AMBASSADOR BUNKER'S CONCERN ABOUT U.S. AID

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-18-4-20-5
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: November 23, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMQR:ANDUM
NATIQIVAL SECURITY COUNCIL
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` OUTSIDE THE SYSTEA!
ACTION
EYES ONLY No~rerribe~ 23, ,1.971
MEMQRANDLTM FQR: 1VIR: KISSINGER
'FROM: ~'UHN H. HULDRIDG Ir'
SUB,?ECT: Arnbassadox Bunker's Can.cern Abaut
U. S.' A.id
Ambassador Bunker has sent you a personal cable in which he
expresses his increasing concern abaat the prospects for obtainixi,g
sufficient economic, assistance far South Vietnarxx (Tab B). He
emphasizes: the importance of the aid, notes that FY '72 levels are
`only xni.ni.rr~.ally adequate, and foresees severe problexxas in the future
as T]flD spending continues to. decline.: Consequently, he asks ~ ,
I~OD cannot be induced to take another thorota.gh review of pos srble W ..
sources of DQD finanexal support. Ambassador Bunker also nnt-P~
tih.at Ch~u.ck Capper will be in Washington newt week, and he hopes
that you will, have a. chance. to see hixa:a. and discuss the prtiblerra. of
aid. ."
Cornzr~.ent. Axx~bassador Bunker's concerns are of course justified,
'and the" role of future IAOD spending in Vietnarra. yvill have to be
examined carefu"ly: at. some point. - .A.t the x7noxnent, .however, we
believe that ittwouTd be best to take nv other action than to see Cooper
' next week.. and consider any views he may have on how DOD xxa.oney.
could tae channeled axxd used effectively. If you are unable to see
,~.,~Gooper, we shall do so. We have also drafted a "brief response frozxi.
~~ "you to Ambassador. Bunker (Tab A).
RECOMMENDATIONc ~-
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A) ..,That you approve the draft cable to Ambassador ,Bunke at'Tab,~A.
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B) `That you authorize xi-~e tc~ schedule an appointn~.ent for Chuck Co?per
to see 'you.
DOS, OSD, NSS, `
'Reviews Completed
.R~"?E~ES QNI~Y
Approve ']Jarsapprave `
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 BACK CHANNEL VLA CAS CHANNELS
SECRET JEYES 'ONLY
Navernba:r 27, 1971
" FOR: ~ AIVIB;ASSAD~R BUNKER, SAIGpN
FROM: HENR~~ A. KXSSINGER'.
`REFERENCE:.: Sa:i~an 0..172
l7FLIVER AT pPENING pF BY7SINESS,
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T. share the concerns you expressed xeftel. LTn?axtun.a.tely
I will not be axe ViTashingtgn when Cooped is here but Z have asked
xixy staff to obtain a. full. report of his viet~?s ,on. the aid problem......
'Waxzr,. xegards. t , ...
aECR~T/EKES ONLY-
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