CABLE: LIHUFF-1'S ACCOUNT OF HIS CLOSE CONTACTS WITH HO CHI MINH.
Originator: CIA
From: COS MEXICO CITY
To: CHIEF WH DIVISION
Document date: 03/01/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

DISPATCH

ВАС!

Chief, WH DivIsion

Chief, FE DIvision

• Chlef of Station, Marico,City

SGBERETIL (HUFF-1

49U+10-11111

QUSURCAION

SECRET PYBAT

PULESTS ICTION

'XX

On 27 February 1948 COS Met WIth LIHIFF/l.

0200:

who had been captured by the Japarese. The unit in Chine with

whlch LIYUFF!l served

as knjiin as

"A, GoA,S." (Ald Group of the

Armed jervices) for cover reasons.

11415811 and his group worked in the part of China:

bordering Vietnas, ano, perilourerly after the trench lou procticatiy

all been arrested (known as Chi Kinh HOO).

chey.established.a.very.clcse working relat.lor.shlp

with Ho Chi Minh

3.

LIHUFF/1 had many personal meetings wich ho chi Minh who.

al thas time.

claland to be an admirer

of Amaricans.

deucracy and President Frenklin O. 'Aursevelt.

American-type

to Cr.l. Minh

repeatedly

said,

those

days, that he wished "Dominlon Status"

In.che French.Empire.for.nis people..:.He:also.said.he.considared

the "4rlant!e.

Charter" a. great

and tilstorle document mich he hoped

could se dupilcated: for, or extended to, the Pacifle area:

At the end of the war, Ho Chl Minh sent a. persoral lattor

In Engillsh to &lHUFF/I.

A.Xerox:copy of thls. lettar.is.attached.

under separato cover.

Ho chl Minh speaks Mlernerese; Chirese.

French, Russien and English.

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Attachments (u/s/c)

Letter

• Distributlons

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wlatt

1 - C/FE, /art

zite

: 17944-34179

CASUARIAO

SECTEN EYEAT

1. March 1968

NOS THE FA

50=120-161

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COHTINUATION OF

I DISPATCH

SECRET FYBAT

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LIHUFF/Ants willing

a should chls: be: desirad i to wilte

180 Hö Chl Mint (artaching: a copy of Ho Chl Min's latcer co hla)

and ask Is Ho Chi Minh would permit him to visit him and talke

ulte him lo Manot.i

6.

'LIHUFFIT realizes that Ho Chl: Minh sa knou he Is''8:

"Right: wing

Capitalist". and say.never.replyror;

If he does reply.

may. refuse to give. LiHUFF!l permissioni

Morth. Vlernam:

7.

It li requested thet Headquarters. raply, Indicating

whether: or not there Is any Interest in having

LIHUFf/l aste chils

effort.

the

If there Is. Interest,

Headquarters ess/sianie in draiting

letter't requested

and suggestions on hou best to get tha

lotter to Henol: are needed:

willerd C. CURTIS

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