MOOSE AND LOWENSTEIN REPORT ENTITLED "U.S. AIR OPERATIONS IN CAMBODIA - APRIL 1

Created: 4/25/1973

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SU3JECT: MooseLcweasieia Report Entitled "U. S. Atr Operations in

I visitedaweosteln (MSiL) offices La the New Senate. Clfice Buildingpril0 hours to rsriaw tho text of subject report. The report is scheduled for review by Senator Symington onpril and Mil, want to release the report to the pressrnss conference ca 27

f the report dealsisit to 7th Air Joreo Headquarters. It reviews what they were told by the 7th Air Force which, is essentially that increased air activity ia Cambodia began teawo weeks following Lon Nol's announcement onanuary of his willingness to negotiate with the communists. During the last two weeks of March thereaily average of2 strikes,ll striken, uaship eortles

a entitled "Visit to thn American Embassy ia phaam Penh. " Upon their arrival la Phaom Peahpril She Embassy

- supplied vagne and general aaswers to their questions on the Embassy'srole in air operations. The Embassy attempted to miaimiae tho Embassy's role le tha air war andgot tho impressioa that the Embassy possessed limited information on air strike procedures, MiLcommented in their report that following this session with thePI correspondent showedommercial radio receiver tunedrequency on which an American was involved ia air strikes to prelect tee Mekong convoy.

Embassy aubaecueatly told BCfali that restrictions hadon the amocnt of data they could provide tho team concerning were upset about this becasae the previousindicated that the Embassy was providing them limitedit indeed had only limited information. Capril teeteamtatement of tho Eir.basay'a role in air operation.?

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r.adr :bat day suppliad them still with another statement. April the SCGM advised Lii L, that tba fiObllty hadstating that the Embassy waa not to provide targetstails on air strikes. Each Eo^bassy briefing or statementmora detail. air operations in Cambodia. /actor to Mtih was that tbe Embassy restricted their access

- 5. Section IH ol the report is entitled "Embassy In Phaoaa ?eaa Role is Air Operations. " This section deals mostly with strategic air operationsoutside "Freedomreedom Deal" concerns Eastern Cambodia which is prettyree strlk* xoae) and siealially discusses tho target requesiiag aad validating procedures. Pajssnd Ifia are conceraed with the Embassy Bombing Panel. Tiio report notas that tho SCQM chairs tho Embassy Bombing Panel and its

members are the Defense Attache; the'Chief. MEDTC; the Counselor

for Political and Militaryhe section- ) also'notes that. Airere conducting psychological peration missions la Cambodia oatiag thatillion leaflets we-e

dropped onarch aadillion onarch.

IV is entitled "Visit to CLNCPAC." MfcL drew fromto CCCCPAC that previously overercent of the air strikesaSaiast the NorthCS. supplies,ercent directed against the Khmer Insurgents. Thatnow essentially

V Is entl!led'"Tke SignificanceAir Caeratioas" This section"noieVthat Geseral Haig visited Pboosa Penh .

there and had iciicated to Loa Notacaaomic

assistances and military copabrt Including air support would notnless he brought certain opposition political leaders into his

government aad'pct anVad to tha"activities of hisTno conclusion reached in thisby the tics* Mil.

departed Cambodia it waa "far from clear that Intervention "of. iwouldecisive effect on ths s'traatioo"."

C. Comment: The report la very critical of the Phaom Peoh Embassy. Gaa Eets tho impression that the Embassy was either confused on what they were tor afraid to deal frankly aad forthrt-aSly with thorn. Colonelwho was also in MiL's effica reading the reportsd to reinforce MaL'i viaw of the Embassy.

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