MORNING NEWS SUMMARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-247-8-3-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 23, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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UNCLASSIFIED
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TOHAK fib
Wk~9749
NOVEMBER 23, 1972
FROM. THE SITUATION ROOM
TO GEN. HAIL FOR DR. KTSSINGER
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. KISSTNGER
FR DM: THE. SITUATTON ROOM
SUBJECT. MOR NT N~ NEWS SUMMARY
fBSERVATIDN ON PRESS PLAY
WITH RESPECT TU THURSDAY MORNING PRESS PLAY HERE, LITTLE OF THE
PEGATIVE TONE OF LASE EVENINGS STAR AND MARVTN KALB REPURTTNG RADTO
SATGUNS BLAST AT HENRY IS AT ALL ECIIDENT. THE POST AND TIMES DO NUT
PICK UP ONE LINE OF THE KALB AND BR AD SHER LINES. THE 8-52 SHOOT
DOWN RECEIVES FRONT PAGE BUT NON SENSATIONAL TREAT MENT? THE LIFTING
OF THE SHIP-AIRCRAFT TRAVEL SAN TD THE PRC IS SECOND MAJOR PAGE
ONE STORY IN BOTH POST AND TIMES WITH EXTENSIME AND STRAIGHT
FORWARD REPORTS.
THE POST GIVES VIETNAM TALKS D NLY A BR IEF, 0 NE COLUMN STORY BY
RA ND AL LEADING WITH SNORT ZEDNESDAY MEETING AND THE GLUM FACES OF
THE NORTH VIETNAMESE DELEGATION. THE TIME5 CARRIES PAGE THREE FLORA
LEWIS REPORT QUpTING SOURCES CLOSE TO THE TALKS AS SAYING THE TALKS
WERE PROCEEDING SLOWLY COVER NG A MASS OF DETAIL, SHE ALSO NOTES
SAIGON SOURCES SAYING MR DUC WOULD CONTINUE ON TO WASHINGTON
AND TRY TO SEE THE PRESIDENT. (BALTI~RE SUN ALSO GIVES PR CIP3INENT
NOTE TO POSSIBLLITY DF DUC. TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON.)
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ON THE PROBLEMS OF SETTING UP THE FOUR POWER CONTROL COISSTON.
tBVIOUSLY WELL BRIEFIED BY STATE OFFICIALS HE NOTES FAILURE OF
POWERS TO CONTRIBUTE FULL CONTINGENT OF PERSONNEL AND THEIR RE-
LUCTANCE TO PUT MEN IN PLACE BEFORE ACTUAL CEASEFIRE OCCURS.
IN TOTAL NEWS CONTEXT TODAY, PRESS PLAY ON VIETNAM IS FAIRLY LOW
KEY ANA BALANCED.
THE WASHINGTON POST
1~EADLINED IS REPORT THAT THE PRESIDENT LIFTED THE BAN ON TRAVEL
BY AMERICAN AIRCRAFT AID SHIPS TO CHINA. THIS IS VIEWED AS THE LATEST
OVERTURE OF POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE BY THE US IN A SERIES THAT
GAINED MOMENTUM WITH THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PEKING.
THE US AND THE SOVIET UNION REACHED AGREEMENT ON A COMPLICATED
RATE FORMULA THAT WILL PERMIT AMERICAN VESSELS TO START CARRYING
SOME OF THE i7 MILLION TONS OF GRAIN PURCHASED BY 11~lOSCOW. AMERICAN
SHIPS WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN S 10.39 AND $9,9fd A TON. THE RATES
REPRESENT A CONCESSION BY THE SOVIETS TO US DEMANDS TO PAY A
PREMIUM FOR. SHIPPING GREW PURCHASED AT BARGAIN PRICES.
CORRESAONDENT JONATHAN RAND AT SPECULATES THAT YOUR TALKS HAD RUN
INTO TROUBLE SINCE THERE WAS NOT A HINT OF A NEW SESSION SCHEDULED
FOR TODAY. 8UT THERE WAS FINALLY A WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
A MEETING WOULD TAKE PLACE. ,ALSO NOTED WAS THE GLUM LOOK OF LE
DUC THO ANO XUAN THUY AS THEY EMERGED FROM THE MEETING. YOU WERE
SF.Ei~ SMILING AND WAVING. ON YOUR TRIP TO BRUSSELS, INFORMED SOURCES
SAID THAT YOUR VISIT WAS TO ENLIST SUHARTO' S SUPPORT TN PERSUADING
THIEU TO ACCEPT THE REWORKED DRAFT ACCORD.
