NOON NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-547-6-13-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 22, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-547-6-13-4
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TO WINSTON LOAD FOR DR KISSINGER
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T 0P3ECRETSENOITIVE CONTAINS CODEVORD WH30150
TOHAK 003
JANUARY 22, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR DR., KISSINGER
FROM1 THE. SITUATION ROOM
SUBJECT: NOON NOTES
State Dept. review
completed
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
MORI/CDF
C03360326
LAM'S STATEMENT IN PARIS upoN HIS ARRIVAL: IN PARIS TODAY, SOUTH
VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER TRAM VAN LAM TOLD-REPORTERS THAT HE
HAD COME "TO DISPLAY TE d001) WILL OF OUR GOVERNMENT TO SEE THE
REESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE IN VIETNAM AND, IF THAT IS ROSSI3LE4 TO
BRING OUR DIRECT COOPERATION ON THE SPOTAN ORDER' TO COMPLETE
THt NEGOTIATIONS."
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RUMORS OF CEASE-FIRE: HIGH RANKING SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFICiALS
SAID TODAY THAT THEIR FORCES HAD CAPTURED DOCUMENTS IND/CATI
A CEASE-FIRE WOULD BE INITIALED IN PARIS ON WEDNESDAY MORNIM
(EST). THEY SAID THE PAPERS WERE FROM THE COMMUNIST LEADERS 1.1P
AND HAD BEEN DISPATCHED TO NORTH, VIETNAMESE AND VIET CONG TR Ps..
NO ARVN SPECIAL DEMOBILIZATION PLAN UNDERWAY: THE POLITICAL
WARFARE DIRECTORATE GENERAL TODAY DENIED RECENT REPORTS TW
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMED FORCES WOULD IMPLEMENT A DEMOBILIZAIION
PLAN.
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REDUCTTOM" IN NUMBER Of COMMUNIST, POWST:7---SAIGON
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REDUCE:THE-NUMBER OF NORTH VIETNAMESE AND VIET CONG ROWS AVAIL!,
Aqt7 TC 4 POSTCEASE-FIRE EXCHANGE.
PLANS WERE LAID IN LATE 1572 TO 00Nyl1i
OOMmtNIST PRISONERS TO RALLIER STATUS, THEREBY MAKING THEM
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WAR5ARE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL TODAY DENIED RECENT REPORTS THAT TE
-SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMED FORCES WOULD IMPLEMENT A DEMOBILIEAtION
PLAN*
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REDUCTT0N-IN-NUmBER-,ot CuMMuNTS-r-Paws:A100;4s,--tioiriNg7A,Q-.
REbuoE THE-NUmBER OF. NORTH VIETNAMESE AND VIET CO9 Poius
ABLE FOR A POSTCEASE-TIRE EXCHANGE. ACCORDING TO kRELIABLE
GOVERNMENT SOURCEo-PLANS WERE IAIDAN LATE 1972 TO CONVERT
COMMUNIST PRISONERS TO RALLIER7STATUSp'THEREgY MAKING THEM,
ELIGIBLE.FORRELEASEIN SOUTH VIETNAM AS -CITIZENS.- AS OF MID
JANUARY, 2000 WERE READY TO BE RELEASED AND7AN ADDITIONAL 2.700
WERE AWAITINGTHE COMPLETION OF HIR PROCESSING. -THIS IS THE
FIRST INDICATION THAT A SYSTEKATIC PROGRAM TO THE
NUMBER"OrRALLIERS' HAS BEEN /MPLEMENTED. THE INSTIGATION OF
SUCH A PROGRAM7AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE ORIGINAL OCTOBER 'al
DEADLINE SUGGESTS THAT SAIGON .HAS DECIDED TO PROVIDE. tTSELP WITH
MoRE-FLEXISILITYTTO DEAL: WITH THE PRISONER ISSUE AFTER THE NEW .
sETTLEMENTft'SIGNED, ACCORD NG TO CIA..
