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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006


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SECRET

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ACTION NODS-00

INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 /001 W

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O 031510Z NOV 75

FM AMEMBASSY DACCA

T

NSECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 8540

S E C R E T DACCA 5312

NODIS

E.O. 11652: XGDS-1

TAGS: PINT, PINS, SRDJ, BG

SUBJECT: PRESIDENT'S POSSIBLE REQUEST FOR ASYLUM

REF: DACCA 5304, DACCA 5310, DACCA 5311

1. IN VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED IN REFTELS CONCERNING

EVACUATION OF MILITARY FIGURES TO BANGKOK, I CALLED

PRESIDENT'S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CHASHI AT 2030 TO ASK IF

REQUEST TO ME ABOUT ASYLUM HAD NOT BEEN OVERTAKEN BY ABOVE

ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WE HAD BEEN INFORMED ABOUT BY CHIEF OF

PROTOCOL. CHASHI REPLIED THAT THESE ARRANGEMENTS HAD IN

FACT TAKEN CARE OF PART OF THE REQUEST HE HAD MADE TO ME

EARLIER, I.E., THE PART PROTECTING THE MAJORS. BUT THERE

WAS STILL OUTSTANDING THE QUESTION OF THE PRESIDENT'S

POSSIBLE DESIRE TO REQUEST ASYLUM THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED

WITH ME. HE SAID HE WOULD REPEAT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION

BY THE PRESIDENT WOULD ONLY BE THE RESULT OF A

NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT WITH THE "AUTHORITIES WHO RULE

THIS COUNTRY." WHEN I SAID I WAS STRUCK BY HIS USE

OF THE LANGUAGE "THE AUTHORITIES WHO RULE THIS COUNTRY,"

HE SAID HE WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO CLARIFY THIS

FURTHER BUT THE POINT WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO

EMBARRASSMENT TO US FROM ANY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS.

2. I THEREFORE STILL NEED INSTRUCTIONS SOONEST FOR

THE PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL REQUEST AFFECTING THE

POSSIBILITY OF OUR HELPING THE PRESIDENT WITH HIS

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Automatic Decaptioning: XCapture Date: 01 JAN 1994Channel Indicators: n/aCurrent Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDConcepts: PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW, REQUEST, POLITICAL ASYLUM, POLICIES, POLITICAL LEADERS, POLITICALSITUATION, CAT-CControl Number: n/aCopy: SINGLEDraft Date: 03 NOV 1975Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960Decaption Note:Disposition Action: RELEASEDDisposition Approved on Date:Disposition Authority: GolinoFRDisposition Case Number: n/aDisposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEWDisposition Date: 28 MAY 2004Disposition Event:Disposition History: n/aDisposition Reason:Disposition Remarks:Document Number: 1975DACCA05312Document Source: COREDocument Unique ID: 00Drafter: n/aEnclosure: n/aExecutive Order: OAErrors: N/AFilm Number: P850106-2557From: DACCAHandling Restrictions: n/aImage Path:ISecure: 1Legacy Key: link1975/newtext/t19751181/aaaacuuy.telLine Count: 63Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILMOffice: ACTION NODSOriginal Classification: SECRETOriginal Handling Restrictions: n/aOriginal Previous Classification: n/aOriginal Previous Handling Restrictions: NODISPage Count: 2Previous Channel Indicators: n/aPrevious Classification: SECRETPrevious Handling Restrictions: NODISReference: 75 DACCA 5304, 75 DACCA 5310, 75 DACCA 5311Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVEDReview Authority: GolinoFRReview Comment: n/aReview Content Flags:Review Date: 23 JUL 2003Review Event:Review Exemptions: n/aReview History: RELEASED ; APPROVED Review Markings:

Margaret P. GrafeldDeclassified/ReleasedUS Department of StateEO Systematic Review06 JUL 2006

Review Media Identifier:Review Referrals: n/aReview Release Date: n/a

Review Release Event: n/aReview Transfer Date:Review Withdrawn Fields: n/aSecure: OPENStatus: NATIVESubject: PRESIDENT'S POSSIBLE REQUEST FOR ASYLUMTAGS: PGOV, PINS, PINT, SREF, BG, US, (MOSHTAQUE AHMED, KHONDAKAR)To: STATEType: TEMarkings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

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