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Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 326-340," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

Vietnam could become a m od^l that would eventually attract the people of South Vietnam to a sim ilar system. By 1960, all of these hopes had been dashed. Though South Vietnam had major latent political problems^it must have appeared to Hanoi

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 120-140," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

AND ALTERNATIVES IN HOPE OF IMPROVING PRESS REACTION AND INTERPRETATION AS THE FUTURE UNFOLDS. REPRODUCTION FROM THIS CO?Y IS -PROH:3iTEO UNLESS “UNCLASSInED' COPY LBJ LIBRARY *

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 170-199," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

RECENT T R IP . ALTHOUGH SOME ADDITIONAL U .S . FORCES SHOULD PROBABLY BE INTRODUCED AFTER WE SEE HOW THE MARINES DO IN COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, MY OWN A TTITU D E I S REFLECTED IN EMBTEL 33 84 , WHICH I HOPE WAS CALLED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PR

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 221-241," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

, for h e lic o p te r s, fo r ammunition, for p la n e s, not because we want war, but because the aggressors have made them n ecessary. We w i l l la y a sid e th ese weapons when peace comes -- and we hope i t comes s w if t ly . But th a t i s

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 42-60," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

H E O U TS ET AND SC UR R E L A T I O N S WHICH WE HOPE TO SWEETEN. '^’E SHALL HAVE TO TAKE T H I S POINT INTO ACCOUNT. ; ' ' : c . [ . t A3SN.-'IN~ THAT V,£ HAVE ACHIEVED CONTROL AN^ F L E X I B I L I T Y , V/E W I L L THEN NEED TO T H I N K 0

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 200-220," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

ation . Max T aylor has m ade one r e se r v a tio n to Bob M cN am ara's statem en t of h is v iew s in B ob's m em orandum of A pril 21, and I think you ought to knov/ about it. It is stated in h is cable 3504 (at Tab A), and the M cN am ara text

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 258-280," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

help brksg a chants of heart ia K a so i. 2 . I ehare Bob McMamara'a vie '» t i a t v,-e csa re a d ily Xrsnna a specific pro^vam o-v-er t!is moatli tha t w i ll bs accoptablo to Entisaasy w ithout aas.cceptabl« r i s ] ^ o f escalritica. I. layaelf am

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 141-169," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

and d o m e stic p o l i t i c a l p r e s s u r e s w hich th e Communists - 2 - COPY LBJ LIBRARY a lm o st c e r t a i n l y hope v i U f o r c e th e US t o c ea se and d e s i s t . N e v e rth e le s s , t h e i r v i l l i n g n e s s t o go

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 1-10," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Deployment of Additional U. S. Troops in Vietnam, 7/27/1965, Volume 3, Tab 35," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

offers them no prospect of an early victory . and no grounds for hope that they can simply outlast the US and (2) North Vietnam itself is under continuing and increasingly damagi ng punitive SEllVtCE SET -4GP. SECRET .. .. • . (J

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

be done. \ i | 1 2. Moro of Itoly in conversation with Harilman expressed support of the principles of the United States* position but did not state v/hetiier tliere was any hope for increased aid. Later Nenni authorised Harriman to quote Mm to Tito

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 341-356," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

. He h a s now p a sse d m e in a d d itio n y o u r m e m o ra n d u m of June 14. I hope y o u w i l l f o rg iv e m e i f I c o m m e n t on a ll th re e at once. Y o u r m e m o ra n d u m o f June 5 d e a ls p r i m a r i l y w it h the b o m b

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 61-87," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

. Hope to be in touch with you w ithin next several ho urs on our fu rth e r reflection on th is problem. Do not believe a Thu rsd a y s t rik e therefore feasible because'of th is time-factor and * . • * because these p o s sib ilitie s have

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

SEEKIN G TO ACCOMPLISH. ON M IL IT A R Y S ID E I NOTED TH A T MACV AND GVN WERE WORKING TO GETHER ON REQ UIREM EN TS AND HOPED TH A T TH E R E COULD BE COMMON PO IN T OF V IEW . i KY SA ID TH A T TH E Y HAD HAD A C A BIN ET MEETING ON V I S I T T H I S

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 357-383," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

£CISIO^J IN WAS;-!n]GTO:j B U T HOPE TO R E C EIV E THEM i;^ DUE COURSE, M IL IT A R Y A C T IV IT IE S PIC KED UP DURING TH E WEEK W ITH RENEWED IK D IC A TIO ^ IS OF V IE T CONG O FFE N S IV E liiT E r iT IO N S lYi KCiiTUM PROVI^ICE. COMMANDERS If) TH

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 11-41," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

r n n r . ; T COUNTRY. KHa NH NO D0U3T HOPES TO SHARE TH IS POSITION WITH THE BUDDHISTS and USE THEM TO HIS ADVANTAGE. BASED UPON OUR PAST EXPERIENCE, WE ARE I M C L U ’ED TO BELIEVE THAT I T WILL BE THE BUDDHISTS WHO WILL USE KHa NH. THE MOST

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 88-119," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

INADEQUACY OF P R E S E N T i f O G I S T I C S S Y S T E M TO ACCOMMODATE A S U B S T A N T I A L I N T E R N A T I O N A L F O R C E . I F WE I N T E N D TO MOVE AHEAD, I WOULD T H E R E F O R E HOPE T H A T I COULD S H O R T L Y HAVE I N S T R U C T I O N

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 401-420," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

o f tho US forcea would be redundant uader these cir cu m stan ces and our hopes for 'a favorable outcom e” w ill be dependenl; on th e SUCCS33 of our aoa-xr.illtary e ffo rts, ! la b rief, I v o u ld recom m ead that iC the McNarnara prcpoaala a r

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 242-257," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

ARE ABOUT 1 TO be HADE. HE HOPES TO HAVE CABINET MEETING TODAY WITH CHIEF OF STATE SUU PRESEOT AND TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE CHANGES SHORTLY , thereafter , HE SAID THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS WERE FIRM EXCEPT FOR ■ FILLING OF ONE POST BUT DID NOT VOLUNTEER FURTHER