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sHooT-To?KILL ORDERS AGAINST COMMUNIST' DEMONSTRATORS* PRESIDENT'.
THIEU WAS kErioRTED'ToDAY'-TO.HAVE, ISSUED HIS TROPS-AND POLICE
SH60T-T011KILL ORDERS'AGAINST OmMUNIST-DEmONSTRAToRS, RIOTERS,
AND SyMpAT1.IEERS.706 TRIEDTTOTAKVADvANTAGror 'HE. CEASEFIRE
ExittaTED;SOoNs:.TIN-Sogii,;SAID:1100Pi:AND,POLIdES/N-ALL'FOOR
-MILITARY7REOWHAp:-SEEN.PUTrAWFU4i,ALERT*-EOME::,AS:FArSACK
As, 10 DAYUA46. MALWREFoRT1WTHAT-THE:ARhY4WD:NATIONAL:
POL C -KA,VBF EPAPtESTABLISHISWEVOVAmDITIONAL: MOBILE.
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EXPLPSIVtDEVICESi AND :PROPAGANDA LEAP',f
FROWSMCGGLINGiVIEAPONSi
UTS INTO ?SE CAP1TAL,;,'
COMMUNIST AMB6SH1 THE SAIGON COMMAND' SAID TODAY COMMAIST'FORCES
OFFERED TO FREE WOUNDED SOUTH. VIETNAMESE'POWS-SUNDAY'BUT USED
SOME OP THEM AS BAIT-TO AMBUSH RESCUE tEAMS.-SOUTH VIETNAMESE
HELICOPTERS DREW FIRE WHEN THEY FLEW' OVER THEDESIGNATELY PICKUP
ZONE INTHE-MICHELTN RUBBER PLANTATION NORTHWEST OF SAIGON, WHERE
A IIAJin CLAsH-HAD-TAXEN PLACE. -
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BEAW'GROMYKO TALKS DURING AMBASSADOR BEAM'S CALL ON GROMYKO
TODAY, THE-SO ' "Ii. FOREIGN MIN/STER'CLAIMED THAT OUR SUBSTANTIVEVItTS THOUGHT ERE micHt BE DIFFICULTIES IF THE TALKS BEGAN
POSITIONS ON BF WERE-ESSENTIALLY' THE-SAmE. HOWEVER, THE SO,
WITHTRESTRICTED-PARTICIPATION,-WHICH-WOULD-NOT PERMIT THE OTHER
' toUNTRIESTO SPEAK. THEIR MINDS. 'BEAM REPLIED THAT THIS .APPROACH
COULD CAUSE TROUBLE AND THAT.PARTICIPATION-COULD BE EXPANDED WHEN
THE CONCRETE RESULTS FROM THE SMALLER GROUP WERE IN PROSPECT.
GROMYKO DISCOUNTED-THE DIFFICULTY BEAM VENTIONED OF NARRO;IIING
THE GROUP DOWN EVTNTUALLY TO THE ESSENTIAL PARTIC4PANTS &ND ,,..._,...,--..........1.
SUGGESTED tioSs....US$R TALK A AND ACTION- TO 'MS tNridi lEWRafts, ---
,.,--IHA-T---Titr-VESTERNREPLYI'TO THE SOVIET' PROPOSAL-THE-TALKS
WILL "HIT HARD AT (THE) ILLOGICAL_;VSTIFTWCTION OF (THE) SO.*.
k VrrrOOSITION." - - - :-'---- -
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w ITLAM To VISIT THE U.S.t STATE DEPARTmENT oFFIcIALs HAVE '
To Lb THE PRESS THERE ARE TENTATIVE FUNS Fop AUSTRALIAN PRImr
mINIfTER it)-11TLAm To OSTT THE U.S. HE mAY MrET vITH M'trsrDENT
NIXON WHEN Kr ATTrODS AN AOGUsT mEETING OF AKVIS firMaXS Oit
THE OPENING or TR!' UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY',
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