1. SOUVANNA IS DELIGHTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF YOUR VISIT AND REQUESTED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-248-10-30-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2010
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: February 6, 1973
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/08/17: LOC-HAK-248-10-30-2
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0,.0604022 FEB 73 ZYH
FM? VIENTIANE
TO THE. WHITE HOUSE
S E C R E T 060402Z FEB 73 VIA CAS CHANNELS
FROM AMBASSADOR GODLEY, VIENTIANE 680
TO WHITE HOUSE FOR OR. KISSINGER EYES ONLY IMMEDIATE
REF: YOUR WH 30255
1. SOUVANNA IS DELIGHTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF YOUR VISIT AND
REQUESTED THAT I INFORM YOU HOW GRATEFUL HE IS THAT. YOU HAVF
FOUND IT POSSIBLE TO STOP IN VIENTIANE. HE IMMEDIATELY
INVITED YOU AND SUCH MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF AS YOU DESIRE TO
HAVE DINNER WITH HIM FRIDAY. I WAFFLED MY REPLY; POINTING
OUT THAI. ,YOU MIGHT NOT ARRIVE HERE UNTIL EIGHT OR NINE O'CLOCK
AND HE MERELY SAID THAT HE WAS COMPLETELY AT YOUR DISPOSTION
THAT EVENING.
State Dept. review
completed
?. NEWS OF YOUR VISIT OBVIOUSLY PLEASED HIM GREATLY; EXPECIALLY
AS HE HAD JUST HAD AN HOUR WITH PHOUMI VONGVICHIT, WHO PRESENTED
UNACCEPTABLE AND D' HE ,SHOULD REDO THEM ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED
BY THE PRIME MINISTE4. AS I SAID, I DON'T KNOW THE SUBSTANCE
BUT THE PRIME MINISTER CERTAINLY IS VISIBLY ENCOURAGED,
3. SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL, I PLAN TO BE IN BANGKOK FRIDAY
WITH AMBASSADORS UNGER, SWANK AND BUNKER. MAY I THEN
RETURN TO VIENTIANE WITH YOU; OR IF THAT IS INCONVENIENT
I COULD PROCEED HERE SEPARATELY. HOPE YOU AND BILL SULLIVAN
WILL STAY AT THE RESIDENCE FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHER MEMBERS OF
HIM WITH A DRAFT AGREEMENT? HE WOULD NOT GO INTO DETAILS ON
WHAT THE PAPER WASP BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "NOT BAD". SOUVANNA
SAID HE HAD Toff P.HOUMI THAT CERTAIN PROPOSALS WERE
YOUR PARTY CAN READILY BE HOUSED IN THE COMMUNITY.
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/08/17: LOC-HAK-248-10-30-2