</s>176-10036-10079 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10066-10099 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files RECORD NUMBER : NationalSecurity Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ORIGINATION : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : Possible severance of Cambodian DATE : 9/17/1962 PAGES : SUBJECTS : 1 DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9 /10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National security Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 9/62. Box 2

Summary: The document is a classified U.S. government record from September 1962 concerning potential diplomatic relations between Cambodia and South Vietnam. It details discussions about possible severance of Cambodian-South Vietnamese diplomatic ties, with a senior official in the General Confederation of Vietnam (Le Van Dong) reporting that the Royal Cambodian Government (RKG) planned to formalize this decision at a cabinet meeting on September 19 or 20, 1962. The RKG's Minister of National Defense was expected to request the severance of diplomatic relations. The document is part of National Security Files and was reviewed in 2000 under declassification criteria. It references U.S. military and intelligence agencies including CIA, USMACV, and JCS, with dissemination controls specifying restricted access for certain groups.  

Key People: Le Van Dong (former Minister of Agriculture, South Vietnam), Royal Cambodian Government (RKG) officials, unnamed senior official in the General Confederation of Vietnam.  
Key Locations: Cambodia, South Vietnam (Saigon), unspecified locations in Vietnam.  
Key Events: Planning and potential formalization of severance of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and South Vietnam; cabinet meeting scheduled for September 19-20, 1962.  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV), Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), National Security Files.

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