LETTER TO GENERAL EARLE G. WHEELER FROM RICHARD HELMS

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• Publication Date: November 18, 1966
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General Earle G. Wheeler
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Defense
/ashin ton, D. C. 20301
16 NOV 1966
I accept your proposal to review the negotiating period
prior to the Korean Armistice. I find we have material avail-
able on Korea and also on other negotiations with the Com-
munists which might well uncover lessons applicable to Vietnam
in the future.
I have set the wheels in motion and a paper should beady
Sincerely,
Richard Helms
Director
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General rle G. wheeler
Chairman, ,pint Chiefs of Staff
Department Defense
Washington, :. C. 20301
vs react-,.,with interest your recent
proposal that the Agency ana a the negotiations
leading to the Koren Ar' -is ee in an effort to
uncover lessons from ,which,{ he United States
ht benefit in Vietftam. ,
There is material ailable which should
form a useful basis for' tch a study. We are,
therefore, proceeding/to a velop a paper which
should be ready bef o the ',end of the month.
Sincerely,
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Richard Helms
Dirctor
Deputy Director-for In e ligence
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General Earle G. Wheeler
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Defense
Washington, D. C. 20301
We have read with inhsst your recent
proposal that the Agency. 4uaxy*e the negotiatio
leading to the Korean 4z intice in an effort to
uncover lessons from which the United States
eight benefit in Vietnam_-_
There is ma rial available which should
a useful b a for such a study. We are,
peeding to develop a paper which
should be re *Ay before the end of the month.
Sincerely,
Richard Bolas
Director
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settlement of the Vietnamese War are coming from all sides these
days. While I am not optimistic that the time has come when the
communists are ready to call it quits -- I am inclined to think that
they will fade away rather than go to a conference table -- it may
be that there will be a peace negotiation of some sort. I recall the
interminable negotiations that preceded the Armistice in Korea; in
fact, it sticks in my mind that we lost more American soldiers
during the negotiation period than we did during the pre-negotiation
period. I think we should have learned a lesson or two from that
miserable time.
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20301
25 October 1966
Talk and rumors of possible negotiation leading to a peacefu
What I am really driving at is this: I suggest that it would be
timely for us to analyze the negotiations leading to the Korean
Armistice and sift out the lessons which we should have learned.
I think that if this study were packaged attractively and presented
to our senior policy makers that it might educate us sufficiently to
avoid at least some of the errors we committed in the early 19501s,
While I could call on DIA to undertake this job, I have the im-
pression that you have people available who are expert in this field
and could do the job in very fine fashion. Of course, if you would,
care to have us collaborate or help in any way, I would be happy to
agree.
Sincerely,
EARLE G. WHEELER
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Honbable Richard N, Helms
Director, Central Intelligce Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
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