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ammunit SENSITIVE EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY VIA MARTIN CHANNELS
WH50717
APRIL 17, 1975
TO:
AMBASSADORI MARTIN
FROM: MENRY A. KISSINGER
WE HAVE JUST COMPLTED AN INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF THE
STATE OFI PLAY IN SOUTH VIET-NAM. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT
AT THE WSAG MEETING TODAY THERE WAS ALMOST NO SUPPORT
FOR THE EVACUATION OF VIETNAMESE AND FOR THE USE OF
AMERICAN FORCE TO HELPI PROTECT ANY EVACUATION. THE
SENTIMENT OF OUR MILITARY, DODI AND CIA COLLEAGUES WAS
TO GET OUT FAST AND NOW.
IN ADDITIONS AS I INDICATED IN MY MESSAGE TO
YOU LAST NIGHT, THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION IS: FAST
GETTING OUT OF MAND. OUR TASK -- YOURS AND MINE
TO PREMENT PANICI BOTH IN SAIGON AND WASHINGTON, AND
I KNDW THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MORE CLEARLY THAN
ALMOST ANYONE IN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOURI INDICATION THAT YOU CANLAND
WILLI MEET MY REQUEST THAT WE REDUCE TO APPROXIMATELY
TWO THOUSAND OFFICIAL AND NONDFFICIAL AMERICANS BY THE
ENO OF NEXT WEEK, BUT MUST NOW, IN LIGHT OF THE SITUATION
IN MASHINGTON, ASK THAT THIS SCHEDULE BE ADVANCED, IT
IS ESSENTIALI DESPITE THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE
EXPRESSED AND THAT I ACCEPT, FOR YOU TO SPEED UP THE
for FORD
MOVEMENT OF AMERICAN CITIZENS OUT OF VIET-NAM. WE
MUST BE AT OR BELOW THE LEMEL OF TWD THOUSAND OFFICIALI
AND UNOFFICIAL U.S. CITIZENS BY TUESDAY, APRIL 22, I
ASK THAT YOU MOVE IMMEDIATELM TO ACCOMPLISH THIS AND
ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO DO EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO GIVE you ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE YOU NEED.
*WHSR COMMENT
MCFARLANE, RODMAN
RECALLEDI
PSN:010403
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TOR#108/03:307
DTG#180338Z APR 75
BLEADING
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DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.5
NSE Memo, 11/24/98, State Dept. Our,
By ut
,NARA, Date 1/20/00
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