Template issue - what's wrong with this line...?

I am trying to compile some sample code and am getting the error:

   "..error C2059: syntax error : '<' "

on the line:

    friend class CList<NodeType>;





The entire h file Code:

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  File Name
//      TEMPLATE.H
//
//  Description
//
//  Author
//      Les Thaler
//
//  Revision: 1.00
//
// Copyright (c) 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//
#ifndef _TEMPLATE_H_
#define _TEMPLATE_H_

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <mapidefs.h>

template <class NodeType> class CNode;

template <class NodeType>
class CNode
{
    friend class CList<NodeType>;      // Original line as found in the sample
    public:
        CNode(const NodeType & Type);
        ~CNode(){};
    private:
        CNode     * m_pNext;        //
        NodeType    m_Item;         // variable length, put last
};

template <class NodeType>
class CList
{
    public:
        CList();
        ~CList();
        BOOL       WINAPI Insert(const NodeType & val);
        BOOL       WINAPI InsertAsc(const NodeType & val);

        BOOL       WINAPI Delete(const NodeType &,NodeType ** ret);
        NodeType * WINAPI Find(const NodeType &SearchTarget);
        // same as Walk but doesn't copy the node
        NodeType * WINAPI Scan(BOOL bWalking = 1);
        // same as Scan but returns a copy of the node
        NodeType * WINAPI Walk(BOOL bWalking = 1);
        ULONG      WINAPI Size();
        NodeType * WINAPI Dequeue();
        VOID       WINAPI Destroy();
        BOOL       WINAPI Queue(const NodeType & val);
        CList<NodeType> & operator -=(CList<NodeType> & Deletions);
        CList<NodeType> & operator +(CList<NodeType> & Suffix);
    private:
        CNode<NodeType> * m_pHead,
                        * m_pTemp,
                        * m_pTail;      // used by Walk
        ULONG             m_ulCnt;

};

#endif

// End of file for TEMPLATE.H