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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

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observer-advisory capacity although the leadership and objectives will be military.

Department believes this mission can represent important forward step -so far as Indochina situation is concerned and hopes that Mayer and Navarre will agree. For your information such military evaluation would presumably lead later to talks at political level and to determination of additional American aid for Indochina.

SMITH
ACTING



FE:PSA:PWBonsal
G:FENolting, Jr.

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