NOON NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-547-1-7-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 9, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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MEMORANDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER
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SUBJECTS NOON NOTES
DECEMBER 9, 1972
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
OSD REVIEW COMPLETED
NSA review completed
LAO MILITARY SITUATIONS IN THE LAO PANHANDLE, COMBAT ACTIVITY
CENTERED AROUND SARAVANE. ON DECEMBER 7 AND 8 AN ESTIMATED
FORCE OF THREE ENEMY BATTALIONS LAUNCHED THE HEAVIEST ATTACKS
BY. FIRE TO DATE ALONG WITH GROUND ASSAULTS WHICH WERE DESCRIBED
AS "HAL P- HEARTED" BY THE IRREGULAR COMMANDER. THE IRREGULAR
FORCES, SUPPORTED BY TACTICAL AIR STRIKES, SUCCESSFULLY DE-
FENDED THEIR POSITIONS WHILE SUFFERING MINIMAL CASUALTIES.
ELSEWHERE, MINOR ENEMY ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED IN THE PAKSONG AND
PAKSE AREAS.
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SOVIET ASSISTANCE TO NORTH VIETNAM: ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS
FROM MOSCOW, THE SOVIET UNION TODAY AGREED TO CONTINUE ITS
MILITARY AND ECONOMIC AID TO NORTH VIETNAM IN 197.3. TASS GAVE
NO FIGURES FOR THE SOVIET COMMITMENT, BUT SAID THE AID WOULD
EE GIVEN WITHOUT PAYMENT. THE SOVIETS WILL SUPPLY HANOI WITH
GODS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PROPERTY FOR THE. DEVELOPMENT OF
NORTH VIETNAM`S ECONOMY. THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE "NECESSARY:
ASSISTANCE" TO STRENGTHEN THE DEFENSE POTENTIAL. OF NORTH VIET-
NAM. TASS FURTHER STATED THAT A PERMANENT SOVIET-VIETNAMESE
COMMISSION WILL BE SET UP TO HANDLE ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL AID.
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APOLLO 17 UPDATE: THE CREW IS RESTING WELL AFTER. COMET ING
A SER IES OF EXPERIMENTS AND ALL SYSTEMS.' ON THE LUNAR MODULE
ARE IN A "GO CONDITION." MOST ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY PLANNED
WILL BE IN PREPARATION FOR ENTERING LUNAR ORBIT ON SUNDAY.
THE EVENING STAR AND WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS: THE FEATURE STORY
?N PAGE ONE REPORTS ON YOUR MEETING TODAY WITH LE DUC THO.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN' S CONDITION, ALTHOUGH DESCRIBED AS CRITICAL,
HAS REPORTEDLY IMPROVED SLIGHTLY FROM A "PRECARIOUS" CONDITION.
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A STAR EDITORIAL NOTES THAT TO A LARGE EXTENT, ALLENDE' S LATEST
H..AST AT AMERICAN CORPORATIONS, U.S. BANKING INTERESTS AND
INTERNATIONAL LENDING AGENCIES WAS A REFLECTION OF HIS OWN
MISMANAGEMENT OF CHILE' S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. (P A 4)
DALLAS FAVORED BY 6 1 /2 OVER SKINS TODAY. MUL- XEY AND BRUNET
MAY SEE MAJOR ACTION AS LARRY BROWN PROBABLY WON'T PLAY.
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