NSSM-37, NSSM - 29, AND NSDV-9

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-533-6-7-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 19, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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.TH E. WH ITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON "-
T OP SECRET'ISE NSITXvE
DOS, OSD Reviews
Completed
March 19
1970
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS
APPLY
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE SECRETARY OF:-STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE D1R C T OR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE -
SUBJE T: Nk SM-37y; SSM - 29, and NSDN:- 9
In. order to be fully- preparedfor,substantive negotiations in Paris
should-the opportxnityarise, -the President ha.s directed that
.1--The -The provincial-studies of the. VSSG should.be, submitted to
the Review Group by April 20 for inclusion. into a cease-fire
position,
.The NSC Ad Hoc Group should forward to -the Review: Group
its ?recomxrendations on whether and hov} NSDM-9 and. the..re.-
tated NSSM_29 papers need to be revised in order to serve aas
the basis fcr an overall negotiating strategy and for negotia
Lions. on the issue of mutual withdrawal, This should be done
by. April 15, 1970.
.w-The NSC Ad Hoc Group should review the status of the
NSSM-37,gc per.s requested at the. meetin of the. NSC Review
Group on July 10, 1969, and should - mak ~ those papers. avail-
able for fui then Review Group consider?a;ion by June 1, .1970,
It should also review and update the pape rs presented to the
Review Group at. the meeting of July 10, 1969, and incorporate.,
comments` irorn -Embassyy Saigon as apps pr ate. Specifically,
it ,should forv,?ard the fralc t~zx.g :pap.ers r. quested at . the uu?y"
10, 19' 9 r.ieeti.ng.
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`OP SECRET/ SENSI`T:IVE;
;:..nn out cal s:ttlenent, 'the pipers:; 0 xi the natr :and
operations of a mixed commission -for elections acid on
tex.ritoi i:a:lfpolitical a cco -modat.ion` as a .means of settle-,
meat.- The latter paper is to include an exazxiination af,.
alternative routes toward terrxtnial/policalccoira~-
modation.
-- )n withdrawals, there should be an updating on the
basis of current force levels..
On vexafacit*on..a lull analy-si4 should be included on
the option of -using the Interrnatio ial Control Comx'n3.ssio;n
(as now constitute, 0r as changed), or of using other,
r international bodies, as veil..- as cos:t estmiates.
--CIn internationals guar-antees, pt-'paper incoxpgratix
the corrizuents from Embassy Saigon which had not -been
received in t =.e for irc.cirpaxat on into the paper last
;year'.
eiary Y. Kissinger
'G :;SE RE T / S KSI. 'u'
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