MEMORANDUM TO MR. HELMS ON SNIE 13-9-70

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-448-2-12-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: June 15, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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CIL =8 i S E,N SITIV E June 15, 1970
: E F,.AN 3Uk TOR DR. KISSINGEk
FROM,. John H. Holdrtdge
l.T, -J. C"I": ? ..ernorandu to l Mr. Helms on SNIE 13-9-7O
At Hai. suggested that I do a rAex or*nduw from you to Mr. (elms,
posing the teartloas which you raised about t be recent PVI.I on
"'Chi a mko Reaetlorts to Possible Developments in Indochina.
That you sign the memorandum to Mr. Helms at Tab A.
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XT I F ENSITM,
A somewhat different tssue arises to paragraph 14. The assumption
to wade there that the Chinese can at will increase insurgent pressures
That Government. Is this a correct assumptions? Should we not
rather assume that the Insurgents are doing about as well as they can,
as ;d that building up pressures from, that quarter ould be a fairly tir.^ne-
consuming process' My understanding had been that thus Thai insurgents
increase- the pace of their operations too sharply in 1965!66 - perhaps
at China** bidding . that they suffered the results of tbeir er 1ure, and
that they have boonmaking a sustained effort recently to rebuild their
ee and to proceed more ceuttousty.
I Ira utd be interested In having comments from your people on these
quessstioess.
Henry A. Kissinger
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