STAFF DEL PINCUS AND PAUL

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 11, 1969
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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B. state 099861
C. Vientiane 14029
D. Vientiane 5226
. DATE: August 11, 1969
COPY NO.
Enclosed are three documents regarding the visit to Laos from July 26
to July -319 of Walter H. Pincus and Roland. A. Paul, staff ncrnbers of
the Senate Subcommittee on U.S. Security Agreement and Ccamitments
Abroad.
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State Dept. declassifl
1. Schedule 1br Staff Del (LOU)
2. Check-list of subjects discussed
di.th Pincus and Paul at Udorn and
Nakhorn Phana a (SFca T/LI 4DIB )
3. Memorandum on Principal Subjects
Discussed jdth Pincus and Paul
in Laos (SEC T/LriDIs)
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SCRDULR FOR THE VISIT OF
j:R. WALT-?,j2 H. PINCUS AND 111. ROLAND A. .PAUL
TJ SENATE SUI'CO "11 E O US SECURITY AGREE NTS AND CONDATTMENTS ABROAD
Control Officer: Saw el B. Thoatzsen
Asst. Control Officer: ADNIN/Leo Bajek
Asst. Control Officer: All A/Ka j . Charles Loucks
TIME ,A DATE ACTION AND LOCATION
ACTION OFFICE
JULY 26 - SATURDAY
1725
Meet airplane; escort through customs, etc;
2000
accompany to aceo~w.sod.ations at Ambassador's
residence ((Piton: F,:;:) 255).
Stag Dinner at the Ambassador's residence.
AkNB
JULY 27
- SUNDAY
0930
Brunch and briefings with USAID Director at
USAID/D
,Director's residence; guests to be Mr. Chandler
and fir. Thomsen.
Consultations on itinerary and reading at "embers of Country
JUlY 28 - YO AY
Country Team Briefing - each M fiber of the USIS,ARMA, AMA
Country Tessa to present e20 minutes over view DEPCMF, 110, Air
of responsibility, function, organization, Support.
problems and other items of interest.
1300 Working Lunch at Lt. Col. Duskin's Residence. Aft4A
1500 Follow-up detailed conversations at Tentative : ARMA, AIRA
appr9priate offices RC), DF.PCHIEF
2000 Dinner on Frrn.:ille at Hr. Thoniseds Residence POL
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ACTION A10 LOCATIOU
ACTION OFFICE
JUf,Y 29 -
ESDAY
0800
Depart for Dom Thalat by helicopter
with USAID/DD 4 r . Chandler
USAID
0830
Arrive Ban 'i'lhalat; visit dam site,
USAID/CDAA, Ban Thalat
MAID curd and other sites of interest
1000
Depart for Vientiane by helicopter
USAf'D
1030
Arrive Vientiane
1035
Depart for Luang Prabang by AJIU C-47
Ate,
1130
Arrive Ls,n Pr +bang; travel to USAID/
AC office via AOC
USAID/AC and AA ,RA
1200.-1630
Briefings and visit in Luaatj Praban?
A1RA, US D, AR MA, RO
1630
bepart for Vientiane
AIRA
1725
Arrive Vientiane; travel to lodgings
Dinner (open)
A.I:N
0820
Depart for Savc akhet ;' y Anna. C-47
AYRA
0930
Arrive Savatnakhet; met by U A%D/AC
USAID
10.00.16oo
Briefings and visit in Savannkhet
USAID/AC, AI ;A, ARMA, RO
1620
Depart for Vientiane by c-47
1730
Arrive Vientiane; proceed to lodgings ?
AU 4 IN
1930
Working dinner at Col. T rrell's
residence
AIRA
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Mj~ 5AY
JULY 3
0900
1000 Final briefings as desired at To be decided
appropria,te offices
1130 Final z eesting with E nbassa .or at A2 }3
abaft sy
1200 Lunch and prepare for departure at q 4B
,Abassador's Residence
1250
Depart for airport; assist through- A IN
customs and other f ortl..ities
1315 Depart Vientiane
(All travel arraxWe tents to and from all areas are responsibility of
AI'SIN.
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SIt1 :ICT: Pincus/Paul: Possible Subjects of Interest Bad
on Report Of Visit, to Udorn Eased.
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Following is a check list of n bje.cts in, tvhi.cta Pincus/Paul. inri-
catte .
ali:pro wa of the ent'ire RW cabinet including the P'athet Lao
USIS briefing consisted of a description of country plan, including
a> :t.>itrance. to Ministry of Info : ration such any the L Photo Sheet
and radio progrt. . ing. Aside from que rtione on detail_, on. brief
i ine-JI,.pal_ question was: "How did the cur rent el tlc~xa ix 1. betweel
MIS and. t e Hni.etai:y of inform,;.tdon, start?"
Queai.tions dealt with c &{ o itio,i, suction n d history of the
presence in Laos, ineli din the :nea:i.a of "11024".
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Subjects of glxes t,ion.i, included "404" ,fP ;;p1ac :? ; i #c e ", rata t xxA of
re . atio t hip of Dc. ;chief to U 3M, genesis of. t;l e B-Ixe -xa
jyrogx a n., Thai notiw tiorn for supporting the }~~`' ?a:.xp aeon for our
desire to phase out B T_'ee ., and. a description of U.S. and '. is:S.rd
Country trairdng.
5. Air Su'n oats
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.Ar ng the few qt*.eatiorn asked were a recueet for clarification of
th:a vL;-) n:M c)nrJYI-n between Cmit.unenta.,1.
