CABLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE FROM LUANG PRABANG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-249-4-7-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 15, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/03: LOC-HAK-249-4-7-4
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FM LUANG PRABANG
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
INFO JCS
STATE RCI
"FOR DR. KISSINGER EYES ONLY
FROM AMBASSADOR GODLEY IN LUANG PRABANG
INFO ADMIRAL MOORER-J.C.S.
ZEN/GENERAL VOGT-USSAG NKP
SECRETARY ROGERS-SECSTATE
ZEN/VIENTIANE FOR.ARNOLDs DEANS AND DWORKEN
ZEN/LONG TIENG FOR MUSTAKOS
ZEN/UDORN FOR LANDRY
"AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR SOME TIME OVER THE
SITUATION IN THE THA VIENG AREA DUE SOUTH OF XIENG KHOUANG VILLE
WHERE THE ENEMY HAS BEEN ATTACKING FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS.,
THEY HAVE HIT HARD USING AT LEAST 2 TANKS AND HAVE DISPERSEn THE
FORCES WHO ARE REGROUPING.WEST OF ROUTE 4. SOUVANNA LEFT VIENTIANE
APR 12 FOR LUANG PRABANG AND JUST BEFORE THAT TOLD US HE MIGHT
BE SEEKING USAF SUPPORT ON A GRADUATED SCALE I.E. FIRST F41S AND
SPECTRESs THEN IF NECESSARY F-111'S AND THEN IF NECESSARY P521S.
WE HOWEVER RECEIVED NO REQUESTS ALTHO VANG PAO TOLD
YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE THAT HE MIGHT NEED USAF SUPPORT
(THE WEATHER IN THE THA VIENG AREA IS SO BAD THAT T-28'S CAN NOT
OPERATE EFFECTIVELY). VANG PAO CAME TOLUANG PRABANG YESTERDAY'
AFTERNOON AND SAW THE PRIMIN AND SISOUK. I ARRIVED LUANG PRABANG NOON
TODAY AND SISOUK TRIED TO REACH,MEs AND AT 5P.M. FINALLY CONTACTED
ME TO SAY THAT THE P.M. OFFICIALLY REQUEST U.S..A.F. AIR SUPPORT
UP TO AND INCLUDING B-52'S IN THE THA VIENG AREA. S'ISOUK SAYS,
THE PRIMIN BELIEVES THIS SUPPORT IS'ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR IF IT
I5 NOT FORTHCOMINGi.WHAT WILL STOP THE. ENEMY FROM HITTING
WHEREVER HE WISHES IN LAOS. I CONCUR.
"I MUST REMAIN IN LUANG PRABANG UNTIL 1430 TOMORROW LOCAL
TO HAVE FAREWELL CALL AND LUNCH WITH KING. AM.REPEATING THIS TO
VIENTIANE SO THAT PERSONNEL THERE CAN BEGIN ARRANGING THE 852,
BOXES THAT VANG PAO WILL BE SUBMITTING. SHOU0 FORWARD
THEM IMMEDIATELY TO VIENTIANE. AM ALSO REPEATING THIS TO
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HAK, SCOWCROFTs LORDS HOWE
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GENERAL VOGT TO ALERT HIM AND TO HAVE HIS STAFF CONSIDER WHETHER
To USE B521S's AC-130+S: OR F-111'S. (BEACONS FOR F-1111S ARE IN PLACE
IN THA VIENG AREA).
AIRA AND DWORKEN IN VIENTIANE SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH OPPOSITE
NUMBERS IN.NKP TO DO WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO. REACT WITH
MAXIMUM EFFORT IF WASHINGTON GIVES US THE GREEN LIGHT"."
'FOR GENERAL VOGT: RECALL WHAT YOU TOLO.ME FRIDAY ABOUT'YOUR
FORCES BEING PRETTY WELL TIED UP IN CAMBODIA BUT HOPE SOME CAN
BE FREED TO HIT IN THE THA VIENG AREA. AS YOU KNOW WEATHER,THERE
IS ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE SO I FEAR IT WILL HAVE TO BE ACI30'Sy
F?-111' Ss AND/OR B-52' S .
ALL THE BEST -AS EVER"
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