ALLEGED PLAN FOR JOINT SVN/GRC AND SVN/RTG CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS AGAINST DRV A

Created: 8/26/1965

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Plan for Joint SVN/GRC and SVN/ RTG Clandestine Operations Against DRV and Lao*

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Ambassador Johnson's request, following informationCol. Blackburn, Chief MACV/SOG, ia being transmitted toCAS channels:

information, received from responsibleofficial who accompanied Ky on recent trip to Taiwan and

Taiwan, Chinats told Vietnamese that they formerlycurrently associated with SOG maritime and airops in DRV andwith assistance SOG boats Vietnamese govt, support, attemptIntel operations into former Nung areas along DRV CowutNorth to Red China border.

Bangkok, Thais said they anxious cooperate within mounting joint operations from Thailand into Laosrecommended strongly against consultation with Americanswould probably cite Geneva Agreement or other politicalthose joint efforts should not be undertaken.

additional information from Blackburn, samegiven CAS Saigon: Lao military and/or govt, urgingVietnamese Strategic Technical Service (STS) in Vientiane fortraining far and later mounting joint operations into DRV. to Blackburn that these operations would not be cleared with us.

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