CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM AMBASSADOR GRAHAM MARTIN
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Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
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RIPLIM
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T
Document Page Count:
3
Document Creation Date:
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date:
April 3, 2012
Sequence Number:
4
Case Number:
Publication Date:
June 21, 1974
Content Type:
CABLE
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Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
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1. I N VIEW OF OVERRIDING I MPOR,TANCE OF OTHFR ITEMS, ON AGENT A
DURING MQSCfW. VISIT I WOULn ASSUME INDOCHINA WOt)LD NOT BE
A `Cf1RDEI) MUCH TIME, NOR DO 1 THINK IT WOULD NEED TO DIVERT TOO
MUCH "ATlTE'NTION FROM MORE IriPORTANT MATTERS. NEVERTHELESS If- A,
AS RIGH'T" FOR CONS1DERABLE PROGRESS WHICH CO nLO 81 MUTUALLY nDVAN-
TAGEO"USt TO BOTH NUvIEl ANT) U.S. INTERESTS. IN AJ%.tNI)ING UKnER
.OF I MPOPTANCE THESE :ARE I'
2 . ' 'L AOS AS LONG AS EMMFT KAY. I S HELD BY THE PATHET LAO r I nE
CENGR'ES,SIBNAL AND PUBLIC' OPINION WILL PUT UnNCI)MFORTABLE. CONSTRAINTS
ONV FLE;XI,I'BILITY GF FUTURE AMERICAN OPTIONS. WHETHER SOVIETS REALLY
.kAVE ENOUGH LEVERAGE TO EFFECT HIS -RELEASE IS QUESTIONABLE LJUT
THEY SHIIULD BE ASKED Tp HELP. RECOGNITION OF THE SO-CALLEn
BY THE NEW. LAOTIAN GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO MAKE IT MUCH
MfRE' DIFFICULT FOR USG TOJ CCINT.INUI": TO SUPPORT FRAGILE FACAnF=
CiP P(,NU' "AND JCCIA OR TO OBTAIN CONTINUED APPROPRIATIONS FOR
EC.O:NOMI,C AID TO LAOS. MAIN THRUST SHOULD BF TO HAVE SUVIET11,
'COOL'THE IMPATIENCE OF THE NVA CONTROLLED PATHET LAD FOR A
PRECI.PI,TATE TAKEOVER WHICH WOULD HARDEN POSITIONS IN.SUCH A WAY
THAT TEMPTATION MIGHT BEC?+E IRRESISTIBLE TO PRC TO USE THEIR NEW
Rr7AD SYSTEM TO PUT IN... A REGIMENT, WHICH THEY COULD DO. IN A T)AY..
Cl D0N'T' ACTUALLY.."BELIEVE'THE, "CHINESE WOULD DO THIS BUT MY HtD
IN HAS ALWAYS FEAREf1 THIS AND AS KREMLIN SEA EXPERT
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MAY INFLUENCE, HIS. SOVIET COLLEAGUES TO ACCEPT THE POSSIBILITY.)
4IiF'8`U MAY WISH TO MAKE NO`ISFS ABOUT NVN FAILURE TO REM VE
THEIR. T4. OOPS I DO NOT RELIEVE THE SOVIETS COULD FORCE THIS WITHOUT
T4RFAT OF TOTAL W'ITHDRAWA'L OF A I D To NVN WHICH I S UNREALISTIC.
IN SUMMf'ARY,, I WOULD HOPE YOU CLIULD -G-ET HELP FnK. KtLEA5t OF vAY
*! * * * *> * * * *` *wHSR COMMENT
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
AND SLOW: DOWN OF PRESENT MAD ?GALLOP FOR. COMPLETE TAKEOVER.
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
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