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Title:
Arrival of Ton That Thien in Paris
Date of Creation:
January 14, 1969
Date of Declassification:
March 2, 1992
Type of Document:
Intelligence information cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
4 p.
Abstract:
Former Information Minister Ton That Thien arrived in Paris on 12 January 1969. Thien has the title of Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tran Van Huong for "show business" (Van Nghe) and says that he has come to paris to make arrangements for two South Vietnamese operetta troupes that are expected to arrive in late January. There are already rumors circulating within the Vietnamese Mission that Thien's actual job will be to replace both Nguyen Trieu Dan as South Vietnamese Delegation Press Spokeman and Linh as Had of the Information Section of the Delegation. However, Linh discounts this rumor as untrue and believes that Thien's visit is merely a junket offered to him as a sop for his recent removal as Information Minister.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1992-003143
Link to Full Text: