CABLE TO ELLSWORTH BUNKER FROM HENRY A. KISSINGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-490-8-21-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 15, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/12/16 : LOC-HAK-490-8-21-6
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DOS, ARMY reviews
completed.
VIA BUNKER CHANNEL
-- A ceasefire-in-place in South Yietnam.?
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1. General Abrams wi411. be arriving nn Wednesday mornaing. He will
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be xxxaking his own arrangements and you wi11 be getting more specific
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word in other channels. He will bring with him fox your information the
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plan as it now stands less the political section.
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2. The present state a# the negotiations is as follows:
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-- An end of the bombing and mining of the North.
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-- Withdrawal of U. S. and allied farces within two months of the
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agreement.
-- Release of prisoners an both sides in parallel with withdrawals.
-- Unlimited economic aid would be permitted.
-- No limits on replacement of"rr~il.itary equipment (we wall discuss
specific prr~visions in detail with you). ~ ?
_ -- No reinforcements of rxxil.itary personnel ox equipment frorri our
side. or North Vietnam.
-- No use of base areas.
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ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
-- Reu,nafiaati.on to be decided by North and South, with na tirne schedule.
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..?+ Joint cot~amissions among the belligerents and an international
body to implement and supervise the military provisions.
... An international conference to be convened to guarantee the
agreement.
Never political provisions which we will finally settle in the meeting
~ t2~e 17th will be .far more acceptable than anything Thi.eu has seen
ad would have the effect of preserving the GYN. 'W'e should not surface
these arrangeme~tats with Thieu at this point anti this is for your
7~orm~tion vrily. ? We want to~ use their fayverable terms as encouragement
W get him to agree to a ceasefire.
Warm xegards,
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/12/16 : LOC-HAK-490-8-21-6