DOLE COMMENTS ON MINH WITHDRAWAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-490-4-13-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 21, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/10/02: LOC-HAK-490-4-13-9
T OPSECRETSENS/TIVE 210512Z AUG 71 VIA.CAS CHANNELS
FROM: , AMBASSADOR BUNKER* SAIGON 0618-
TOs THE WHITE HOUSE EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY FGR HENRY A. KISSINGER
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SUBJECT: DOLE COMMENTS ON MINH WITHDRAWAL
1,- I AM AFRAID THAT THE WIRE REPORTS* AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE* HAVE
DRAWN INFERENCES FROM SCANTY INFORMATION*" I ACCOMPANIED SENATOR
DOLE ON HIS VISIT TO THIEU. IN RESPONSE TO THIEU"S 'QUESTION AS TO
WHAT CONGRESSIONAL REACTION WOULD-9E TO MINH'S WITHDRAWAL* DOLE
'SIMPLY RESPONDED THAT IT WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY AROUSE CRITIc/SM. HE DID
:NM GO PEYOND THAT. HE MADE NO STATEMENT CONCERNING POSSIBLE?-
rODUCTION OF AMERICA* AID*? ? ' s,"
AS I STAYED ON TO TALK WITH TH/EU- AFTER SENATOR DOLE LEFT THE
PALACE*,1%.wAS NOT PREVENT WHEN HE /S REPORTED TO HAVE TALKED TO THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS WHERE HE IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID "THERE WILL BE
EME'STRONG REACTION* I TRIED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BY /NFERENCE IN
MY VISIT*" ,THE SENATOR LEFT -THIS MORNING AT. 0831 FOR PHNOM PENH_
AND BANGKOK BEFOREJ"RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE* BUT THERE HAS SO FAR
BEEN NO REACTION TO,MIS REMARKS HERE AND I DOUBT THAT THERE WILL
BE ANY. i ,
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