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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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"The size and composition of the forces of each of the Associated states should be dictated by the local military requirements and the over-all U.S interests."
I am in general agreement with the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which represent the current Department of Defense position on this subject.
A point additional to those made by the Joint Chiefs of Staff is that international interpretation of the cease-fire agreement may in any event impose limitations on the extent of military training, as well as end-item assistance, that could be undertaken by the United States in Indochina.
Sincerely yours,
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The Honorable
The Secretary of State
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