NOTE(Sanitized) FROM SHERMAN KENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00967A001000010041-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: January 17, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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17 January 1966
1. Peer de Silva is in a perishing. sweat for a study
which will examine the consequences of a US occupation of
the area in Leos roughly between Route 12, with its western
anchor on Thakhek, and Route 9, with its western anchor on
Savannakhet.
2, As I read him, he feels such measures would serve
a three-fold purpose: (a) exercise a salutary influence over
the situation in northeast Thailand; (b) make a big contribu-
tion to the inhibition of the flow of supplies south to the
battle in Vietnam; and (c) chill the exuberance of the VC
terrorism and sabotage in South Vietnam.
3. As of now the request is pretty much Peer, but bear
in mind that he is a fairly senior citizen in Vietnam circles,
and his advocacy of the above is certain to be brought to the
attention -- if it is not already there -- of high-level policy
people. My guess is that Peer's words are a timely alert for
a similar request from someone we cannot turn down, such as
for exargple.
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