MEMO TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM AL HAIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-26-3-11-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 29, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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August 29, 1972
MEMORANDUM FORs HENRY A. KISSINGER
FROM: AL HAIG
At Tab B is frona Porter in which he proposed to limit
his a tetemeat at take week a plenary session to a haieh paragraph on
the other side's inhumanitarianism on prisoners, assUening the* show
so roceptivity to the South Vietnamese offer to retuan 6k0 sick and
wounded prisoners. He would say no more for impact prpo.ss.
At Tab A for your approval is a reply to Porter whieb once 111
makes the point that we cannot rock the bast in the plenaries.
tells him that he can use his paragraph but say. that he should al
orseont his prepared statomont.
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August 29, 1972
TO:
IMMEDIATE
AMBASSADOR PORTER
FROM: HENRY A. KISSINGERr))
REFERENCE: Paris 882
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1. Thank you for your cable. We have no objections to your
proposed statement on prisoners, assuming the other side rejects
the South Vietnamese offer. However, we continue to blelieve that
we cannot afford to rock the boat too much in the plenaries at this
delecate stage. Therefore you should present your prepared
statement as well, although this need not be overly long.
Warm regards.
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TO THE WHITE HOUSE EYES ONLY OR, HENRY KISSINGER
WE SPEAK LAST AT MEETING ON AUGUST!'210 I'PROPOSE'TO
LIMIT MY STATEMENT FOR IMPACT PURPOSES 10 FOLLOWING%
"HAVING LISTENED TO YOUR STATEMENTS /HIS MORNING I WISH
TO SAY THAT I AM APPALLED AT CALLOUS MANNER YOU CONTINUE
TO DISPLAY IN REJECTING OR IGNORING ALL HUMANITARIAN
GESTURES WHICH MIGHT EASE THE BURDENS op PRISONERS AND
CIVILIANS IN THE PRESENT CONFLICT. YOUR:REJECTION OF. THE.
OFFER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC or- VIETNAM TO
REPATRIATE TO NORTH VIETNAM SIX HUNDREn'SlCK AND WOUNDED.
PRISONERS OF WAR IS A CASE IN POINT, .YOU CONTINUE TO SHOCK'
THE WORLD By YOUR ATTITUDE, AND I WISH TO REGISTER. A
STRONG PROTEST AGAINST IT."
.IF NVN DISPLAYS RECEPTIVITY TO SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFER.
I WILL NOT USE ABOVE STATEMENT, INSTEAD WE WILL PRESENT
PREPARED STATEMENT ON INCONSISTENCIES IN THEIR POSITION,
. WOULD APPRECIATE COMMENTS AS SOON AS.POSSIBLE.
WARM REGARDS.
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