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ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE: Possible severence of Cambodian DATE: 9/17/1962 PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: National Security Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 9/62. Box 2

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENG GRACENESTROY RETAIN U This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Tille 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS (When Filled In)

COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM CAMBODIA. REPORT NO. TDCS-3/522,837

SUBJECT POSSIBLE SEVERANCE OF CAMBODIAN-. SOUTH VIETNAMESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS DATE DISTR. 17 SEPTEMBER 1962

PRECEDENCE ROUTINE SLUTCH BUNDI DUNGAN DATE OF INFO. MID-SEPTEMBER 1962. REFERENCES KAYSEN INLDYSEI PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (14 SEPTEMBER 1962). PETERSEN DATE ACO. SCHLESINGER APPRAISAL 3 FIELD REPORT NO. FVS045LUB THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE SOURCE A SENIOR OFFICIAL (B) IN THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF VIETNAMESE LABOBINSON KLEIN KOMER RASKIN SAUNDERS

  1. LE VAN DONG, FORMER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, SAID ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1962 THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY A RELIABLE SOURCE IN CAMBODIA THAT THE ROYAL CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT /RKG/IS PLANNING TO SEVER RELATIONS WITH SOUTH VIETNAM. THE DECISION IS TO BE FORMALIZED AT A CABINET MEETING ON EITHER 19 OR 20 SEPTEMBER, AT WHICH TIME THE RKG MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE WILL REQUEST THE SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.

  2. FIELD DISSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV MAAG USOM CINCPAC PACFLT ARPAC PACAF 9TH FIELD STATION.

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