IN OTHER ACTIVITY SOURCES SAID 'THAT TttE GVN HAD DROPPED
NONE OF THEIR OBJECTIONS TO THE DRAFT ACCORD. ".TAKEN AT FACE VALUE,
THAT LINE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE CURRENT TALKS HAVE. NOT MADE MUCH
PROGRESS IN RESOLVI`PiG PROBLEMS RAISED BY SAIGON."
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THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL SAID TN A REPORT/THAT THE US SHOULD
` REMAIN "DECISIVELY INVOLVED" TN EURpPE TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND
COHESION AS THE CONTINENT TENATIVELY ENTERS A NEW AGE OF' NEGOTIATION
AND CHANGE IN THE OLD WAR ALLIANCES ANA HOSTILITIES. THE COUNCIL
SAID THAT THE WEST SF{OULB NOT GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS PREPARED TO
REDUCE .ITS OWN FORCES NO MATTER WHAT THE SOVIET BLOC OFFERS ES
CONCESSIONS.
5E1~ATOR FULBRIGHT SAID IN AN INTERVIEW YESTERDAY THAT ANY AGREE-
MENT TO END THE WIETNAM WAR SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE FOR
APPROVAL. HE SAID HIS PROPOSAL WAS PROMPTED BY REPORTS THE AGREE-
MEN'T Wpt7LD OBLIGATE THE US TO SPEND HUGE SUMS IN ECONOMIC AID FOR
THE NATIONS Off' INDOCHINA.. ULBR GHT SAID THE SENATE, WHEN IT
PASSED THE NATTpNAL COMMITMENTS RESOLUTION IN 1959, "TRIED TO
LAY DOWN THE GUIDELINES THAT WHERE TROOPS OR LARGE SUMS OF MONEY
,ARE INVOLVED THERE SHOULD BE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL." .
MAXI NE CHESHIRE GOMMENTS THAT Ypt1R ME MOTRS ARE WORTH MARE THAT
THE PRESIDE NI S. 'THE LONDON SUNDAY TIMES (,HENRY BRANDON) SAID THAT
YOU HAVE A OFFER OF $2 M ILLIq N FRO M A PUBT ISHER.
gALT I MOR E 5U N
JOHN WO~RUFF REPORTS THAT PRES. THIEU HA5 SENT NGUYEN PHtl DUC
TO PARIS TO "TAKE SOME ROLE" IN THE CURRENT RpUND OF NEGOTIATIONS.
DUC MAY ALSO GO TO WASHINGTON. TO PRESENT THE PRESIDENT WITH
SOUTH VIETNAM' 5 OBJECTIONS T4 THE TERMS SAIL~ON BELIEVES THE' t1. 5.
IS ABOUT TO ACGEPT. "SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION WOiJLD STRONGLY
SUGGEST A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN IN MR. THIEU' S PERSONAL CONFIDENCE
IN DR. KISSING ER AND HIS DEPUTY, GEN. HAIG. WELL IiVFORMED SOUTH
VIETNAMESE GENERALLY AGREED LAST NIGHT THAT SUCH A BREAKDOWN HAS
TAKEN PLACE." (THIS FEELING IS REFLECTED IN A REUTER' S REPORT
FROM YESTERDAY STATING THAT "THIEU WAS NpT CONFIDENT THAT FRE-
SIDEN'TIAL ADVISOR HENRY KISSINGER WAS LOOKING AFTER SOUTH VIETNAM' S
INTERESTS AT THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PARIS AND THAT THIEU POSITIVELY
DISLIKED GEN. ALEXANDER HAIG.")
WOODRUFF REPORTS THAT THIEU' S MAJOR CONCERN IS WITH THE PRESENCE
OF SAIGpN' S ESTIMATE OF 3~JR1,00~1 NORTH VIETNAMESE REGULAR TROOPS
IN SOUTH VIETNAM, AND THE FEAR THAT THE U. S. IS NOT MAKING THIS A
MAJOR ISSUE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.
