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20251213 CDTL Bản Ghi Nhớ Từ Smyser Gửi Kissinger Washington 30 January 1975 D170

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170. Memorandum From William Smyser of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger1

Washington, January 30, 1975.

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/d170

170. Memorandum From William Smyser of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger1

Washington, January 30, 1975.

SUBJECT

  • What does Hanoi want this Year?

According to most of our intelligence, Hanoi’s objectives this dry season are limited to eroding the GVN’s position and forcing it to implement political provisions of the Agreement according to Communist interpretation (e.g., formation of a National Council with a pro-Communist majority or at least an anti-GVN cast).

These objectives are no doubt based on Hanoi’s 1974 assessment of Communist capabilities this dry season. While these objectives seem limited, we must assume that Communist forces will seize whatever they can.

If they see a chance to win a major military victory over the ARVN, they will do so. Either way, they expect to go into future negotiations with a significantly strengthened hand.

In sum, the North Vietnamese remain flexible and have not yet set a rigid upper limit on what they hope to achieve this year. I think it is true that they will not mount a major offensive on the 1972 scale, but that does not mean that they will not take advantage of every possible military or political opportunity that they can get.

I think we should point this out whenever we have the opportunity, since we must make clear that a decision to cut aid is not a limited-risk decision.2

Google Translated

170. Bản ghi nhớ của William Smyser thuộc Hội đồng An ninh Quốc gia gửi Ngoại trưởng Kissinger1

Washington, ngày 30 tháng 1 năm 1975.

CHỦ ĐỀ

Hà Nội muốn gì trong năm nay?

Theo hầu hết thông tin tình báo của chúng tôi, mục tiêu của Hà Nội trong mùa khô này chỉ giới hạn ở việc làm xói mòn vị thế của Chính phủ Việt Nam Cộng hòa và buộc Chính phủ phải thực hiện các điều khoản chính trị của Hiệp định theo cách diễn giải của Cộng sản (ví dụ: thành lập một Hội đồng Quốc gia với đa số thành viên ủng hộ Cộng sản hoặc ít nhất là chống Chính phủ Việt Nam Cộng hòa).

Những mục tiêu này chắc chắn dựa trên đánh giá năm 1974 của Hà Nội về năng lực của Cộng sản trong mùa khô này. Mặc dù những mục tiêu này có vẻ hạn chế, chúng ta phải giả định rằng các lực lượng Cộng sản sẽ giành được bất cứ điều gì họ có thể.

Nếu họ thấy cơ hội giành được một chiến thắng quân sự lớn trước Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, họ sẽ làm như vậy. Dù thế nào đi nữa, họ dự kiến ​​sẽ bước vào các cuộc đàm phán trong tương lai với một lực lượng mạnh hơn đáng kể.

Tóm lại, Bắc Việt vẫn tỏ ra linh hoạt và chưa đặt ra giới hạn trên cứng nhắc cho những gì họ hy vọng đạt được trong năm nay. Tôi nghĩ đúng là họ sẽ không tiến hành một cuộc tấn công lớn như năm 1972, nhưng điều đó không có nghĩa là họ sẽ không tận dụng mọi cơ hội quân sự hoặc chính trị có thể có.

Tôi nghĩ chúng ta nên chỉ ra điều này bất cứ khi nào có cơ hội, vì chúng ta phải làm rõ rằng quyết định cắt giảm viện trợ không phải là một quyết định có rủi ro hạn chế.

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/d170

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Ford Gerald R.,

Republican Representative from Michigan until October 13, 1973; House Minority Leader until October 13, 1973; Vice President of the United States from October 13, 1973, until August 8, 1974; President of the United States from August 8, 1974

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_Republican_Conference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair_of_the_House_Republican_Conference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/gerald-r-ford/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/

https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/gerald-r-ford-biography/

https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/grf/timeline.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Gerald_Ford

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/modern-biographical-files-ndl/modern-bios-f/ford-gerald.html

https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/ford_vp_papers.asp

Henry A Kissinger

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/bilderberg-meeting-group-lisbon-kissinger

https://www.theguardian.com/world/bilderberg

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Discover the Truth at:

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Smyser, W. Richard,

member, National Security Council Operations staff/East Asia from 1973 until 1975

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Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Paris 27 January 1973

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Vietnam War Bibliography Translation Series

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1954 1955 Vietnam Operation Passage to Freedom

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Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam Paris 27 January 1973

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