REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON CEASE-FIRE DEVELOPMENTS

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LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6
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August 31, 2010
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February 6, 1973
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MEMO
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6 111 MEMORANDUM NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL -sse,artal- MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: SUBJECT: 601 ACTION February 6 1973 MR. KISSINGER t? JOHN H. HOLDR1DGE Report to the President on Cease-fire Developments Attached at Tab A is a memorandum from you to the President on cease-fire developments in South Vietnam and the current situation in Laos and Cambodia as of 4:30 p.m. EST February 6, 1973. RECOMMENDATION: That you sign the memorandum to the President at Tab A. Attachment NSS, NSA, Army reviews completed No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6 MEMORANDUM lp ip ovi THE WHITE HOUSE INFORMATION WASHINGTON SECRET MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: SUBJECT: ? THE PRESIDENT HENRY A. KISSINGER Ceasefire Developments (February 6-4:30 EST) The following is a report on current ceasefire developments in South Vietnam and on the present situation in Laos and Cambodia. This report includes information received from State, Defense and CIA as of 4:30 p.m. EST February 5, 1973. Vietnam Military -- Military activity continued to diminish country-wide. ? MR I was relatively quiet. -- The lowest level of military activity since the ceasefire began was experienced in the key MR II province of Binh Dinh. -- Elsewhere in MR II the enemy continued to keep key roads closed in some areas producing a critical rice shortage in Kontum and a shortage of gasoline in the capital of Lam Dong Province. -- In MR III, the enemy, while reasonably quiet, is still initiating limited and scattered contacts. ? In.MR IV, military activity picked up slightly and officials there are estimating this will continue at least until the ICCS and FRTMC are in place. -- Intercepted messages continue to show that main force enemy units in most areas are under orders to restrict their military activity to what is needed to counter government efforts to move against Com- munist-held territory. SECRET No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6 SECRET IIP OP POWs -- The PRG announced they will release 27 U.S. and on February 12, 1973. Also the DRV indicated it would on the date and numbers of U.S. POWs to be released. be available on February 7, 1973., 4-Party Joint Military Commission 1,000 ARVN POWs provide information These details will -- Al the FPJMC Chiefs of Delegation meeting in Saigon on February 5, the PRG proposed that the two South Vietnamese parties begin consultations February 6 on the establishment of the Two-Party Commission. ICCS -- An ICCS delegation, attempting a visit by road to Q-uang Tri City on February 6 was forced back by incoming artillery fire eight miles south of its destination. Communist artillery was probably responsible for this attack. Political -- The campaign inaugurated in November 1972 to prepare the people mentally and psychologically for a ceasefire has now gone into its second phase with the return to the field of some 10, 000 military cadets mobilized as information cadre. Laos -- Vice President Agnew has reported that his talks with Souvanna were substantive and useful. -- Local press comment on Vice President Agnew reflected none of the earlier concern that Lao interests were being overlooked. -- The NVA appears to be preparing to increase pressure on the govern- merit forces in central and south Laos. Since late last year, the North Viet- namese have at least doubled the number of troops in southern Laos. Cambodia -- The general strike in Phnom Penh reported in the international press is over. ? Enemy-initiated combat incidents continue at a low level. SECRET No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/03/26: LOC-HAK-30-6-5-6