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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP80R01720R000700040064-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 16, 2016
Document Release Date: 
October 22, 2004
Sequence Number: 
64
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Publication Date: 
January 10, 1972
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CABLE
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GACarnrer, Jr. DCI/SAVA MFS>ACE FORM TOTAL COF14;, e', App~Fo ~yRe e 2004/10/28: CIA-RpP _L T 720R000700040o64-7 25X1 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. -~ THAT 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''. __ ft OUP 1 AUT . LNG - II flu i fro ~ ~tom011C RELEASING OFFIC 5proved For eleaseCK 0~2 CIA-RDJ80BQ1~'4QR#YO J o 0064-7 %O?Y NO. REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. 2