RAY
Document Type:
CREST [1]
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP79R01012A000400050030-8
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RIFPUB
Original Classification:
K
Document Page Count:
3
Document Creation Date:
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 29, 2000
Sequence Number:
30
Case Number:
Publication Date:
January 11, 1950
Content Type:
NOTES
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1 /hi S
Ray--
I have no idea whether or not this is what your meeting wanted,
but if it's not, I suggest you change it, knowing better than I
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what 'J Your point V, C didn't make any sense to me as
I should suppose if all Southeast Asia were cohquered it would just
be conquered, so I substituted the enclosed idea of the prospect
of a CC attack and what the various reactions would be. I should
think if you used something like the enclosed V, you could get rid
of the assumption entirely.
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IV. WHAT %OiTLD nE THE possinIIITIEs FOR CONCIETED ACTION AGAINST COMMUNISM AMONG
THE MAINLAND SOUTIMAST ASIAN COUNTRIES?
the principal obstacles, other than Com
osition, to an
agreement among the governments of Thailand, Burma, and Malaya to act in
concert against the spread of Communism?
B, If Burma, Thailand, and Malaya agreed to concerted action in resistance
Communism, could they check the spread of Communism beyond Indochina?
. At what point in the spread of Communism would Tndia attempt to bolster re
sistance in mainland Southeast Asia and what effect would th.i4a have on
mainland Southeast Asian counts?
V. WHAT 'OULU BZ T IN SOUTHEAST ASIA OF LAidGE-SCALE EMAZYMAIT OF CHINESE
COMMUNIST FORCES AGAINST THE FRENCH IN INDOCHINA ORgiAINST OTHER SOUTITAST ASIAN
COUNTRIES?
A. What are Chinese Communist capabilities for conquering nal and Southeast
Asia?
B, What d be the effect in the remainder of Southeast Asia if a Viet ilinh
government were established in Indochina as a result of the employment of
Chinese Ccmijuri1st forces?
1. Would the gavi.rnments of Thailand and Burma be likely
rather than prepare to resist further Communist expansion?
2, Would he British attempt to maintain their position in Malaya or would
they prepare to withdraw from it?
? Would the possibility of concerted action be improved?
C. What would be the effect in the remainder of Southeast Asia if the Chineae
sought to extend their conquest beyond Indochina?
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Avid rasistance crultrle at once?
the British attecpt to resits
withdraw fr
aya?
or would they prefer to
'AyUld the cowities menaced, attempt to resist separately or in concert?
4. Could the countries eoncerned. successfUlly resist a Chinese Communist
attack?
Could they resist successfully given outside materiel aid?
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