LETTER TO THE HONORABLE RICHARD HELMS FROM FOY D. KOHLER

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• Publication Date: December 13, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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TOP SECRET December 13, 1966
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Dear Dick:
In response to your letter of December 6 to
Nick Katzenbach concerning Cy Vance's suggestion
to establish a Study Group on use of Cambodia
by the Communists, I have enclosed a copy of a
letter I just sent Cy on this subject.
We appreciate your willingness to participate
and promptness in naming officers to serve with
the Group.
Foy D. Kohler
Enclosure: OSD review completed
As stated.
The Honorable
Richard Helms,
Director, Central Intelligence.
TOP SECRET
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yecemoar 13, 1966
ea Cy .
ur letter to Nick
a aM t " C> c4neei nat yo
establish a joint
z geatin that w~
sum G:oun o:i the increase
CIA
Com1unist~ forces operating
study Cambodia
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9Gstion ' I have asked Len
0 J.- 41P you,. OUu, r ; eprESenta
ne,, to serve as the State Depa tmen-~- .
~; y Loup . ~ undc:. s Land that
- ~.ve and Chai.-man o . the G" n pointed
OSD and CIA represenVat~-Vas have now befirst
expects to hold its i
.d that Laze Croup i 3 Friday a fteL-noon, December 16.
sae tin" th,s cod-n2
;o .low the wore of t e Groin
a c..pect t-o
~ysels anti will be avai .able at any point to
cV=ult with it.
Sincerely,
d Q`; D ,`c -1LER
'oy D. Kohler
c onorab e
cy us a. Vance,
Deputy Secretary of vegen5e.
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