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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000700040011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 21, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
To:Mr. Colby
FroM:GACarver, Jr.
Per our conversation about the report
on deteriorating security in I Corps,
attached is a Saigon cable to the ROIC's
in MR's 2, 3 and 4 which you will find
of interest.
George A. Carver, Jr.
Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs
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