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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000600100030-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: February 13, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

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CITE DIRECTOR
1. AS YOU DOUBTLESS AWARE, SOME ELEMENTS OF
PRESS REPORTING THAT LONG TIENG HAS FALLEN (ON 12 FEB.).
DLA ISSUED SPOT REPORT AT'tf2 1900 EST 12 FEB. THAT WILL DO
LITTLE TO ASSUAGE TWITCHING WASHINGTON NERVES SINCE IT
SAYS QUOTE WHILE GENERAL VANG PAO'S FORCES IN THE SAM
THONG -LONG TIENG COMPLEX HAVE BEEN UNDER'SEVERE
PRESSURE, DATT VIENTIANE HAS ADVISED THAT COMPLEX WAS
STILL IN FRIENDLY HANDS AS OF 1816 EST 12 FEB. UNQUOTE.
2. REGRET ADDING TO YOUR BURDENS, BUT COULD WE
PLEASE HAVE ASAP A BRIEF RESUME OF LONG TIENG SITUATION
AND IMMEDIATE PROSPECTS SUFFICIENT TO PUT SUCH SCARE
STORIES IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE, MANY TE'ANKS.
END OF MESS-AG.'
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