END OF VIETNAM WAR SHOULD BENEFIT U.S.-SOVIET RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 5, 1975
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/03/16: LOC-HAK-212-3-7-5