406. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Secretary of Defense Schlesinger, Deputy Secretary of State Ingersoll, and Director of Central Intelligence Colby, Washington, September 24, 1975.1 2
Washington, September 24, 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 24, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
STATE
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Indochina Refugees in Thailand
The President has reviewed the plan for the relief and resettlement of Meo refugees in Thailand and has decided the following:
- — Full USG support will be given to the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)/Royal Thai Government (RTG) refugee program.
- — The American Ambassador to Thailand will take all necessary actions to insure that the Meo refugees receive an adequate share of the resources allotted to the UNHCR/RTG program.
- — The Central Intelligence Agency is authorized to maintain on a standby basis the capability to provide limited support to the Meo refugees should the UNHCR/RTG program prove temporarily inadequate to meet the basic survival needs of the Meo refugees. This capability will only be exercised with the approval of the American Ambassador, Bangkok.
- — The program will be known as the Meo Refugee Relief and Assistance Program and will be terminated no later than January 1, 1977.
[Brent Scowcroft signed for]
Henry A. Kissinger
cc: The Director, Office of Management and Budget
The Chairman, Joint
Chiefs of Staff
- Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Subject File, 1974–1977, Box 16, Presidential Determinations, FY 1976 (1), August-October 1975. Secret; Nodis. Scowcroft signed the memorandum on behalf of Kissinger. Copies were sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of the Office for Management and Budget.↩
- Kissinger informed DOD, DOS, and CIA about the President’s decision regarding Meo refugees in Thailand.↩