SITUATION IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-546-16-5-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 11, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2011/10/04: LOC-HAK-546-16-5-3
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