CAMBODIA SITUATION REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-37-5-8-7
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 6, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 6, 1973
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Cambodia Situation Report
The President has asked for a report by 4:00 P.M. each Monday and
Thursday, commencing Thursday, August 9, covering the situation in
Cambodia. Topics covered.should include the following:
STATE
-- Internal Cambodian political developments.
Any steps toward negotiations taken by the Cambodian parties.
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and positions taken by other governments in respect to the
situation in Cambodia.
-- Diplomatic steps by the United States.
? The political and security situation in Phnom Penh and elsewhere
in the country.
? Steps taken by the Cambodian government to strengthen its
administrative capability and its capability to resist the enemy.
-- Significant economic developments in Cambodia.
. Specific indicators of the economic situation including such
factors as POL and rice stocks.
-- Specific U.S. economic assistance efforts and such efforts under-
taken. by other parties. .
RET/GDS
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DEFENSE
The military situation and developments.
? Estimate of short-term enemy and friendly capabilities and
intentions.
? Assistance to the Cambodian government.
. Military assistance (include specific significant deliveries).
. Other DOD-administered assistance.
-- Military assistance provided by other parties.
?
-- Steps taken by the Cambodian government to improve its armed
forces.
CIA
? The political and security situation in areas of Cambodia under
the control of Cambodian government and in areas under Commu-
nist control.
? The military situation.
-- Evidences of North Vietnamese and Khmer Communist intentions.
The foregoing list of topics is illustrative. Additional topics which you
believe would enhance the usefulness of the report in conveying a compre-
hensive appraisal of the situation and in identifying problems which may
arise should be included. It is recognized that there may be some dupli-
cation in the reporting from the Departments but the list has been developed
to assure completeness. Any problem areas identified in which U.S.
assistance is indicated should be specifically highlighted together with
possible courses of action.
The current post-ceasefire report and other reporting associated with the
Vietnam settlement should continue. ???
Henr A. Kissinger
SECRET - GDS
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MEMORANDUM -
NATIONAL SECURITY COU
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
? MR. KISSINGER
? RICHARD T. KE
Cambodia Situation Report
You will need to have a regular report on the situation and U.S. actions
in Cambodia. This will be particularly important after August 15 but
it would be advisable to get it started now as a means of identifying
shortfalls and problems. .
The attached memorandum requests a report three times each week
which will cover the essential elements of information in a way similar
to the reports we have had on our previous major actions in Southeast
Asia.
The existing post-ceasefire report ;concerning the implementation of the?
Paris Agreement would Continue.
Your staff will synthesize these reports into a report for you to provide
the President.
? RECOMMENDATION:
That you sign the ,attached memorandum which would initiate reporting
three times weekly effective August 6.,
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Bill Stearman and Larry
SECRET CDS
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SECRET - CDS
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASH I NGTON
-The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defe se
- The Director of Cent al Intelligence
SUBJECT: Cambodia Situation eport
The President has asked for a report by :00 P.M. each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, commencing Moi day, August 6, covering the
situation in Cambodia. Topics covere should include the foll9wing:
STATE
?
-- Internal Cambodian political evelopments.
? Any steps toward negotiatio vs taken by the Cambodian parties.
-- Diplomatic efforts underta en by the Cambodian government
and positions taken by oth r governments in respect to the
situation in Cambodia.
-- Diplomatic steps by the nited Sthtes:
-- The political and securi y situation in Phnom Perth and elsewhere
in the country.
-- Steps taken by the Ca bodian.government to strengthen its adminis-
trative capability and 'ts capability to resist the enemy.
-- Significant economic evelopm.ents in Cambodia.
Specific indicator of the economic situation including such
factors as PO I, a d rice stocks.
-- Specific U.S. econo ic assistance efforts and such efforts under-
taken by other parti s.
SECRET - GDS
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DEFENSE
? The military situation and development;.
? Estimate of short-term enemy and fri ndly capabilities and
intentions.
-- Assistance to the Cambodian govern ent?
. Military assistance (include spec fic significant deliveries).
. Other DOD administered assis ce.
? Military assistance provided by ot er parties.
? Steps taken by the Cambodian gov rn.ment to improve its armed
forces.
CIA
? The political and security situat on in areas of Cambodia under
the control of Cambodian gayer
fist control.
-- The military situation.
Evidences of North Vietnamese and Khmer Corhmunist intentions.
ent and in areas under Cornu-nu-
The foregoing list of topics is illustra
believe would enhance the usefulness
hensive appraisal of the situation and
arise should be included. It is recog
cation in the reporting from the Depa
to assure completeness. Any proble
assistance is indicated should be spe
possible courses of action.
The current post-ceasefire report a
Vietnam settlement should continue.
4.
lye. Additional topics which you
f the report in conveying a cornpre-
n identifying problems which may
ized that there may be some dupli-
tments but the list has been developed
areas identified in which U.S.
ifically highlighted together with
other reporting associated with the
Henry A. Kissinger
SECRET - GDS
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