“1 SECRET (.O./ 1 -9- CAMBODIA Current Situation Evaluation Cambodia’s differences with neighboring Thailand and South Viet-Nam continue, but they have so far not significantly affected the presently generally satisfactory relations between the United States and Cambodia”
“NOTES A. South Vietnam Plans are now afoot to shuffle South Vietnam’s Corps commanders so that General Khanh, considered by General Harkins to be the best of the lot, will take over in the crucial delta (IV Corps) area. General Dinh, the ambitious Minister of Security, is s”
“Kachins, whose demands for greater autonomy have been rejected in Ran goon. e. US officials on the spot doubt that the army, hobbled by poor leadership and its many political responsibilities, will be any more effective in dealing with the prob lem this time than in pas”
“!/ C Co 2 SECRE Sanitized 2 June 20, 1961 NLK-75-26 NLX 02-310, 1/03 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ROSTOW SUBJECT: Meeting of the Task Force on Viet Nam on June 19, 1961 Intelligence Briefing Among the interesting items reported in the intelligence briefing was a response from Embas”
“13-00000 nd 26 a Kachins, whose demands for greater autonomy have been rejected in Ran goon. e. US officials on the spot doubt that the army, hobbled by poor leadership and its many political. ■responsibilities, will be any more effective in dealing with the prob N”
“13-00000 oia ** XE NOTES A. South Vietnam Plans are now afoot to shuffle South Vietnam’s Corps commanders so that General Khanh, considered by General Harkins to be the best of the lot, will take over in the crucial delta (IV Corps) area. General Dinh, the ambitious Min”
“If F. Cambodia Cambodia is cutting its diplomatic rep- resentation abroad to a bare minimum as an austerity measure following curtailment of US aid. Sihanouk announced last week that this would be done, saying that missions in Communist countries would not be affected since”
“13-00000 : area north of Vientiane on Route 13. 1They hope to gain control of that town and its small airfield. 1d. We have been anticipating ji an expansion of the fighting with > | the recent advent of the dry season. NBR 3. Cambodia 18 againsta. usSihanoukincreased k”
“13-00000 C: U1: L. C. L C12 L.d the Lie L. 1 F. Cambodia Cambodia is cutting its diplomatic rep presentation abroad to a bare minimum as an austerity measure following curtailment of US aid. Sihanouk |announced last week that this would be done, saying that missions in C”
“13-00000 1. North Vietnam - a. North Vietnamese leaders South Vietnam are pressing their campaign for neu S/SVi Vahit ntiane 623 tralization of South Vietnam. b. They can count on Cambodia's support. Prince Sihanouk has said he believes neutralization of South IN66678”
“this prognosis. US officials in Bangkok believe that the most likely successor would be Thanom Kittikachorn, now deputy prime minister and minister of defense. Thanom is not likely to last long, however, since he is neither a strong personality nor a figure of great weight ”
“13-00000 --4% c. We are always reluctant to RdHaack Smalleyallysti19 Nov predict just what Sihanouk will do next, but he may hope, perhaps ex- pect, that the US will press him to retain some of our aid, even on his / NBR terms. /BR For The President Only - Top Se”
“Cambodia, denies the " arrest of or harm to Cambodian inhabitants, and proposes a mixed border con- trel committee to study frontier incidents and provide for future border cooperation. . Another source of GVN-RKG friction, disputed coastal islands, was the subject of an exch”
“the border commission proposal and has raised this possibility with the Foreign Ministry. 2. Force Increase (Milo 1). The initial reaction of the RKG to approval of the request for a force increase of 3,184, for MAP support only, is one of disappointment that military budget sup”
“that the Prime Minister is in critical condition. Our doctor agrees with this - 0 prognosis. US officials in Bangkok believe that the most likely successor would be Thanom Kittikachorn, now deputy prime minister and minister of defense.■ Thanom is not likely to last long, ”
“and what should be done about it. You are generally familiar with his ideas as a result of your conversation yesterday with him. I did not attempt to take detailed notes on the memorandum, but his proposal runs along the following lines* Cottrell does not believe that any arrang”
“and myself were the last official guests of the Sihanouk regime before it was temporarily deposed. I look forward to hearing from you on these matters. oug4 ->WGM - Kly -7-> blue CI Chron Ly NW ! Lays DoraForant Fe sibn Cambodia expert”
