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| Identifier: | 01HANOI3049 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 01HANOI3049 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Hanoi |
| Created: | 2001-11-20 09:39:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PTER PREL CB VM |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
200939Z Nov 01
2001HANOI03049 - CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL PTO4670
PAGE 01 HANOI 03049 200944Z
ACTION EAP-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 DS-00 OIGO-00
FBIE-00 VC-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 VCE-00 NSAE-00 SCT-00
ASDS-01 DSCC-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /001W
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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4758
INFO AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 003049
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/20/06
TAGS: PTER, PREL, CB, VM
SUBJECT: TIME REPORTER ON FREE VIETNAM MOVEMENT
1. CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, JR., CHARGE
D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON 1.5(D).
2. (C) A TIME MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT INFORMED CHARGE
ON NOVEMBER 19 THAT SHE RECENTLY INTERVIEWED BOTH VO
VAN DUC AND NGUYEN HUU CHANH. DURING THE COURSE OF THE
INTERVIEWS, BOTH MEN REPORTEDLY DISCUSSED THE
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF THEIR ORGANIZATION, THE FREE
VIETNAM MOVEMENT (FVM). THE CORRESPONDENT TOOK
EXTENSIVE NOTES AND RECORDED MUCH OF THE INTERVIEW.
CONFIDENTIAL
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SHE INDICATED THAT IF U.S. LEGAL AUTHORITIES WERE
INTERESTED IN LISTENING TO THE TAPE OF THE INTERVIEWS,
THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF TIME
MAGAZINE. (SHE ADMITTED THAT SHE WASN'T CERTAIN THAT
ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS WOULD BE GRANTED.)
2. (C) IN ADDITION, THE CORRESPONDENT SAID THAT DUC
OR CHANH GAVE HER A COPY OF A FVM VIDEO TAPE THAT
REPORTEDLY DESCRIBES AND DEPICTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
ORGANIZATION. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO
PROVIDE THE TAPE TO USG INVESTIGATORS IF THEY WERE
INTERESTED.
3. (C) FINALLY, THE CORRESPONDENT RECALLED THAT
EITHER DUC OR CHANH OR BOTH WERE ACTIVE IN PHNOM PENH
AND ELSEWHERE IN CAMBODIA IN THE EARLY TO MID-1990'S.
IN 1994, THEY REPORTEDLY RAN A VOCATIONAL TRAINING
SCHOOL IN PHNOM PENH (PACIFIC TECHNICAL SCHOOL) WHICH,
ACCORDING TO THE CORRESPONDENT, THEY ADMITTED WAS A
COVER FOR RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF FVM SUPPORTERS
FOR POSSIBLE INFILTRATION INTO VIETNAM.
4. (C) PLEASE PROTECT THE SOURCE OF THIS INFORMATION.
PORTER
CONFIDENTIAL
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