CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM AMBASSADOR GRAHAM MARTIN

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LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4
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RIPLIM
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T
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3
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January 11, 2017
Document Release Date: 
April 3, 2012
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4
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Publication Date: 
June 21, 1974
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CABLE
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Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4 VzCZCSGC'492 , ..D4 WTE 2 7 400.70. 1730502 .U 22O5DIOz" 1? 'O`P S1 E'C. R F T "SENS.ITIVi? 220'00Z JUNE 1974 "Fx"CLUSIVELY vES ONLY VIA MARTIN. CHANNa-L, ., SA I["GN 0617 IMMEDIATE O.E L IV E R; 'OOB .IV! N? 21,.. 1974 ts HENtRY A ' K I SS INGER ROM AMBp4$5AOOR. GRAHAM MARTIN . 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 FR..IFt 0 FIRUB " 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 HAK,,.S CQ,WCROF T , RODMAN 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 i x ~6 t~t~ *******S Car L HFLP IN UAMPc kA NG IrULARLY ON PRF SSURF. p1` C" 'p"t" AT; US $lL'IT 1RY EVACUATInN WHIC1 COULD ONLY INCr>EA5E Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4 TS',,M,IG T HE nr= INCIf)t NT GI E T.H4I EVf.)L UT.I[7N's PAR o Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4 TOR:173/ 51 56Z DTG.s ?n1)0D SUN 74 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-502-5-4-4 P~ " ,, l L '1 At WITH. VIFT-N?M..