“3 Asian-African Journalists’ Association (Persatuan Wartawan Asia - Afrika) Sekretarias : Press House — Djakarta 4 Telp.4’3? 62109 ext 777 ■ ■ ms.- No.: Djakarta, —March—31st 1964.- Statement on Cambodia In response to an urgent appeal by the Cambodian Journalists, to”
“13-00000 e. Sihanouk's actions toward the US have not been universally popular. This is particularly true among government officials, the bus iness community (who have reason to fear stepped-up nationalization), and the military, where the US re tains a considerable re”
“-101- LANSDALE: Y.S. Oh, yeah C. Iremerber Both the South Vietnamese and the Tai were playing around with groups inside 0 Cambodia, or with exile groups that wanted to go back in Cambodia, and so on® and I'm not certain that the Americans from either Thailand or Sout”
“a ■ . UNCL A S S IF IE D the Central Intelligence Agency has not been involved in any way in the resistance and dissident activities which have occurred in Cambodia since the fall of that country to the C mmunists REC Fed 27 1976 CIA UNCLASSIFIED 32123630 Page 306o”
“Relations. The RLG’s decision to recognize 5 bloc countries and accept an exchange of Ambassadors poses a major problem with respect to the GVN, GRC, Federal Republic of Germany and the ROK. Further action by the RLG is deferred until Souvanna‘s return to Laos. In the in terim w”
“only $15 million. Current aid program would be impossi assistance is threefold: a ble until there is agreement on military training mission of at an exchange rate, but a compro least 250 men; cultural aid in mise may now be in sight. the form of a university mission and 31”
“University of Montana Missoula, Montana 59801 (406) 243-0211 Aug. 6, 1975 Mr. Paul Wallach Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Room. G 308 Dirksen Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Mr. Wallach: As decided in our phone conversation today, I am writing to you a”
“00 NOTES A. - South Korea 4 President-elect Pak Chong-hui’s suc- cess in winning control of the unicameral legisla ture in Tuesday's elections improves prospects for CIB smooth operation of the new constitutional govern- ment. However, political stability will still de-”
“98 I pointed out the seriousness of the Cambodian situation stating the fact that the Khmer Serei clandestine radio had been located in Southeast Thailand and that my information was that the Thais were not inclined to put it out of business because the Cambodians were broad”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET DINAR - Asia-Africa FRENCH CABINET MINISTER TO VISIT CAMBODIA / — Armed Forces Minister------ inmilitary—aidprobably—would—-— Pierre Messmer’s visit to Cam be limited to reconditioned and bodia from 4-7 January is de obsolete equipment, such as sign”
“C SECRET2 SECRET possibility that the Geneva Conference will be prolonged in definitely and that meanwhile the PL will take over Southern Laos piece by piece and bit by bit as it appears to be doing. I wonder whether you want to check again with Alexis Johnson on the status of ”
“leading oppositionist Phan Quang Dan, who has been in prison since his par ticipation in the attempted 1960 coup. We have urged the last item on Diem in the past in an effort to increase the powers and prestige of the National Assembly. Another favorable development is incre”
“1**6 *770 1 OEMDET 15 oLlrLT COPY 1 OF 10 STATUS REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE SOUTHEAST ASIA COVERT ANNEX - HIGHLIGHTS CAMBODIA A CIA source in the Chinese Nationalist diplomatic mission in Saigon has reported GRC plans to assist dissident Cambodian leader Son Ngoc T”
“the ruling gen the idea is gaining new advocates erals, on repeated reshuffling as a result of Cambodia’s call of local officials deemed in for an international conference. competent, corrupt or close to Saigon’s military rulers last the Diem regime, and on the rise week c”
“was a real possibility and emphasized the importance of our not letting our friends in Southeast Asia down by refusing to use force if that should prove necessary*. - 2 - SECRET”
“Lao intentions. Phoumi apparently other areas, there have been believes that an agreement for reports of only limited activ the neutralization of Luang ity, involving scattered skir- Prabang is unlikely, but he may mishes and artillery exchanges. join in talks on the subject”