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5ECTION TWO OF TWO
TOHAK 66
NOVEMBER 23, 1972
FROM: THE SITUATION
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ZH29749
TO s GEN. HAIL FOR DR. KYSSINGER
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. KISSING ER
FROM, THE SITUATION ROOM
SU$JECT: MORNING NEWS SUMMARY
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
GANDHT APPEAR TO BE MAKING AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE RELATIONS, BASED
ON MRS.' GANDHI' S REBAELECTION MESSAGE SENT TO MR. NIXO}~ AND MR.
NIXON? S BIRTHDAY MESSAGE SENT TO MRS. GANDHI. THE FULL TEXT OF
BOTH MESSAGES ARE INCLUDED.
NICK THIMMESCH OFFERS SOME OPINIONS CONCERNING YOt1R INTERVIEW
WITH ORYANT FALLACY.. HE QUESTIONS WHETHER U. S. FOREIGN POLICY IS
"A ONE MAN. SHOW NAMED KISSINGER." AFTER LISTING VARIOUS QUOTES
OF YOURS EXEMPLIFYING YOUR "EGO VENTING", THIMMESCH CONCLUDES
THAT THESE QUOTES, AND THE INTERVIEW THAT THEY CAME FROM, ARE
TYPICALLY YOURS AND PROBABLY ACCURATE.
JOSEPH KRAF"I'' S COLUMN DISCUSSES THE ROLES WHICH MYGHT BE PLAYED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR BRANpT IN IhfPROVING US RELATIONS
WITH EUROPE.. HE FEELS THAT WE ARE. MISSING A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE BRANDY IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF U. S. rOALS IN AREAS SUCH AS MB FR
AND THE COMMON MARKET. KRAFT NOTES THAT THREE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS,
INCLUDING EDWARD KENNEDY, WERE INVITED TO BRANDY" S RESIDENCE IN
BONN ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF HUNDRED PEOPLE, TO JOIN A POST ELECTI~7N
PARTY. SINCE NO REPUBLICANS WERE THERE, IT SHOWS HOW LITTLE
THE WEST GERMANS HAVE PREPARED FOR THE RE- nfJITTYNG OF TIES BETWEEN
THE U. S. AND WESTERN EUROPE.
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FLORA LEWIS REPORTS THAT YOUR MEETING YESTERDAY WAS THE SHORTEST
SO FAR. SOURCES CLOSE TO THE MEETINGS GAVE THE IMPRESSIONS THAT
THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE PROCEEDING SLOWLY, ON A MASS OF DETAILED
t~lESTIONS. "THESE SOURCES SAY ITS STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL WHETHER
YOU WILL, 8E ABLE TO GET THE "CLARIFICATION" SOUGHT BY THE UNITED
S~`ATES ON SOME POINTS OF MAJOR SUBSTANCE. THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT
THIEU IS SENDING NGtJYEN PHU DUC TO PARIS AND PROBABTY ACCOMPANY
YOU BAC}( TO WASHINGTON TO SEE THE PRESIDENT, IS SAID TO SE EVIDENT
THAT SAIGON DOES NOT CONSIDER THE DRAFT AGREEMENT A COMPROMISE
AT ALL. PRESIDENT THIEU REGARDS THE AGREEMENT PERMITTING HI~f TO
REMAIN IN POWER UFITIL SAIGON ANp THE MTETCONG HAVE AGREED ON
ELECTIONS AS AN INSULT. PRESIDENT PARK' S APPOSITION TO THE DRAFT
ACCORD qN NORTH VIET HAMS TROOP WITHDRAWAL I S ALSO NOTED. PAR K
SAID- IF THE NVA TROOPS ARE NOT PUTLED OUT T~tE SAME TIME AS ALLIED
TRtJOPS, KOREA FORCES SENT TO AID A FRIENDLY COUNTRY WOULD BE
H2A NDED AS AGGRESSOR S.
