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WHITE HOUSE 30 PRIORITY
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Authority state Hr 6/9/75
DATE:
AUGUST 9, 10 PM
By MIE NARS, Date 10/20/76
REFERENCE: DEPTEL 3793 EMBTEL 285
EXDIS
1. WE WILL SUSPEND ALL: OP 34-A ACTIONS UNTIL WE RECEIVE WORD
FROM WASHINGTON FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF REVIEW OF SITUATION
PLANNED FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. MIG 15/17 DEPLOYMENT NORTH VIET-
NAM WILL ADD SOME RISK TO AIR AND SEA OPERATIONS BUT, IN VIEW
OF LACK OF ANY KNOWN NIGHT INTERCEPT CAPABILITY, WE SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO ACCEPT RISK FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS AND DAY-LIGHT
ACTIVITIES IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
2. LANGUAGE OF REF DEPTEL INTERPRETED HERE TO INVITE RECOMME
ENDATIONS BEYOND SCOPE OF 34-A OPERATIONS. ON THAT ASSUMPTION,
WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
A. MAINTAIN DESTROYER PATROLS IN° GULF OF TONKIN ANE EXECUTE
CONTINUING AIRSWEEPS INTERNATIONAL WATERS WITH AUTHORITY TO ENGAC
DRV BOATS AND AIRCRAFT UNDER RELAXED RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT THE RECENT ATTACKS OF THE DRV ON US VESSELS.
REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS
B. AND C. OF EMBTEL 285.
B. AFTER TALK WITH KHANH EARLY THIS WEEK, BEGIN US ARMED
RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS IN LAOS PANHANDLE, PROGRESSIVELY ATTACKII
MOST CLEARLY IDENTIFIED INFILTRATION INSTALLATIONS. THESE
MISSION SHOULD HAVE AUTHORITY TO STRIKE SPECIFIED FIXED TARGETS,
TO ATTACK ROAD TRAFFIC IN SPECIFIED AREAS AND'TO CONDUCT FIRE-
SUPPRESSIVE ATTACKS WITH APPROPRIATE ORDNANCE AGAINST ANTI-AIRCRA
TEFENSES AS NJDED. ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHTS WOULD
STRESS THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS IN
LAOS AND AVOID, ANY OTHER COMMENT ON OPERATIONS
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