“Sukarno plans to leave for i Manila on 6 December and directly from there for Phnom Penh on the 10th. He will stay three days. ( NBR (INTERCEPT) (Cont’d) 21BR For The President Only - Top Secret”
“war and improving working relationships with U.S." The cable urges that the contact with MINH press for "detail information clearly indicating that MINH’s plans offer a high prospect of success." The text states that these "additional general thoughts" have been discussed with”
“Laos, is not deteriorating so seriously that any likely political solution will not leave it as a serious source of infiltration into both Viet Nam and Thailand; But I wonder whether this ’question cannot be better reviewed in the context of contingency planning for Laos itse”
“f. Iraq has announced that the military union with Syria remains in force, and that a new commander of the joint armies will be announced soon. (Includes INTERCEPTS) 2. Laos a. Intercepted neutralist mes- sages on Sunday reported that govern ment forces had finally secur”
“13-00000 & -—» / THE VIETNAM-CAMBODIA EMERGENCY, 1975 Part IV—Cambodia Evacuation: Testimony of Ambassador John Gunther Dean . HEARING BEFORE THE SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF THE / COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY”
“-95-. 2 Americans started showing up on the scene) 1 there was very paternalistic feeling of 0 "Well, these are our people, Chese Vietnamese 0 cn or Khmer or Lao, and you keep your cotton-picking fingers off of them" type of a thing that went to very great lengths 7-- ”
“CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Washington, D_.C. 20505 “Review Staff: 176-0229/2 27 February 19761 ji • Mr. William G. Miller; Staff Director - Select Committee To Study Governmental Operations With Respect To Intelligence • Activities Rc om G-308 Dirksen Senate Office ”
“13-00000 f. As part of the same campaign, the North Vietnamese have told the French they believe sentiment is growing in the US for withdrawal of US forces. They reportedly plan to keep the heat on to encourage it. g. Hanoi is at the same time trying quietly to encourage”
“-95- Americans started .showing up on the scene) the there was very paternalistic feeling of 0 "Well, these are our people--these Vietnamese 0 or J Khmer 1or Lao, and you keep your C/A cotton-picking fingers off of them” type of 0 a thing that went to very great leng”
“situation in a non-professional manner; (5) successful coup would lead to confusion because generals would provide weak leadership; (6) one coup would be followed by another and the war might be lost during periodgosswiitical confusion, (7) civilianscapable-of running Soushidenam”
“13-00000- TOP SECRET DINAR - D. MEANWHILE PEIPING HAS DECLARED IT WOULD GIVE "ALL- :OUT SUPPORT SHOULD CAMBODIA ENCOUNTER ARMED INVASION INSTI- GATED BY THE US OR ITS VASSALS." E. -MINISTER OF DEFENSE LON NOL HAS INTIMATED TO GENERAL TABER THAT THE CAMBODIAN MILITARY DOES”
“13-00000 TOP SECRET DINAR / Asia-Africa LAOS Communist forces have a meeting on 20 December in the erase recent gains Plaine des Jarres, both sides ghtist units in cen- called for an "early" meeting Pathet Lao troops, between Premier Souvanna and supported by sub- Princ”
“questions, it seemed, to me that they should be raised, much more clearly in the context of the Viet Nam problem.- That is, the proposed memorandum should make clear why the- present situation in Laos will make it difficult, if not impossible, to carry out an effective progra”
“governments in Laos is no nearer a settle ment. The King has requested that General Ouane and General Phoumi call upon him. A skirmish between Phoumi's forces and Vientiane forces has been reported at Fak Sane, but little bloodshed resulted. Apparently, Phoumi has adopted ta”
“13-00000 NBR f. Iraq has announced that the military union with Syria remains in force, and that a new commander of the joint armies will be announced soon.. (Includes INTERCEPTS). 2. Laos a. Intercepted neutralist mes sages on Sunday reported that govern ment forces”
“of funds.]-__ = ============ 1 ===8. Proposed political action in Zanzibar was approved. Mr. Waller gave a brief account of the results Of the favorable negotiations with the British. Understood thtat implementation of this paper was to be 1 coordinated with the British in ”
“[ E. Indonesia-Philippines A Philippine foreign office man states that everything was set, as we noted yes terday, for Sukarno to visit Manila today. This official says, however, that the visit was postponed as a result of Macapagal's decision to attend Presi dent Kennedy”