INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND REPORTING IN CAMBODIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-449-2-8-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 11, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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IMTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND REPORTING CAPAp'ILITIES CAMBODIA (S)
DELIVER DURING DUTY MOURS
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 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/10/25 : LOC-HAK-449-2-8-3
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A. SECSTATE WASH pC YJ012P)5/05223 6Z JAN 7~
~. (TS) CINCPAC FULLY UiV~pERSTANDS THE REQUI~iEMENT TO
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KEEP THE HIG HEST LEVELS INFORMED OF THE DEVELOPMENTS
IN CAMBODIA 'AND THE CONCOMITANT NECES5hTY F..OR
STRENGTHENING. AND EXPANDING THE MILITARY RE=LATER
INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. WHILE WITHOUT QUESTION
FULLY gUALIFIID INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS TO THE DAD
AMBASSADOR.SWANK IS
IN THE BEST p05ITIDN TO DETERMItJE THE NATURE AND EX^
TENT OF THI5 STRENGTHENING AND EXPANSION PROGES5, I
SHOULD LIKE TO QFFER THE FOLLOWING CQMMENTS ON GERTATN
SPECIFIC ITEMS ,RAISED IN REF A:
p~ THERE I5 AN URGENT REpUIREMENT TO DEVELOP.,
INFORMATION ON THE STATUS AND CAPABILITIE5 pF TWE FANK
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AS WELL AS THE ENEMY FORCES, AND IN THIS REGARII IT
WOULD BE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE SERVICES OF
PER50NNEL WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE TAGTICAL/OPERATIONAL
AREAS AS WELL AS PURE INTELLIGENCE TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCE. IN MY VIEW, THE A5SIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL SQ QUALIFIED WOULD MATERIALLY ENHANCE TWE
CURRENT COLLECTION AND REPORTING CAPABILITI( OF THE DAO.
B. IF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
,PERMIT, IT WOULD APPEAR APPROPRIATE TD ASSIGN ADDITLONALIr~
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C, CINCPAC. REPRESENTATIVES STAND READY TO ASSIST
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN PHNOM PE NH: IN ANY WAY THE
AMBASSADOR DESIRES AND IT IS FELT THAT THE ALREADY
ESTABLISHED ON~CALL SYSTEM. IS FULLY RESPONSIVE TO THE
NEEDS OF DAO PHNOM PC_NH, D. ASSUM:'ING THE NECESSARY LOGISTICS- AND
ISTRATIVE SUPPDRT CAN BE PROVIDED TT WOULD APPEAR THAT
THE ASSIGNMENT OF A HELICOPTER OR APPROPRIATE FIXED
WING !AIRCRAFT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE INTELLI-
GENCE GAPABI~ITY AT THE POST..
2, (C) PLEASE BE ASSURE=D OF MY CONTINUED ItiITEREST IN
MAINTA INING THE MILITARY REP RE SE NTAT ION IN CAMBODI A AT
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND OF MY WILLINGNESS TO
GIVE SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION TO ANY FURTHER RECOM-
MENDATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO PHNOM PENH.
~,'IU) VERY RESPECTFULLY. WARMEST. REGARDS, GP-~
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