BERNARD GWERTZMAN SAY THE UNITED STATES IS RUNNI~dG INTO SOME
SNAGS ON THE PEACE KEEPING FORCE. RD MI NISTRATION OFFICIALS
SAID THAT THE CHANCES SEEMED REMOTE THAT MORE THAN A TOKEN FORCE
WOULD 8E IN OPERATION AT THE TIME OF THE CEASE FIRE IN
MIET NAM,
RESULTS OF THE I~IT~:RVIEWS BETWEEN SECRETARY ROGERS AND OFFICIALS
CF THE FOUR PARTICIPATING GgVERt3MENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EN[VOURAGING.
WHILE ALL FOUR AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO PARTICIPATE, ALL HAD QUALMS
AND NONE HAS SO FAR PLEDGED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY SIGNIFICANT MANPOWER
~ RESpURCES TO THE UNDERTAKING. YOUR BTD TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL
TRUCE GROUP ON SITE AS SOON AS THE CEASE FIRE WENT INTO EFFECT
IS NOTED. A?V ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL POINTED OUT THAT THE NINE
POIYf DRAFT AGREEMENT DID NOT RESTRICT THE SUPERVISION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL GROUP. THE ACCORD CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A FOUR-
PARTY MILITARY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
U. S., NORTH AND SOUTH ,VIETNAM AND THE VIETCONGt AND A TWO PARTY
COMMITTEE MADE UP OF SOUTH VIETNAM AND THE VIETCO NG.
THIS GROUP WOULD BE REPORTING ON THE SITURTION UNTIL THE
INTERNATIONAL GROUP WAS FUNCTIONING.
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COMPLICATED, AND PROVIDES NO IRON-GLAD INSURANCE AGAIN VIOLA-
TIONS. DETAILS MUST WAIT UNTIL THE, CONCLUSION OF THE PEACE TALKS
IN PARIS. ANOTHER SNAG NOTED IS THAT ONLY THE UNITED STATES HAS
PUBLICTY MENTIONED THE FOUR NATIONS CHOSEN FOR THE PEACE KEEPING
FORCE. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO ENDORSE ANY OF THE COUNTRIES
T O THE CONTROL BODY.
HANOI HAS ORDERED ALL COMMUNISE FORCES IN SOUTH VIETNAM TO OBSERVE
A CEASE-FIRE SCRUPULOUSLY FOR THE FIRST fi0 DAYS AFTER IT GOES
INTO EFFECT. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN INTELLIGEECE OFFICERS IN SAIGON,
THE DIRECTIVE DOES NOT SAY WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER 6P1 DAYS. BUT
HANOI PREDICTS WIDESPREAD VIOLATIONS BY SOUTH VIETNAM WHICH WOULD
GIVE NORTH VIETNAM INTERPiATIONAL SANGTION TO RE5TART THE WAR.
THE STAR NEWS
IN A FOLLOW-UP TO YESTERDAY'S ARTICLE, HENRY BRADSHER TN SAIGON,
SAID THAT ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIEU NO LONGER TRUSTS YOU OR
GENERAL HAIL, TO PROTECT SOUTH VIETNAM'S INTERESTS IN NEGOTIATIONS.
THE NEWSPAPER TIN SONG, MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF THIEU WANTING
TO SEE PRESIDENT NIXON. TIN SONG SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIEU' S
DISTRUSTING YOU AND GENERAL HAIL. THAT REPORT WAS CIRCULATING
INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT, INFORMED SOURCES ASAID. TIN SONG OFTEN
SERVES AS A MOUTHPIECE FOR THIEU' S PALACE. BRADSHER' S ARTICLE
WAS PRINTED ON PAGE SEVEN.
HEADLINED IS THE REPORT THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE GONE INTO THE
9TH DAY. ALSO FEATURED ON THE FRONT PAGE I5 A REPORT FROM SAIGON
THAT AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS ARE SAYING THAT HANOI HAS
QZDERED VIET CONG AND NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES IN SOUTH MIETNAM TO
OBSERVE A CEASE-FIRE SCRUPULOUSLY FOR THE FIRST 60 DAYS AFTER IT
GOES I NT 0 EFFECT .
CBECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, THE STAR-NEWS .PUBLISHED ONLY AN EARtY
IDITION AND IS BASICALLY A REPEAT OF THE MORNING NEWSPAPERS.)
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