LETTER TO MELVIN R. LAIRD FROM STUART SYMINGTON RE: US RELATIONS WITH COUNTRIES IN THE FAR EAST WITH FOCUS ON LAOS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00364R000300070010-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 8, 1969
• Content Type: LETTER

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JOE'. . CONC C
U::vOCF;ATIC POLICY
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WASH1NG7ON. D.C. 20510
Honorable Melvin R, Laird
:;"'The Secretary. of Dcfensa
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As mentioned in my letter of September 2, 19 9, the Su'acorr attee on
'.:United States Sec= ity Ac; reer: ents and Co:rYv trments Abroad of the Senate ,
",Cornet ttee on Foreign Relations plans to hold a series of hearings in
t ,
,,executive Session on our relations with several countries in the Par
East. The seco:,d phase of said hearings are planned for the week
beginning October 13;. and.will focus' on Laos.
The witnesses the S' Jcor,,, ilttee would reGU6.5O be avcL"i~a 1e in VashrnZt.oz1 ,
along with any others you might think wp lO;~r?.'S 'so as to tesry on
Dear Ax. Secretary.
specific matters, are:
Colonel Robert L.
'rU.. S. Air Attache
Vietiane, Laos '
Deputy Chief, JU'SMIAG
r y,
Colonel Peter. Russell
Bang.cok, Thailand
Major Robert W. Thomas
eArmy Attache Representative in
Luang Pxabang, Laos'.'...
n c i r P_ e.^15ie of the Philir,?oines , we would r aW,;ion So".^e of he sub-
.to'Laos': phase include:
'jects we would expect the witnesses to aeve. o'.Z3 :n CLeia~s w.:kocl
Tr/xitten, stated and understood GO" ?"' to grits to
the Laos Government. .
Thd threat to Laos. _- f
United States financial and non- Militar f support
of the Royal Laos Govermcn
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September .2', 1959
GTANLCY R. FlKrZ
ADMI, WTiuTIVG Asr l*TAN Y
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United States nu.].itary forces, facilitics,?
Central lntelli cncc A"ency su+port of
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United States paxsonnel killed
to you of Septe:Aber 2 could. be followed with res;:.cet to this sect :d
guerrillas .in Laos.
'missing i.n .Laos.
United States military and ocojo.:Aic assistance
to Laos.,
Z'TC 4'Guld hope that t:'le saute procedures as ware o-ut."ned in
ase of~he hearin,s
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Si.nc::rc, r,
Stuari,y~nn;VOn
Chairzwn
SubCCj=ittu- on United States Security
Agre4~;ent; and Cc4.3t;,:ants Abroad
As was the 'case 'with the planned hearinSs re tho Philip
y. ;?~ cable "letter '7.s Dea.n ; sal" Too z.~e ,aec; e1d h r V.A. Q VC4 V V .