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- aggression on the high seas again st the United
S ta te s o f America.
The determ ination o f a l l Americans to carry out our
f u l l commitment to the people and to the government o f South
Vietnam w ill be redoubled by t h is outrage. Yet our response,
fo
- h e p e a c e and s a f e t y o f th e
■ p a rties t o tihe t r e a t y ; T h e r e fo r e be I t
• R eso lv ed by th e S en ate and House o f R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f t h e
U n ited S t a t e s o f America in C ongress a ssein b led . That th
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ticular study you mentioned did not have access. I never heard of the
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study when you requested it. General Wlieeler was not aware of it. The
author did not query General Wheeler or me about the actions we took
today, or the actions
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THE FOLLOWING INTERRELATED FACTORS WEIGHED AGAINST
T H I S ACTION AND IN FAVOR OF LAUNCHING TICO A/C ASAPi
Cl) T IM E ELEMENTI THERE WAS AN URGENCY
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TO LAUNCH MAX EFFORT F I R S T S T R I K E AT 0423002 OR AS
SOON t h e r a f t e r a s p o
- . policy. In fo rm a
tio n a b o u t policy differences leaked to tlie
press. em barr.Tssing th e Prem ier.
G eneral K h a n h pn>test.ed for a tim e a b o u t
h is g o v e rn m e n t’s independence of action,
b u t on F rid a y p u b lic ly m odified his
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S en ate th is week.
UNITED STATES ACTION AGAINST
N O RTH VIETNAM
Mr. GORE. Mr. P resident, w hatever
doubts one m ay have held regarding th e
policy an d actions of th e U nited S tate s
in S o u th V ietnam
- power from the
United States of America. But there can
be no peace by aggression and no immunity
from reply. That is what is meant by the
actions that we took yesterday.
Finally, my fellow Americans, I would
like to say to ally and adversary alike: let
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C. U . S . A c tio n at the U nited N a t io n s .................................................................
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JOINT CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ON U .S . ACTIONS
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Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Congress approves
and supports the determination of the President, as &mmander in
Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed
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- Bundy:
In addition to these recommendations we should have an e stimate
of the reaction to various courses of action we might take .
Under Secretary Ball:
The situation in Cyprus has reached the crisis stag e .
Even though someone leaked to the press
- SAIGON AND WASHINGTON CABLES
SUBSEQUENT TO ATTACK OF AUGUST 2
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C O M M UN IC A TIO N S IN T E L L IG E N C E R E G U LA TIO N S .
No action is to be taken on any C O M M UNIC ATIO NS I N T E L L I
G EN C E which may be contained herein, regardless of the advantages
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BALBOA, C A L IF ., AUG. U (U P I) —
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE BARRY
M. GOLDtfATER TONIGHT EXPRESSED STRONG SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S
COURSE OF ACTION IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA C R IS IS , INCLUDING USE OF DIRECT
MILITARY AIR ACTION AGAINST NORTH
- SUMMARY. CONCLUSIONS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
( A l l tim e s a re lo c a l G u lf o f T o n k in tim e s )
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