DELINEATION OF THAI/LAO BOUNDARY IN MEKONG RIVER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000300060015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: August 1, 1970
• Content Type: CABLE

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/11/16 : CIA-RDPO8C01297R000300060015-9 '
I
.7,00238 DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM MFG. 9/69
CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEM BY / PER # TOTAL COPIFS. \ cocoon DV
FILE
25X1-
PAGE '01 MM.:05706 2113:12Z
HCM239
53
ACTION EA-15
INFO OCT-01 PM-05 NSC-10 SS-20 RSC-01 CIAE-00 I'NR-07
NSAE- 00 L-04 DODE- 00 AID-28 RSR-01 /092W
R 211046Z AUG 70
FM AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9660
INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
SUBJ: DELINEATION 0
MEKONG RIVER
REF: STATE 135079
073371
1. DURING LAO/THAI TECHNICAL LEVEL TALKS BANGKOK
APRIL 16-23 AND SIMILAR TALKS NOW UNDERWAY VIENTIANE,
THAIS RAISED WITH LAO QUESTION OF DEFINING THEIR
BORDERS SINCE AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH FRENCH IN 1904 '
1907 AND 1926 APPEAR NO LONGER VALID.
?
2. LAO, WHO HAVE PREFERRED DISCUSS BREAD-BUTTER
QUESTIONS SUCH AS TRADE AND TRANSIT, AUG 20 TOLD THAIS
BORDER QUESTION OF EXTREME COMPLEXITY AND JOINT
LAT/THAI SUBCOMMITTEE SHOULD PREPARE EXHAUSTIVE
AND DETAILED STUDIES.
3. lW VIEW SENSITIVITY BOTH COUNTRIES RE DEFINITION
THEIR BORDERS, BELIEVE THAT USG SHOULD, UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES BECOMEj INVOLVED IN ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER WITH DEFINING LAO/THAI
BORDER. DECON 8/71?
GODLEY
?4114.11-44-e
npriaccifipri in Part - Sanitized COPY Approved for Release 2012/11/16: CIA-RDP08C01297R000300060015-9