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  • : EAST ASIANANDPACIFIC NOMESSAGE HASBEENPREPARED FOR PRINCE NORODOM SIHANOUK,DUETO THE LACKOF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSWITHCAMBODIA. IN THE CASESOF JAPAN, LAOSANDVIETNAM,STATERECOMMENDS THATPAST PRACTICEBE FOLLOWED, ANDTHATPRESIDENTIALMESSAGES BE SENT ONLYTO
  • of policy control and clearance ot such politically a~sitive operatione ia also being worked out by then 1'epartmenta. 2: tlB ability to influence C&lllbod.1a bas been reduced b;y Sihanouk' a request tor tend.nation ot W dd and by his continued charges
  • !NTIM, NLJ 8 ? -/ ?'/ ~ NARA, Date J -;::::fJ t ' ! Saturday, June 25, 1966 4:15 p. m. Mr. Preside.n t: This lively account confirms your- ,i nstinct about Sihanouk. I cheeked with George Ball to make sure they staff out and act on some
  • Sihanouk would find offensive. I recommend you approve the guidance. W . W. Ro etow Att --- Approve Disapprove_ __ ---- Call me cc: George Christian STATE:MWright:wpt EUGENE BLACK TRIP Pr••• Guidance for Vhlt to Cambodia The announcement that Mr
  • : a. Cambodia --Sihanouk has made a turn-around, and, therefore, the critical situation in C~bodia is improved. Developmexts will slow down because Sihanouk is taking a vacation and visiting France. Ambas­ sador Bohlen is seeing de Gaulle today in an effort
  • are worried about the activity of Sihanouk. The South Vietnamese do not want Thai forces in their territor y . The Thais are giving us good political support, but we have not pressed them to send military forces to South Vietna m . Secretary Rusk called
  • Asia. . We all say that Sihanouk is misbehaving because he feels that we are The Secretary, Department of State. SECREf . -.~--- -.. . -~- -----.i
  • million of assistance but we should avoid the consequences to us of action terminating all aid immediately . In response to the Pr esident's request for his views, Speaker McCormack said he had no confidence in Sihanouk. He recalled an address which
  • ANDPACIFIC NOMESSAGEHASBEEN PREPAREDFOR PRINCENORODOM SIHANOUK,DUETO THE LACKOF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSWITH CAMBODIA.IN THE CASESOF JAPAN, LAOSANDVIETNAM,STATERECOMMENDS THATPAST PRACTICEBE BE SENT ONLYTO PRIME FOLLOWED, ANDTHATPRESIDENTIALMESSAGES
  • and Japanese (Embassy Bangkok and Embassy Saigon see very little information from these sources; if it is coming to the Department, they would appreciate being put on distribution !or it.) 3. Sihanouk should personally be presented with evidence of Viet Cong
  • Cambodia - Sihanouk, though he desires US aid to continue, is unwiiling to 1·eopcn negotiations by publicly requesting aid. . . . It is still doubtful that Filipino mediation efforts will succeed. . . . The UK co­ chairman of the Geneva Conference has
  • ., that Sihanouk of Cambodia is turning away from )forth Vietnam and is prepared to wo1:k out an under standing with South Vietnam . S ec r etary Rusk presented the recommendations of pages 17 and18 of S ec retary McNamar a's r epor t on Vietnam (attached) . He
  • successful in persuading him to go along with Washington proposals . We should continue our method of pctsuasion• . Secretary Rusk noted that if we go in with new expanded programs we might pro'm pt the French, as well as Sihanouk, to change
  • CINCPAC FOLAD ~/VN r--: The Prince expressed condolences on the death of President Kennedy, said tnat Prince Sihanouk had sent him, even though airline connections an
  • significant effect. In Laos, we are still working largely within the framework of the 1962 Geneva Accords. In Cambodia we are still seeking to keep .Sihanouk from abandoning whatever neutrality he may still have and fulfilling his threat of reaching
  • Norodom Sihanouk, due to the lack 0£ diplomatic relations with Cambodia·. • In the cases of Japan, Laos and Vietnam, State recommends that past practice be followed, and that Presidential messages be sent only to Prime Minister Sato of Japan, King Sri
  • , and feels it makes great good sense not to slam the door on Sihanouk. 2. I've cleared with State a soft reply (Tab A) which neither rejects the Cambodian invite of three Congressmen nor accepts it but simply pleads the press of Hill business at this time
  • /VCUSE OF CAM30D:AANDTKE AP?A~ENT ·RESU??LY~ROM THIS eu~~TER. OURMEASURSS SHOULD DE't?PLIED IN SUCHA VAY -~S TO BRINGFRE~SUREON SIHANOUK TO DEALMOR~FORTHRIGHTLY •• sr-coc--r ••.. :.. L J\U • . - : .- .. .. ...... . . ... ' ,. .- . SEGRE! -2
  • on Sihanouk and that we wanted at least to make an effort with him. Thieu said he understood our concern and agreed with what I proposed. I took Senator Percy to call on President Thieu December 12. The Senator said he wished to make clear to Thieu
  • ~ Tues., Nov. 16, 1965 11 A. M. MR. PRESIDENT: ~ Two interesting cables from Par is on Mansfield's move ments. McG. B. ( CONE IDE1".l1!2\L EXD15 2682 November 15, 1965 From Paris 1. Following is Embassy translation of Sihanouk's reply to Senator