January 31, 1965 to December 1967: Demise of the Rightists; Controversy Over Interdiction Strategies; Souvanna’s Visits to the United States
282. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 71 A 4919, Laos 000.1—(Laos 381), 1967. Top Secret; Sensitive.
283. Memorandum From the Ambassador to Laos (Sullivan) to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Harriman Papers, Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, Far East, General. Top Secret.
285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted and approved by Rusk and cleared by Eugene Rostow, Unger, William Bundy, and Walt Rostow.
286. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp) to the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330,OSD/Admin Files: FRC 72 A 2467, Laos (Laos 385) 1967. Top Secret; Limdis. Repeated to JCS, CINCUSARPAC, and Vientiane.
287. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Department of State, INR/EAP Files: Lot 90 D 165. Secret; Controlled Dissem. The Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the NSA participated in the preparation of this estimate. It was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence to the U.S. Intelligence Board on May 18. All members of the Board concurred except the representatives of the AEC and FBI who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
288. Telegram From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp)
Source: Center of Military History, Westmoreland Papers, Message Files, COMUSMACV, 1 Apr-30 June 1967. Top Secret; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Wheeler.
289. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Top Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Bangkok, Saigon,CINCPAC, COMUSMACV, CINCPACAF, and JCS.
290. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15 LAOS–US. Top Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Hamilton; cleared by Aldrich, Habib, and Steadman; and approved by Kohler. Repeated to JCS, CINCPAC, and COMUSMACV.
291. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Moscow, Saigon,CINCPAC, COMUSMACV, and 7th AF.
292. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Wheeler) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 71 A 4919, Laos 000.1—(Laos 381), 1967. Top Secret. A note on the source text indicates that Deputy Secretary of Defense Vance saw it.
293. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL US–USSR. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Stoessel and approved in Rusk’s office on June 27. The dinner meeting was held at the Secretary’s apartment in the Waldorf Towers. The conversation on Laos is one part of seven memoranda of conversation. All are ibid., Kohler Files: Lot 71 D 460, Rusk-Gromyko.
294. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 17 LAOS–US. Top Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Hamilton; cleared with Habib, Rear Admiral Lemos of DOD/ISA, Arzac, Salans, and Brigadier General Dobson of the Joint Staff, J–3; and approved by Kohler. Repeated to JCS, CINCPAC, and COMUSMACV.
295. Information Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Kohler) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Top Secret. Drafted by Hamilton.
296. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 LAOS–US. Top Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to CINCPAC, COMUSMACV, and JCS.
297. Memorandum From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Papers of Paul C. Warnke, McNaughton Files, MCNTN XIV, Misc. 1967 (3). Top Secret; Limdis; Noforn. Copies were sent to CJCS and CINCPAC.
298. Memorandum From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Johnson Library, Paul C. Warnke Papers, McNaughton Files, MCNTN XIV, Misc. (3). Top Secret. Copies were sent to JCS and CINCPAC.
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 LAOS. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to Bangkok, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Ottawa, Paris, Rangoon, Saigon, Warsaw, Hong Kong, CINCPAC, and DEPCHJUSMAGTHAI.
300. Letter From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Steadman) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Habib)
Source: Department of State, EA/Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Files: Lot 75 D 394, TS. Top Secret.
301. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Top Secret; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC, Bangkok, Saigon, COMUSMACV, JCS, and SecDef.
302. Telegram From the Embassy in Laos to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 ASIA SE–US. Secret; Exdis; No Distribution Outside Department.
303. Central Intelligence Agency Information Report
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Laos, Vol. XVII, Cables, 2/67–12/67. Confidential.
304. Memorandum From the Central Intelligence Agency to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Laos, Vol. XVII, Memos, 2/67–12/67. Secret. An attached covering note from Walt Rostow to President Johnson, August 1, reads: “Herewith Dick Helms’ man, Bill Colby, reports quiet but substantial progress in Laos. The pressure of the road-watch teams, married to jet aircraft, is one reason infiltration has shifted to the DMZ.” There is an indication on the note that the President saw the memorandum.
305. Information Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Habib) to the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 ASIA SE. Top Secret. Copies were sent to William Bundy, Kohler, and John C. Ausland of G/PM.
306. Telegram From the Ambassador to Laos (Sullivan) to the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland)
Source: Center of Military History, Westmoreland Papers, Message Files, COMUSMACV, 1 July–30 Sept. 1967. Top Secret. This message had no number and was not sent via Department of State communications channels. Also sent to Admiral Sharp.
307. Telegram From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp)
Source: Center of Military History, Westmoreland Papers, Message Files, COMUSMACV, 1 July–30 Sept. 1967. Top Secret. Repeated to Wheeler.
308. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Warnke) to Secretary of Defense McNamara
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 71 A 4919, Laos 000.1—(381 Laos), 1967. Top Secret. Drafted by Mobley and Lemos.
309. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Thailand
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Top Secret; Exdis; Priority. Drafted by Steadman, cleared by Warnke and Habib, cleared in substance by Katzenbach, and approved by Bundy. Also sent to Vientiane and repeated to Saigon, CINCPAC, and COMUSMACV.
310. Memorandum of Meeting With President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Meeting Notes File. Top Secret. Drafted by Jim Jones, who sent it to the President.
311. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Laos, Visit of Souvanna Phouma, 1/20–21/67. Top Secret; Exdis. The source text indicates that the President saw it.