NOON NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-548-9-33-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2011
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 23, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/11/28: LOC-HAK-548-9-33-8
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SUBJECT CATAGORY; OUTGOING II
MESSAGE / ANNOTATIONI
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MEMORANDUM FOR DR, KISSINGER
FROM, THE SITUATION ROOM
SUBJECT I NOON NOTES
308TH NVA DIVISION MOVES NORTH RECENTLY AVAILABLE COMMUNICA-
TIONS INTELLIGENCE SHOWS THAT MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE NORTH
VIETNAMESE 308TH DIVISION ARE NOW LOCATED IN HA TINH PROVINCE;
ABOUT 150 MILES NORTH OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE. THE EVIDENCE
FOR THIS NORTHWARD MOVEMENT FIRST DETECTED IN ^ATE JANUARY
CONSISTS OF IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF THE 308TH+S HEADm
QUARTERS IN H, TINH PROVINCE AND THE DETECTION IN,CIVIL COM-
MONICATIQNS FROM THIS AREA OF LETTER-BOX NUMBERS USED BY POR-
TIONS OR ITS THREE REGIMENTS IN SENDING CORRESPONDENCE, WHILE
SUCH EVIDENCE IS NOT ABSOLUTELY CQNCL.USiVE, IT NOW APPEARS THAT
THE DIVISION HAS GONE HOMER
REFUGEE CAMP HIT BY ROCKET FIRE, THE SAIGON COMMAND REPORTS
Z4 REFUGEES WERE KILLED AND 40 WOUNDED EARLY TOOAW WHEN COMT
MUNIST FORCES FIRED A ROCKET INTO A RESETTLEMENT CAMP IN CHAU
DOC PROVINCE, 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIGON,
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 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/11/28: LOC-HAK-548-9-33-8
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SUBJECT CATAGORY; OUTGOING II
MESSAGE / ANNOTATION;
WITH THE AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS YESTERDAY SIRIK MATAK PREDICTED
NOL, GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT LAST LONG BECAUSE IT NO
LONGER HAD POPULAR SUPPORT AND WAS NOT MUCH MORE THAN A MILT.
TARY DICTATORSHIP. HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF STAGED THE
GRENADE ATTACK ON A RALLY OF STRIKING TEACHERS AND THE SUBSE-
QUENT ARREST OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AS DIVERSIONARY
MEASURES TO COVER UP THE SOCIAL UNREST WHICH THE GOVERNMENT
COULD NOT CONTROL, ACCORDING TO MATAKA` TO ACHIEVE PEACE THE
GOVERNMENT MUST OPEN THE DOOR FOR NEGOTIATIONS TO ALL FACTIONS
-- INCLUDING THE ONE SUPPORTING PRINCE SIHANOUK WHO, HE SAID$
HAD MORE POPULAR SUPPORT IN CAMBODIA THAN MARSHAL SON NOL. THE
PRINCE SHOULD BE ALCOWED TO RETURN .TO HIS COUNTRY'.
LAOTIAN TALKS STALLEDt THE TWO LAOTIAN SIDES
HAVE POSTPONED THE FORMATION OF A NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT BE-
YOND THE DEADLINE OF MARCH 23. THE SENIOR COMMUNIST NEGQTIAT
TORS LEFT VIENTIANE YESTERDAY FOR NEW STRATEGY SESSIONS AT
THEIR HEADQUARTERS NEAR SAM NEUA. THE ABSENCE OF CHIEF PATHET
LAO NEGOTIATOR PHOUMI VONGVICHIT HAS BEEN THE MAJOR OBSTACLE
TO PROGRESS. OTHER COMMUNIST ENVOYS HAVE NOT BEEN EMPOWERED
TO UNDERTAKE DISCUSSIONS ON THE COMPOSITION OF A NEW GOVERNMENT'
A GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE INDICATES THAT NEGOTIATIONS WILL
RESUME NEXT WEEK AND HOLDS OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT AGREEMENT
ON A NEW GOVERNMENT COULD QUICKLY FOLLOW.
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