CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM ELLSWORTH BUNKER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-241-5-33-2
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: June 5, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

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FROM:. AMBASSADOR. BUNKER, SAIGON 3.131
? TO:. THE WHITEHOUSE, EYES ONLY HENRY A. KISSINGER
1. WHEN UNDER SECRETARY IRWIN WAS HERE. IN LATE. MAY, I SUGGESTED
TO HIM THAT t THOUGHT IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF I SHOULD RETURN BRIEFLY
FOR CONSULTATIONS IN JUNE. THF. UNDER SECRETARY HAS INFORED ME THAT
THE DEPARTMENT WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL IF I COULD ARRANGE TO RETURN
BRIEFLY FOR CONSULTATIONS DURING MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH. WHAT I SSHOULD
LIKE TO DO IS To LEAVE HERE JUNE 13, ARRIVING WASHINGTON SAME EVENING;
REMAIN WASHINGTON THROUGH 16TH AND KEEP 17 .TO 19TH FREE. ? I COULD
THEN RETURN TO WASHINGTON FOR FURTHER CONSULTATIONS IF NECESSARY,
BUT WOULD HOPE TO RETURN TO SAIGON EARLY IN WEEK OF JUNE 2.
2. MY REASON. FOR ? WANTING TO KEEP 17TH TO. 19TH FREE, /IF POSST3LE, IS
TO ATTEND REUNION, MY FIFTY-FIFTH, AT ',,fl-jGH I. HAVE BEEN Is.VITED TO
SPEAK, T HAVE REPLIED TO THE UNDF,R SECTARY A LOt.:G ABOVE LINES.
HOPE THIS WILL MEET WITH THE PRES'IDENT'S AND Yn.n APPRaVAL. I
THINK IT WILL BE USEFUL TO .HAVE DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME OF FORTH-
COMING EVENTS. -
,3. WARM REGARDS.
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