BRIEFING SENIOR INDONESIANS ON VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-247-9-14-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: December 4, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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DEPT PLEASE PASS DIA, EMBASSY SAIGON
SUBJECTt BRIEFING SENIOR INDONESIANS DN VIETNAM
REF: SAIGON 15862 REPEATED TD JAKARTA BY STATE 2G2~i59
1? INDONESIANS HAVE AGAIN .RAISED WITH EMBASSY THEIR
NEED FDR BRIEFINGS ON VIETNAM SITUATION AS THEY PREPARE
FDR ICCS ROLE.
Z IN THIS INSTANCE> REQUEST COMES DIRECT FROM HANKAM
AND CONSISTS DF AN URGENT RE6IUEST THAT US PROVIDE FOR
25 SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS SERIES OF BRIEFI~S ON ALL
ASPECTS DF VIETNAM SITUATION REVEL ANT TO INDONESIA' S
PREPARATION FDR AHD PARTICIPATION' IN I"CCS. (SUBJECTS
CF INTEREST ARE: (A) HISTORICAL EVOLUTION qF VIETNAM
PROBLEM, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS;
($) STRATEGIC GOALS DF NORTH/SOUTH VIETNAM; (G9 CURRENT
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION DF NORTHlSOUTH .VIETNAM;
CD) THE ORGANIZATION, TACTICS AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF
THE VIET CONE; AND (E) REGIONAL APPRISAL BY CORPS
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AT .MISSION HERE IS NECESSARYILY DATED, INDONESIAN SENSE
pF URGENCY AND. PROPOSED AUDIENCE ARE SUCH THAT WE NAVE
AGREED TO HEGIN BRIEFINGS ON DECEMBER 6. USING AS
S~IEFERS THOSE EMBASSY, DAO AND DLG OFFICERS WITH
VIETNAM EXPEINCE AND BACKGROUND.
4. GIVEN HIGH LEVEL OF INDONESIAN AUDIENCE ,AND THEIR
KEY ROLE IN PREPARING INDONESIAN FORCES FOR TCCS ROLE,
WE CONSIDER TGIF IS ISJPNBTIME TO PIGK UP SAIGON' S
PREVIOUS OFFER (REPTEL) TO SEND TEAM OF SENIpR EMBASSY.
AND MACV OFFICERS TA JAKARTA FOR BRIEF VISIT. WE HOPE
VERY MUGH TWp pR MORE SUCH OFFIGERS CAN BE MADE
AVAILABLE' PR OMPTLY; WE COULD MAKE EXCELLENT USE OF
THEM BEGINNING DECEMBER Y OR AS 500N THEREPFZER
AS POSSIBLE. TEAK SHpULD INCLUDE pFFICERS WHO, IN
ADDITION Tp BEING FULLY CONVERSANT WITH CURRENT' SITUATION
IN VIET NAM, .CAN COMMUNIGATE WELL TO AN AUDIENCE WHOSE
ENGLISH IS GOOD BUT FAR FROM PERFECT. I F AT ALL
FEASIBLE, WE ALSp URGE THAT TEAM INCLUDE EMBASSY OR
MACV OFFICER WHO WILL BE DESIGNATED Tp WORK WITH
INDONESIAN CONTINGENT ONCE IT ARRIVES I N VIETNAM. WE
5EE GREAT ADVANTAGES Tp THIS -- BOTH FOR FUTURE RAPPORT
AND FOR INSIGHT IT WOULD GIVE OFFICER INTO INDOESIAN
VIEWS, CONCERNS, CONCEPTS OF THEIR MISSION, ETC.
5. ACTION RE6~UESTED: WOULD APPRECIATE EARLY ADVICE IF
SAIGON CAN SEND BRIEFING PERSONNEL AND, IF SO, THEIR
NUMBERS AND ETA JAKARTA.
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