MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM AMBASSADOR BUNKER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-3-4-1-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 15, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/07/11: LOC-HAK-3-4-1-2
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December 15, 1969
THE HONORABLE V ILLIANi P. ROGE'RS
TI-TE SEC RE T.A PY OF S LATE
SUBJECT: -Message Received from mbassador Bunker
Attached is a copy of a message received from Ambassador
Bunker this morning commenting on the back channel message
which you cleared just prior to your 'uropean trip which
reports on the status of the actions directed therein.
Henry A.
finger
MORI/CDF per
C03357451,
C05387746.
SECR
/SENSITIVE/EYES ONLY
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/07/11: LOC-HAK-3-4-1-2
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/07/11: LOC-HAK-3-4-1-2
4t969 DEC a.
0 1510462 ZYH
FM SAIGON
TO WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM
ZEN
S E C R E T/SENSITIVE EYES ONLY 1510467 DEC 69 VIA CAS CHANNELS
FM ANB BUNKERv SAIGON 052
TO THE WHITE HOUSE 9 EYES ONLY FOR DR. KISSINGER
FOR OPENING OF BUSINESS
REF: A. :]H 93049
B. !'r}I 93102
1. I HAVE INFORt ED THIEU, KY, AND GOTTEN WORD TO GENERAL MINH
SUBSTANCE OF YOUR 93049. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN THE WORD TO DON.
THIEU EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF PRESIDENT'S AND U. S. GOVERtUNENT' S
ATTITUDE TO;,IARD POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF DON AND MINK, BUT SAID THAT
NEITHER HAD THE SUPPORT NOR CAPABILITY TO STAGE A COUP. IF WE
FELT IT NECESSARY TO GET THE MESSAGE TO THEM HE SUGGESTED IT BE
DONE "INDIRECTLY" AND IN A MANNER tWWHICH WOULD NOT LEAD THEN TO
BELIEVE_ THAT WE ATTACHED MUCH INPORTANCE TO THEIR ACTIVITIES-
IN FACT, THIEU HAS COtlE INCREASINGLY TO FEEL THAT BOTH DON'S
AND MINK'S GAMBITS HAVE PRETTY PETERED OUT. MINH HAS, IN
FACT, THREE TIMES RECENTLY PUBLICLY BACKED AWAY FROM HIS PROPOSALS
FOR A REFERENDUM OR "CONSULTATION 0OF THE PEOPLE" AND HAS EXPRESSED
HIS SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP FUR THIEU.
2. I HAVE APPROACHED THIS PROBLEM CAUTIOUSLY, 'FOR I DO NOT
WANT TO LET EITHER DON OR MINH BE ABLE TO GOVT THE IMPRESSION THAT
WE ATTACH UNDUE IMPORTANCE TO THEIR INFLUENCE OR ARE FEARFUL OF
IT NOR DO I WANT TO START RUMORS IN THE SAIGON TEA HOUSES.
3. 1 HOPE TO GET THE WORD TO DON WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
4. BEST REGARDS.
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