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Ise was asked about :19 aProprjati.on of equip .eaxt ands 1ior, the
sox eo of POD, for South Laoos and area tiom by the, Y to the acgt . -
altion of the M-16.
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INFO AMEMBASSY BANGKOK:
AMEME3ASSY SAIGON
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OEPCHJUSMAGTHAI 3445
S. E . C: R. E' T' VIENTIANE. 5226
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BRIEFINGS FROM U3ISa ARMAa DEF'CHIEF USAIDJAIR SUPPORT`o AIR.A'
-AND USAIDJROo JULY 229STAFFDEL INSPECTED AIR AMERICA/USAiD.
'FACILITIES AT' WATTAY AIRPORTD OVERFLEW NAM NGUM DANI SITE AND.
BAN. THAL_AT WITH. USAID CDAA LOKING WAGGONERP AND THEN FLEW ?1.0
LUANG PRABANG WHERE THEY'RECEIVED BRIEFINGS FROM REGIONAL
USAIDP USAIDJRO' ARMAv AND AI,RA. REPS AND.VIEWED RLAF
FL, I GHTL I NE AND COC o
1U1 Y 2/3 THEY ATTENDED '. COUNTRY TEAM MEETING AND RECEIVED
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1-s p I NCUS AND PAUL: ARRIVED V LENT I ANE EVENING-: ; JULY 26 .F ROM
BANGKOKo THEY' SPENTEVENING AT COUNTRY TEAM. DINNER HOSTED
BY AMBASSADOR WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN REVIEW.OF_USG PROGRAMS
HERE AND OVERVIEW? OF' COUNTRY' SITUATIONp INCLUDING
SECURITY BRIEFING- MORNING OF JULY 27-ST I AFFDEL' HAD WORKING
BRUNCH WITH USA I D DIRECTOR AND RECEIVED. DESG'R I RT._I ON OF USA I D
G A S IN LAOS? THAT ' :EVENING .THEY HAD. WORKING DINNER WITH,.
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3, DULY 30 DELEGATION F;EWTO.SAVANNAKHET'1IHERE PREVIOUS'
DAYS LUANG PRABANG PROGRAM WAS REPEATEDP WITH'ADDITIONA OF
0 USAIDOROWRUN ENGLISH LANGUAGESCHOOL_,FOR LAO
VISIT f
ARY . JULY 31 WAS. SP -NT AT FINAL COUNTRY TEAM MEETING'
M I L. I T
X1A 'AND FINAL DISCUSSIONS. EMBIPOL/MILS AND AMBASSADOR.
P I NCUS AND PAUL ,`DEPAR T ED' VIENTIANE" THAT ..AFTERNOON o
DOCUMEN'IC REQUES"IED BY PI,NCUS ANp. PAUL' INCLUDED:
Hav
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OFISTATE FOR! CONGRESSIONALI,RELATIONSQ
THIRD SET- WAS GIVEN 1"0 STAFFDFL,WITH' ADDITIONAL' COPIES`
BEING FORWARDED DIRECTLY' TO THEM FOURTH. SET OF,DOCUMENTS'
IS' NOT AVAILABLE' HERE.
PILOTS IN LAOS (B=TEAM) (CLASSIFICATION UNKNOWN). FIRST'
TWO SETS' OF. DOCUMENTS WERE'. SEEN , BY P I NCUS' AND. PAUL' AND
E 6EEN SENT ON TO THEM IN'WASHaNGTON VIA
r~oUcA DT MEMO ON PATHET LAO (UNCLASSIFIED):
A o M I l"'ITARY SUPPORT BUDGETS FOR .FY69 AND' FY60. (SECRET) :, .
B o FIGURES M U S AND THIRD:COUNTRY TRAINING FOR LAO~MILITARY
CT'' VENESS OF US CONTRO..' AND' COORDINATION.
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B:TEAMs AND OTHER FORME O1-;THAI SJPpO._
Co EXTENT AND DETAIL` OF. US INVOLVEMENT IN- LAOS
E G F AC PROGRAMA 404) :
50. BASED ON THEIR LINES OF QUESTIONING AND REMARKS:PINCUS
AND '. PAUL' WERE,'MOST CONCERNED ABOUT'8
Ao,US COMMITMENTS _TO RLGo WRITTEN. OR UNWRITTEN.*
IN: RETURN FOR RIGHT. TO BOMB: IN TRAaLAREA:
B o SUBSTANCE OF. AGREEMENTS' AMONG' THA I o .LAO. AND' US'
REGARDING' THAI DCPLOY1'ENTS IN...LAOS'v. EG,, SIERRA' ROMEO' AND(
r 3 RT:
a
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PROCEDURES BITH, IN-COUNTRY .AND AMONG AMERICAN MISSION''SIN'
VIENTIANE: SAIGON,, ANDBANGKOKs
EQ EFFECTIVENESS OF RLG EFFORTS TO ' HEILP -'THEMSELVES'.
6o VISITORS GAVE.'CLEAR INDICATION AT.END OF'STAY THAT'
THEY WERE PLEASED WITH ARRANGE; MENTS a F UL.LY SATISFIED
WITH BRIEFINGS AND RESPONSES TO,"THEIR QUESTIONS, AND
IMPRESSED WITH QUALITY OF AMERCAN COORDINATE,D
EFFORT I N LAOS- P I NCUS: NOTED HE AND. PAUL.. W'E.RL,
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