November 6, 1978

Chinese Deputy Prime Min Teng Hsiao-ping arrives, Bangkok, to begin what is seen as major Chinese effort to counter Soviet and Vietnamese influence in SE Asia; visit is 1st by top Chinese leader and is seen specifically in context of China's feud with Vietnam; Teng is greeted by Prime Min Kriangsak Chamanand and has audience with King Phumiphol Aduldet; those in diplomatic corps greeting Teng at airport include US Amb Morton Abramowitz; Vietnamese Foreign Min reptdly has delivered to Thai Amb in Hanoi copy of Soviet-Vietnamese treaty of friendship and cooperation (M)

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survey finds Dem and Repub party leaders and pollsters see election resulting in Repub gains of some 15 seats in HR (M)

Council on Wage and Price Stability Chmn Alfred Kahn predicts that Teamsters Union will settle master trucking contract for wage increase of about 7% (M)

Nov 6-10: Sec Vance, Israeli Foreign Min Moshe Dayan and Egyptian Defense Min Kamal Hassan Ali move closer toward removing remaining obstacles to formula for peace treaty but hopes for quick conclusion begin to fade; have almost completed pol and econ parts of treaty and have made progress on concluding mil sec; key unresolved problem is ‘linkage’ issue; illus (M)