SUBJECTS FOR POSSIBLE DISCUSSION WITH LE DUC THO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-249-5-8-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 16, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-249-5-8-2
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SUBJECT: SUBJECTS FOR POSSIBLE DIS5/USSION WITH LE DUC THO
FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DESIGNATE~GODLEY FROM CHARGE DEAN
IF YOU c~ONSIDER ME SAGE WHICH FII LOWS MIGHT BE USEFUL TO O.
KISSINGERs SUGGES1YOU REPEAT If TO HIM PRIORITY IN PARIS.
State Dept. review
completed
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
1.. IN VIENTIANE 3664 DATED MAY 15 1 TRANSMITTED SOUVANI4A'S ANALYSIS
OF Y OE STATUS OF. THE LAG NFGO IATIONS WHICH HE WANTED YOU In KNOW
PRIOR TO YOUR DEPARTURE FOR TALKS WITH LE DEC THOG. IN ADDITtfN, I
WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR A TENTION FOR POSSIBLE DISCUSSION!
WITH"^LE OUt THO FOLLOWING THREE TOPICS;
A),RELEASE OF CASI PILOT; A WE REPORTED YESTERDAY THROUGH
SD CHAw_ NELSs WE HAVLE_CLIwA _INDICATION THAT AMERICAN PILOT t=MMET
BUN MISSING SINCE ;MAY 7 IS PRISONER OF NORTH VITNAMESE. ON MAY
1D N M' TALK WITH PHOUMI VONGVICHIT (VIENTIANE 3578)s I OFFICIALLY
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EW LPF ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING PLANE AND DETERMINING FATE
ASK
OF.E*ICAN PILOT AND 4 LAO PASSENGERS. IN MY MEETING WITH oHOUMI,
I EX LANCED THAT PLANE WAS ON ROUTINE MISSION CARRYING PASS-
EMG 1O RLG ENCLAVE OF 8OUAM LONG. I FURTHER STATED THAT
RE-SU LYING 'OF ENCLAVES WAS FORESEEN IN ARTICLE 38 OF VIENTIANE
AGREEMLNT. PHOUMI COUNTERED THAT OVERFLIGHT OF LPF ZONE WAS
OSD, NSA review(s)
completed.
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CFASE ,IRE VIOLATION SE.CAUSF LPF HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED IN AnvANCE..
I- REPLIED THAT JOINT RLG/LPF CEASEFIRE COMMISSION, WHICH,r
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ACCORD=ING TO ARTICLE 11 AND ARTICLE 3, IS in RE INFORMED O
OVERFL.IGHTSsMAD NOT YET BEEN FORMED. I THEREFORE.REJECTED
HIS ACCUSATION. HENCE, IF YOU RAISE RELEASE OF AMERICAN PIl nT
EMMET KAY WITH LE DEC THO, I,THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PAINT
OUT THAT -WE NEVER TRIED TO HIDE OUR CONCERN OVER MISSING AIRCRAFT
XKD FACT THAT WE SOLICITED LPF ASSISTANCE PPI)VESTHIS POINT.
PH.OUM'I TOLD ME ON MAY 10 WHAT HE WOULD INFORM SAM NEUA OF n'R
'REQUEST FOR HELP. HENCE: FRAMEWORK FOR RELEASING AMERICAN PI OT
HAS' BEEN ISTABLISHEO IF DRV' IS SO DISPOSED.
OAOEl 4U.ESTION` OF MIA'S IN `LAOS: 'AS YOU ARE AWARE FRfthr
lAy'puS TELEGRAMS, DURING A SERIES OF CONTACTS AND FORMAL 14FFTINGS
; I`~,N LPP PLENIPOTENTIARY PHOUMI VONGVICHIT, AND LPE VIENTIANE
*EP*ESEITATIVE., S"OTH P-HETRASY, I WAS TOLD UN MAY 10 THAT LPF.
LINKED COOPERATION ON MIA'S TO IMPLEMENTATION OF REST OF
VIENTIANE -4GREEMENTP SPECIFICALLY,, "FORMATION OF THE PGNU, H*IWFVER,
ON's PHI S ISSUE,, AS ON ALL OTHERS, THE WISHES OF THE ORV ARE
IItTMIINANT. UPWARDS OF 300 U.S. MILITARY'AND CIVILIAN PERSONNVL
ARE MISSING IN ACTION IN LAOS. MANY OF THESE ARE MISSING IN
A BASS THAT WERE, AT THE TIME OF THEIR'MISSIoNS, 'UNDER Ct3NT t0 F ,st
THE WYA IN- VIEW OF THE 'OB:LIGATIONS THE DRV ASSUMED IN CONNL~CTIIIN
WITH VI'ETNA'M AGREEMENT,* TOGETHER WITH RECENT STATEMENTS MA!nr` RY
DRY REPRESENTATIVE TO FPJMT TO,PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING
F_A'TE `OF .LAOS M.IA-Sp 1. HOPE YOU,WILL URGE THE DRV TO PERSUAPP
'THE LPF TO CO?PERATE. 'PHOUMI TOLD ME' THAT SAM NEUA IS COLLECTING
DATA ON -A.MIERICAN MIAS. WE, ,IN TURN, ARE ALSf COLLECTING DATA
.O.N:w.VA M,IAf$ IN LADS WHICH WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO MAKE AVAILABLE
TO OTHER,SIDE. ,WE' WOULD LIKE DRV..TO USE ITS INFLUENCE WITH f PF
TO COOPERATE. RIGHT-NOW' WITH US ON OBTAINING INFORMATION ON
AMERICAN MIA, IN LAOS AND NOT :AWAIT PROGRESS I N LAOS NEGOTIATIONS,
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