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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000500040076-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 76
• Publication Date: September 23, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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. 23 September 1966
L; '_ORANDUM FO t: The Director
25X1a~a:'>~ ACT:
The reference relieves the need for a needle, but I will still
out a short message today asking Carl to let us know at least
cy what is transpiring (even if nothing is) so you will not be
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-c -ayrassed downtown.
Paras 3 and 4 indicate that one major diplomatic object of
a I s mission has been achieved -- i.e., the case is being turned
vvc~ to the Station to handle (as opposed to the former arrangement
John 1Hart was given an occasional crumb to chew on but not
s_. to bring all our local resources to bear.)
25X1 FYI, I told before his departure that Carl was
cu and gave him a very general idea of why Carl had been _
ci,;G teed, adding that I hoped that by his arrival Carl and John
would `.ave been able to persuade the Ambassador to allow them to
25X1 give, 'h-inn complete fill-in and enlist his assistance.
25X1 0 feathers went way up at the outset of our conversation but
they via re back in place when we parted and he said he would do
everything he could to help Carl in the latter's mission. and
I a1_c reviewed the Station's whole anti-VC/NLF program with an
to speeding and improving results. I made very clear the
;cal pressure we were under Washington to produce. We
..'i. work closely on this together from our respective sides of the
fic in the weeks and months ahead.
George A. Carver, Jr.
Acting Special Assistant for
Vietnamese Affairs
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