REPORT FROM MR. LADD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-448-8-1-5
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 2, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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INFORMA TION
November 2, 1970
FROM: Richard T. Kennedy & John H. Holdriidge
SUBJECT. Report from Mr. Ladd
.Ladd sent in a report on 2 November (Tab A). We do not believe it warrants
the President's attention.
Ladd makes the following points:
The military situation remains unchanged -- minor enemy contacts
of a harassing rather than serious offensive character.
New plans may be in the works for the FANK. Ladd will report on
this later.
-- The country team fully supports the military assistance proposals
which were agreed at the Senior Review Croup meeting, but has
reservations on the level of economic support.
They are concerned that the total amount of economic assistance
required for the rest of FY 71 may be less than currently projected
and that there may be little PL-480 absorbed in terms of commodities
which Cambodia can really use __ Swank has separately Indicated
this thought and this has been taken into account in preparation of a
Supplemental.
-- The Attache took a two-day trip to Kompong Charn; and Tang; KouIc
(Chenla) in uniform -- this has excited some press interest since
he was observed; the question of whether he is "really an Attache
or an advisor" may arise. I...add is discouraging trips of this kind
in uniform, though he favors the trips in civilian clothes.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.G. 20505
2 November 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: Brigadier General Alexander M. Haig
Deputy Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
The following message (Phnom Penh 371) for Brigadier General
Haig was received this morning, 2 November 1970, from Jonathan
Ladd:
"To: Brig. Gen. Haig, The White House
!'From: Mr. Ladd, Phnom Penh
"1. The general situation remains unchanged. Minor enemy
contacts occur from time to time but for the most part they are
harassing attacks by machine gun and mortars and not serious
offensives.
"2. On Saturday, the 31st of October, all principal FANK
commanders met with Gen. Lon Nol at 1000 hours. I have not re-
ceived a debrief of this meeting and Gen. Sak Sutsakhan, who is my
most reliable contact, was not present. He was to return Sunday
from his extended CINCPAC trip which also took him to Singapore.
If he is available today, I will probably get a better handle on what is
in the wind. Usually about a week or ten days after these commanders'
meetings new plans or operations surface.
113. We are, of course, busy with the readjustments and re-
programming caused by the recent messages on increased assistance
planning for Cambodia. The Ambassador is fully in accord with the
military part of the proposals, but he has some reservations about the
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economic side of the house. He will dispatch today a message pre-
senting his views. He discussed it with me in some detail yesterday.
I had to tell him I really wasn't qualified to comment on economic
matters but from a common sense point of view, I agreed that, we
should probably not move too rapidly in that field. The three econo-
mists from IDA who are here now seem to me to be good men who view
the situation as it is. We should get their findings before we commit
hard to get funds when they may not be needed. Agricultural products
(foods) are not needed in Cambodia. Therefore, I see little purpose
in PL-480 money unless it can be spent on petroleum, textiles, or
something the Cambodians actually need. I am again out of my field
of experience so will change the subject. '
114. It is with regret that I predict you are going to see press
attention developing with respect to the Defense Attache. Last week
he arranged with the MR I commander a trip for himself alone to
Kompong Cham and Tang Kouk (Chenla). I was not informed of it
until after the fact. He stayed two days and wore his soldier suit
(fatigues with 1st CAV patch). In Tang Kouk a member of the press
saw him and asked him what he was doing there. The word has passed
to other press corps people who told me of it yesterday. They wanted
to know if Col. Amos was really the attache or a military advisor from
the 1st CAV Division using the attache office for cover.
"5. I am in favor of trips by the attaches and the report of
this particular trip was very interesting and informative. I do not
believe, however, that under the circumstances of our operation
here, military uniforms are desirable -- particularly when visiting
units in the field.
"6. By the way, the report of the cited trip was sent to DIA
in SSO channels along with another excellent report on the status of
FANK armor. "
Cord Meyer., r.
Acting Deputy Director for Plans
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