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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000800070013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2004
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 9, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T 091655Z MAY 73 RESrRICrED HANDLING
CITE SAIGON 3245
TO: IMMEDIATE HEADQUARTERS,
1.. NO PROBLEM FROM THIS EN). YOU ARE BEST
JUDGE OF WHAT THE TRAFFIC WILL BEAR.
2. FYI, AMBASSADOR BUNKER WHILE Sr ILL IN TOWN
IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS MAN IN CHARGE HE WILL BE
LEAVINS AT 0900 HOURS 11 MAY, HAVING POSTPONED DEPARTURE
FOR 24 HOURS FOR PERSONAL REASONS. W HITEHOUSE HAS ASSUMED THE
COMMAND FUNCTIONS WITH OPENING OF BUSINESS 7 MAY.
I MENTION THIS BECAUSE WHILE MESSAGE SENT AS SAIGON
63747 WAS REVIEWED IN DRAFT WITH WHITEHOUSE AND COOPER ,
AMBASSADOR BUNKER HAS NOT SEEN IT* I WILL TRY TO
SHOW IT TO HIM ON 10 MAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THIS IN
CASE QUESTION RAISED WHO IN EMBASSY AWARE THAT THE MESSAGE
WAS SENT. E2 IMPDET
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TO: IMMEDIATE SAIGON
ROUTING
'3 9 11 2311N&Y 73
YOUR COMMAND CHANNEL SAIGON 6374? HAS JUST ARRIVED. IT IS
FIRST RATE AND VERY HELPFUL. IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS, I WOULD
LIKE TO SEND IT IN TOTO AND UNCHANGED TO IDENTIFYING IT AS
YOUR PERSONAL MESSAGE. HE HAS A GREAT RESPECT FOR YOUR VIEWS AND
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO BE PASSED ALONG WITH THEIR
CRISP PUNGENCY UNDILUTEDI. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT ONCE WHETHER
THIS PROPOSAL CAUSES YOU ANY DIFFICULTY. I WILL NOT RELAY THE
MESSAGE UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU.^ E-2 IMPDET. WN-SISM.d
DATE .9 MAY 1973
ORIG:GACARVER,JR.
IIMIT.D CI/SAVA
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S E C R E T
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GEODE A. CARVER,JR.
SAVA
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