11.
MOCHTAR WOULD HOW REPORT BACK TO ASEAN PARTNERS AND IF THINGS
F
GO RIGHT', PRASETYO SAID, NOCHTAR WOULD VISIT HANOI AGAIN
BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
12.
MENT
THE VIETNAMESE RESPONSE ON MIA IS REVEALING. BUT WHILE
APPARENTLY ACCEPTING MOCHTAR'S PREREQUISITE OF CONSTRUCTIVE US INVOLVEMENT, THEY WILL, AS EXPECTED, TRY TO USE THE BILATERAL
MIA ISSUE AS A MEANS TO BROADENING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE USA.
13. MEANWHILE THERE WAS EITHER NO DISCUSSION OF OR NO VIETNAMESE
MOVEMENT ON THE KEY ISSUES OF PEACEKEEPING FORCES, SAFETY ZONES,
A CONTROL COMMISSION AND ELECTIONS. AS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF VIETNAMESE
TROOPS FROM CAMBODIA, VIETNAM'S REAL INTENTIONS REMAIN OPAQUE,
VIETNAM'S PERCEPTION OF THE THREAT TO HER OWN SECURITY APPARENT
IN THE RECENT INDOCHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S STATEMENT AND
THE IMPLIED THREAT THAT IF EARLY WITHDRAWAL LED TO INCREASED
MILITARY PRESSURE ON THEHENG SAMRIN REGIME THEN THE PAVN WOULD
RETURN, REMAIN. MOCHTAR WAS CLEARLY UNABLE TO SECURE ANY GUARANTEES THAT, ONCE OUT, THE PAVN WOULD STAY OUT.
14.
MEANWHILE VIETNAM WILL NO DOUBT LOOK TOWARDS A LIMITED
REGIONAL CONFERENCE WITH THOSE COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDIA AND AUSTRALIA, WHO ARE PREDISPOSED TOWARDS HER, BEING PRESENT. WHILE THACH IS PEDDLING THIS AS A WAY FORWARD, THE PAVN WILL PRESUMABLY
BE TIGHTENING THEIR CONTROL OVER CAMBODIA IN THE HOPES THAT A
HANDOVER TO PRK FORCES AND WITHDRAWAL OF THE PAVN CAN BECOME A REALITY, WHILE STILL ENSURING VIETNAMESE SECURITY CONCERNS.
15. SEAD REGISTRY PLEASE PASS COPIES TO CHANCERIES BANGKOK, BRUNEI, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, SINGAPORE, WASHINGTON, PEKING, UKMIS NEW YORK.
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