VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT STRATEGY AND GOALS REGARDING FOREIGN POLICY AND ECONOMIC

Created: 1/16/1986

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WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STAFF, ZEN/CIA OFFICE OF CURRENT OPERATIONS,

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regarding various foreign policy country's economic development. objectives of vietnamese foreign businessmen ano politicians in state

investment projects in the country.

the only issue capable of attracting

is the question of the remains of american soloiers still

listed as missing-in-action (mia) during the vietnam war. ^gWMthe vietnamese government is aware of the political TWJhTANCE of the mia issue in the united states. and

mill attempt to demonstrate increasing flexibility on the mia

an on-going dialogue hith. etnam hill extend more official invitations american business, political ano civic groups hscuss hays to locate the remains of. delegations in vietnam hill :tnamese to become better acquainted with

APPBfJViD FOR RHIASI Ml-NT IHI

TO DISCUSS OTHER

iJECTS OF GREATER IMPORTANCE TO THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT, NOTABLY FOREIGN PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND THE FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of VIETNAM.

IMPROVEMENT IN VIETNAMESE

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SINCE THE EA ASSISTANCE. ALSOESPITE L

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REALIZING

ECONOMIC DFVM unnhNTN IMPROVED RELATIONS HITH BUTjHpipiMrTHE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IT WILL BE NECESSARY TOELAXATION OF TENSIONS BETWEEN. AND THE USSR, ANO ALSO BETWEEN THE USSR AND CHINA. ONE WAY THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT COULOECREASE IN TENSIONS BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS HOULD BE TO OFFER THE POSSIBILITY, OVER

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EVEL OF SOVIET ECONOMIC THE VIETNAMESE POPULATION HAS INCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II, ED DURING ITS WAR WITHHAT CHINA REMAINS THE MAJOR IMPEDIMENT IN OLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRATEGY, EXPLAINING

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THAT CHINA VIEWS VIETNAMESE AMBITIONS FOR COMPETITIVE WITH THEIR OWN GOALS OF DEVELOPMENT ANO INDUSTRIALIZATION. WAR IN CAMBODIA AND THE STRUGGLE AG* DEMOCRATIC KAMPUCHEA (OK)

RESISTANCE FORCE, LED BY AMPHAN AND (IPOL1 ASHINESE-VIETNAMESE CONFLICT. CHINA'S SUPPORT OF THE DK IS AN ACT OF "SABOTSI VIETNAM'S OVERALL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GOALS FOR INDOCHINA. LfHLfjlLfj^Lfj^LfjSHLffl THE har does indeed represent anCONSTANT DRAIN ON VIETNAMESE RESOURCES,FFECTIVELY PURSUING ITS GOALS FOR THE INDOCHINESE REGION. VIETNAM is not OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE KHMEH PEOPLE'S NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT LEO BY ON)) SANN, ANO THE SIHANOUK NATIONAL ARMY, WHICHLOYAL .IBBBBBBBa1CAMBODIAN RESISTANCE GROUPS AS OPPORTUNISTS BASICALLY UNCONTROLLED BY THE CHINESE. Ft; At* AGREEMENT HITH THESE GROUPSrTJsTTjT^THt HAR IMMEDIATELY. IF THEY WFRF nat ALLIED HITH THE DK.I

a- LHILHaBBBBBBilBBBBBV THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT'S

OLII1CfiL CONOMIC GOAL REMAINS the CREATION OF AN INDOCHINESE FEDERATION OF STATES, INITIALLY INCLUDING LAOS ANO CAMBODIA all UNDER VIETNAMESE CONTR6L. FEDERATION WOULDEGIONAL POLITICAL AnO Ec&NOm!cBUILDING AN ECONOMIC INFRflSTHUTURE AND DEVELOPING- EVENTuALLY'Jili|IM THIS INDOCHINESE FEDERATION WOULO^|PIRE TO BUILD UPibuSTRIAL EXPORTING capacity

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