TELEGRAM TO SECSTATE WASHDC 748 FROM AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71R00510A000300160004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 11, 1968
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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ACTION SS 70
INFO CIAE 00,/070 W
R 1109402 NOV 68
FM AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 748
INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
AMCONGEN HONG KONG
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI
AMEMBASSY SAIGON
CINCPAC 2841
S E C R E T:VIENTIANE 10175,
LIMDIS
REF:. VIENTIANE 10101 (NOTAL) :
EHS, JES JKl
1. DURING COURSE JAPANESE RECEPTION NOVEMBER 9, (AND IN
.PRESENCE SOVIET AMBASSADOR AND INDIAN ICC CHAIRMAN)
SOUVANNA REVERTED TOHIS EXPRESSION OF CONCERN OVER PRESENCE
CHINESE ROAD BUILDING GROUP INSIDE NORTHER LAO FRONTIERS
(REFTEL). HE SAID NUMBERS ENGAGED THIS ACTIVITY NOW REPORTED
AT 5, 000 RPT 5, 000 RATHER THAN PREVIOUS LEVEL OF 3, 000.
2. TURNING SPECIFICALLY TO ME, HE POINTED OUT THAT HIS AIR
FORCE DID NOT HAVE HIGH LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY TO
OBTAIN CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF THIS INCURSION. HE ASKED
WHETHER I COULD ARRANGE, TO HAVE U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTOGRAPH
AREA. THEN, TURNING TO BOTH SOVIET AND INDIAN, HE SAID HE
WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THEM WHATEVER PHOTOS HE COULD OBTAIN,
CO-CHAIRMAN AND ICC CHAIRMAN OF GENEVA ACCORDS.
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