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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000700040064-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: January 10, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

GACarnrer, Jr.
DCI/SAVA
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1. AT HIS 10 JANUARY SESSION WITH SECRETARY LA ?: D 25X1
MADE SPECIAL POINT OF VOICING HIS CONCERN OVER PROBLEMS
ENGENDERED FOR HIM BY .HIS ALMOST TOTAL LACK OF KNOWLEDC r. OF
CONCRETE RESULTS 0
POST 17 DECEMBER MR I.t ARC LIGHT STRIKES.
LAIRD STRESSED THAT SO FAR AS HE AWARE HE HAD SPEEDILY APPROVED
EVERY ARC LIGHT MISSION REQUESTED BY VIENTIANE SINCE 17 DECEMBER.
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HE ADDED AGGREGATE WEIGHT OF EFFORT DIRECTED AT NVA
FO S ND SUPPLIES INVOLVED IN.. COMMUNISTS CURRENT MR 11
OFFENSIVE WAS BOTH MASSIVE AND EXPENSIVE. UNFORTUNATE L`x.,
CLAIMED, HE WAS INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO QUESTIONS FROND
CONGRESSIONAL AND OTHER QUARTERS ABOUT WHAT THIS NOl NO.. fl-. LAOS ARC
LIGHT EFFORT HAD ACHIEVED. HE PROFESSED HIMSELF PARTIC.W .;EARLY
CONCERNED OVER QUESTIONS SENATOR SYMINGtON WAS SURE TO RAISE
ON LATTER'S RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
COORDINATING OFFICCR''.
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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