggests a continuing stalemate, with Mao Tse-tung unable to push through his visionary economic and social