VIETNAM INDICATORS REPORT

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LOC-HAK-292-3-8-6
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RIPLIM
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T
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2
Document Creation Date: 
January 11, 2017
Document Release Date: 
November 13, 2009
Sequence Number: 
8
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MEMO
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/11/13 : LOC-HAK-292-3-8-6 ~ ~~; THE WHITE HOUSE WASIiINC3TON ~ ~, ll~C~7 TOP SECRET-SENSITIVE CONTAINS CODEWORD MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Henry A. Kissinger SUHJ~CT: Vietnam Indicators Report .Attached is the Vietnam Indicators Report for the week ending October 3. Items of particular interest include: -- U.S. battle from the previous week's 63. deaths dropped sharply to 38 " Week Ending October 3, 1970 Corresponding Week 1.969 Total 7.970 tJ,S. 38 ~5+~ 3,743 SVN 175 98 ].3,109 VC/NVA 1,466 1,899 89,098 Additional Highlights - There is some danger. that President Thieu will hake action against opposition Lower House deputy and publisher Ngo Cong Duc that would be very Likely to stir up controversy abroad, reminiscent'of criticism aroused by Thieu's har%dling of the Tran Ngoc Chau case las~k spring. Duc has publicly proposed a eoal~.tion to'organize elections, asked that a South Vietnamese peace delegation be represented at the Paris talks, and advocated the total. withdrawal of U,S. and A11ied forces. ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TOP SECRET--SENSITIVE CONTAINS CODEWORD No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/11/13 : LOC-HAK-292-3-8-6 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/11/13 : LOC-HAK-292-3-8-6 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/11/13 : LOC-HAK-292-3-8-6