CABLE TO ELLSWORTH BUNKER FROM HENRY A. KISSINGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-490-6-9-2
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 22, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/10/03: LOC-HAK-490-6-9-2
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. JULY 22, 1972
TO: !N_?BASSADOR BUNKER -IMMEDIATE- DELIVER OPENING OF BUSINESS
FROM: HEt:RY A. KISSINGER
AT NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1, I NOW PLAN TO PURSUE THE
FOLLOW I E2. STRATEGY: PRESENT ESSENTIALLY THE JANUARY 25 8 POI NT U.S.
PROPOSAL 'JIT I-1 THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS: -
1. CEASEFIRE TO COME INTO EFFECT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AGREEMENT ON
THE STATE1Y:ENT OF PRINCIPLES, INSTEAD OF AFTER POLITICAL AGREEMENT AS
IS THE CAF.',E NOW. THIS IS LESS FAVORABLE TO NORTH VIET NAM.
2. THE DEADLINE BY WHICH THE DETAILED POLITICAL IMPLEMENT AT ION
TALKS ARE TO BE CONCLUDED WILL BE THREE MONTHS. THERE IS NO DEADLINE
N 01.4.
3. THE ELECTIONS WILL STILL BE CONDUCTED SIX MONTHS AFTER COMP-
/LET IO;'I OF THE POL IT ICq. SF.TTLEME,NT - OR NINE MONTHS AFTER THE STATEMENT
OF' RI7 ;:CIIS - BUT AS HAIG MENTIONED TO YOU, THIEU WOULD STEP DO!.4N -
TO 1.:T-'S RATHER THAN ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ELECTIONS -TAKE PLACE.
%1F,:' HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE PROPOSAL
1.)1-ICH THE SOVIETS HAVE URGED OM HANOI. PLEASE DISCUSS THIS GAME PLAN
WITH THIEU ON Ar4 URGENT BASIS WITH THE VIEW TOWARD OBTAINING HIS ?
AGREF..i':E:.:T TO MY PROCEEDING AS OUTLINED.
, Ri'', REGARDS.
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/10/03: LOC-HAk-490-6-9-2