PRESIDENT THIEU DECIDED AGAINST WITHDRAWING RANGERS FROM BELEAGUED TON LE CHAN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100030054-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: March 26, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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