SUPPLEMENTARY COMMENT ON REPORT CONCERNING U.S. PRISONERS ALLEGEDLY HELD BY VIE

Created: 3/2/1973

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

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Honorable Henry A. Kissinger Aseiitant to the President for National Security Affairs

Supplementary Comment on Report. Prisoners Allegedly Held by Viet Cong

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. as hostages to be used to put pressure on. towith the Ceasefire Agreement. He further believedthe usefulness of these prisoners to the Viet Cong hadwould be moved to Laos and permitted to emerge from theby one. lt should be emphasized that theae beliefs, both aa toof the prisoners and as to the Viet Cong's intentionsare noli supported by facts known to the agent and represent

3. We are relaying the foregoing as putting the original report in proper perspective.

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