STATUS REPORTS ON OPERATIONS IN LAOS AND CAMBODIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-11-6-2-0
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 9, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/02/12 : LOC-HAK-11-6-2-0
THE WHITE HOUaE
WASHINGTON
ON-FILE NSC
RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS
APPLY
CONFIDENTIAL February 9, 1971
SUBJECT;
Tl-IE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SEGRETARY OF DEFENSE
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Status Reports on Operations in Laos and Cambodia
In order to provide the President with current and complete
information on the two major operations being conducted by South
Vietnamese forces in. Laos anal Cambodia, it is requested that a
status report be sent to the White House situation room by b:00 a. m.
and 4':00 p. m. dairy. Reports should include, as appropriate:
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Diplomatic reactions anal developments. (State/CIA)
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Significant foreign public reactions. (State)
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Congressional and domestic reactions and developments. (State)
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Enemy reactions and disposition of forces.(CIA/Defense)
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Internal South Vietnamese, Cambodian and Caption.
developments. (State/CIA)
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Progress of friendly forces in achieving objectives.
(Defense)
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Plans for .future operations. (Defense)
-- Casualty figures, both daily and cumulative for U. S. , RVNAF
and enemy forces. (Defense)
--Quantities of materiel seized and destroyed (rounds of
ammunition by type if known, numbers of individual and
crew served weapons captured, food in pounds, vehicles,
explosives, communications equipment, POL, medical
supplies., etc.) far reporting period anal cumuls.tively. (Defense)
Enemy facilities destroyed (bunkexs, structuares, base camps,
pipelines). (Defense)
Extent of U. S, air participation, including results of 8-52
and close air support efforts and aircraft losses.. (Defense)
Qther information concerning the operations ~x~hich might be
of interest to the President.
.... ~r
Henr~,r~'A. .Kissinger
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Chairman., ~'oint Chiefs of Staff
..Director, United States Information Agency
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/02/12 : LOC-HAK-11-6-2-0
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