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    "ocrText": "Telecon\nDeputy Secretary Packard\n1/5/71 ca. 3:45 p. m.\n(Secure Phone)\nP: Couple of things: Are you aware of this\nauthorized\nthe\n.\nWe've got intelligence in and they've located\nsome missiles. They want to extend the authority . It goes in from Route\n137 -- they operate along that road. The missiles they have found are 10\nmiles up Route 101 to the north. They request authority for armed recon-\nnaissance and if they see anything to attack.\nauthorized\ncontinuing till January 11. If you have any question\nthe\nOkay, we'll go ahead.\nThe second question regards xixixl\nchip\nPlantation\nplan. That is scheduled to go on January 15, but we need\nto give them tentative authority for planning. We have information on U.S.\nassets that will be involved. I thought I should let you know what they are.\nThe U.S. resources needed are three\nassault\nhelicopter com-\npanies. That's about 60 to 75 helicopters.\nWell, the\nlength is as late as 1 July, but what we are talking about here is getting\nthe men so that within a few hours\nyes, that's included. it's\nactually 75 helidopters\nThey are all stationed in Vietnam\nhave to touch down in Chup area to let these fellows off.\nThis is to transport these men\nThat's for the first 6(?) hours\nand also for standby as needed. We can't afford to let this support\ngo for a three-month period or whatever. But this is a big operation;\nthere will be a good 22, 000 ARVN troops and it's going to last some time.\nI think we go ahead and if we get in trouble we may have to break off the\nsupport.\nYes, we have that in the mesagge. That's thoroughly\nunderstood. This approval is all planning. It's XIX not an execute until\n15 Janury SO we could put a hold on it at the last minute.\nAnother question: to what extent has State been brought in on these operations?\nIf they know about the Chup operation I'm having lunch with\nAlex Johnson\nIf you rather it be held tight we don't need to\nOkay, we'll do it that way\nNo, while you're on, let me give you a little background on\nGeorge\nand M\nhave talked about that -- I think we are all set on everything.\nThat Route 4 operation. In order to support that we will probably need some\nC-130s to land at Reem (?) -- the airport next to Sihanoukville. C-130 supply\nplanes.\nWe realize that and, let me get back to\nWe landed\nthem at Campong Chom. We are presumably landing them at Phnom Penh.\nI don't have any trouble with that. If you have any trouble, let me know\nLet\nme te 11 you about the other problem: We need a helicopter gunship for support\non that Ban Karai Pass operation. It's too far to operate from Vietnam. One\nalternative is to put a ship in that will handle the helicopters off the coast or we"
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