VIETNAM AD HOC WORKING GROUP MEETING, OCTOBER 1, 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-489-1-30-5
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: October 7, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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October 7, 1971
Vietnam Ad Floc 'Worlds Group
October 1, 1971
OSD, DPMO, DOS, Review Completed
rem ked that the i;epartniest ,of Etate's poi, on
coo peper is that it is sot la suitable form for submission
to the Pres Ambassador Sullivas expressed the belief that the
presest esse paper should be held limbo end retained ss a ref-
erence docurnest which mlit be sand is the future to develop negotiating
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bas er remarked that he had spent much of hie time* recently
the Hill meeting with various Seiuitore. Hie o WU prognosis WWI that the
*tense Procuremest LLUwas sot ie any real trouble because the manefield
Aill*sidanar at would be disposed of is conference. Sullivan added, however,
that roasy legieletora plan to lien everything os the foreign aid legislation.
There is therefore the possibility of a deadlock in foreign aid, with so bill
at all. It would then become a matter of obtaiaisg a cositissing resolution.
Senator Griffinha* told Amtnesader Sullivan thst the progress of much
et this liglelation may depend on what is contained is the President's
Novezsiber 15 speech.
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SsiUvan said that et Dr. ssinger's request a cable ws being seat to t e
field stating our policy that two RUT& divisions should Ip, riptiamed lit
Vietnam through calesdar year 1972 and that the L'itited state* is pr*pred
to fund this sr rasgement.
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ialUy said that baaod on convorsation* after Goisoral Hals's retur
it spposirsd that there would be a more rapid drawdown of COlki3S
personnel levels Utast was previonoly anticipated. is light of this, T.' Wittiest
said, this Stat. Departmont ham so instthitional objoction to asaissing
Goisoral spied over-all suporvisory roapossibility for GC RI
.Doluttslit observed that tit* . Itiseioe appears to be thinking in to
of phasing out CL4D5 by the vied of 1412. He exprossed the view that one
of the probloms facing tho totisisios would be the *assist; morale within
COIWS.beesisse it has nokt alarm* fast enough.
Both Ambassail r uillvaa sad ).? I. Bennett agreed. how ver, that just
because CO i,3,1:4 ia currently overstaffed we should not *wing ta the other
extreme; there may be COEDS type functions which will be roqui d for
some Mae to come.
9..ossl licarbolis raitark Secretaryapproved the assumption
of CURDS supervisory responsibilities by Ceo.rsl Weisad sad added that
Weiland would of course retells bli funetioas a. deputy commaader of U. S.
torsos and as the U.S. roprosestative is the tri-partite liaison arrangomont
with Csanbodio and Swath Vietnam.
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Anibatifiaillivon noted that the Departs** has jest roceivod word of
? ii.-VNAlr-lCkti pita for roclossifying many POWs bold ufiouth Vietaem.
Th. baste pupae' of this reclassification would be to reduce the motabor
of cal4ivos is the POW category. "' said that the t). S. must weigh
in on this issue to Moor* that whatever Witt do** hi consists*** with
the G401.41111, Prisoner of War ?,:.onveations.
Da_Sittildatt_t on the bodies atardu
amt.allestisft **tied that beets*** our military had boon tecor root in it.
reporting oat the situation at Smoid earlier this year, the press bad now
over- reacted with wildly easigierated start** about the curraat situation
? the Cambodian be rdor. In fact, said t...arbokiti there are no more than
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4wasonny ita involved. They are eitgeged in come etand ff
in sad the AZVN hes had contact with ably s eimap4af itaerny bottalions.
,t.x.arbAilip added that susteieed enemy activity in the area would indicate
that they have solved some of their logtetical problems. but I, arbotto did
apt believe that this would prove to be the case.
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the Zed of tibvetealaer for 2 I/2 days.
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,,Caryar noted that there had bee* $ wrap-up of the politicel situation
from the station chief la Seigost. The wrap-up concluded that unless there
was earns unfortunate bounce of the ball. the OV/4 has the situatio* under
cootrol 04 ten The wrap-up referred to by N, v. Carver has bees briefed
end submitted separately to Er.
After the Ad Hoc Group meetiag bad ended. jjjbeeeadstr seked
Mr. Negrepeate sad Mr. Bennett to stay behind. He said that be bed bees
giving some thought to what kind of letter of congratulations President
Nbtellt might seed to President Thieu after his re-electioa. Watts said
he was thitticias in terms of suggesting a letter which pats Thies on the back
but the* goes on to point out in firm though general terms some of the *ruts
in which Title* will have to move if he Is to enhance the image sad effective
seas of his admthistratios dud** his seemed term. APA*111t149LtylliV*4
said he would be preparing & draft for consideration by Dr. 1.?iseiager. He
added that he would be bringing the draft sloes with him to the cesse-fire
meeting scheduled for that sfternoort.
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