STAFFDEL LOWENSTEIN-MOOSE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING SEATO MILITARY PLANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00415R000200060041-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: January 17, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJ : STAFFDEL LOWW1ENSTEIN -r10GSE
REGARDING SEATO MILITARY PLANS
REF o STATE 2255 3vf6
AT ROUTINE MACTHAI. BRIEFING STAFFDEL LEtRIJED THAT
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COMUSMACTHAI ''.rAS DESIGNATED FIELD FORCE COMMANDER FOR THREE
SEATO CONTINGENCY PLANS. THIS HAS PROMPTED STAFFDEL TO REQUEST
FROM EMBASSY A) NAMES OF THESE THREE PLANS, B) SITU LIDNS PLANS
ARE DESIGNED TO COUNTER; AND C) A LOOK AT THE PLANS THEMSELVES.
2. PONIL COUNSELOR TOLD STAFFDEL SEATO PLANS ARE NCT DESIGNATED
Y NAME BUT ONLY BY NUMBER AND BROADLY CHAR F
L rl .1 -R ZED RAN; E OCONTINGENCIES SEATO PLANS DESIGNED TO MEET, BUT DECLIN'?D FURTHER
PARTICULARS ON BASIS PARA SA (2) "FF TEL ST. AI-FDE , S A 1 D THEY
THOUGHT WASHINGTON INSTRUCTI ON`.:' PREFERRED ONLY TO
"THE BILATERAL PLAN"; COUNSELOR SAID IN HIS OPINION IT ALSO
REFERRED TO IIULITLATERAL PLANS. STAFFDEL PERSISTED IN RE?UEST
AND ASKED THAT WASHINGTON BE QUERIED RE (B) AND, (O:) ABOVE.
3 REQUEST DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE ASAP. FYI THREE SEATO PLANS.
4I-IICH PRESENTLY CALL FOR DESIGNATIF:)N CF C"7MUS1ACTHAI AS I'IELD
FORCE COMMANDER ARE 5/71 DESIGNED.T0 ASSIST ROYAL LAO GOVT. ,
TO COUNTER COMi'IUNIST TNSURGENCY; 3;'71 DESIGNED TO ASSIST RTG'
TO COUNTER INSURGENCY; . AND 9/71 DESIGNED TO DEFEND. T HAIL AND
AGAINST . MAJOR NVN AGRESSI ON . END FYI .'JNGER
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