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- fo r a resolution expressing th e u n ity
an d d eterm in a tio n of th e U nited S tates
in supporting freedom a n d In p ro tec t
in g peace In so u th e ast Asia.
T hese la te s t actions of th e N o rth
V ietnam ese regim e have given a new an d
- a n y w i t h A L EX JO H N S O N AND W ESTM O RELA N D I SAW KHANH AT
0930 S A IG O N T IM E AND GAVE H IM IN F O R M A T IO N AND A D V IC E C O N T A IN E D
IN R E F T E L . KHANH WAS D E L IG H T E D W IT H NEWS AND A SK E D P E R M I S S I O N
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ju d g m e n t o f h is to ry a s to th e m e r its of
m y cause. I n o te in p a ss in g t h a t th e
w a rn in g s w h ic h th e S e n a to r fro m New
Y ork, M r. L e h m a n , a n d th e se n io r S e n a
to r fro m O
- t e d i t ciey
b e ju d g ed b y u s .
I t w i l l c r e a t a e. new s i t u a t i o n . S p e c i f i c a l l y ,
v e vrould r g r e e i n g e n e r a l w it h th e ^icieorancuaa o f A ugust 4 to
y ou fronj Tcia Kughaa, s u g g e s t in g t h a t t
- u e stio n
Answ er:
Vfhere was USS TICONDEROGA a t the tim e USS MADDOX
e sta b lish e d new ra d a r contact w ith two u n id e n tifie d
su rfa c e v e s s e ls and th re e u n id e n tifie d a ir c r a f t
(Ev e n t 2)?
A p p ro xim a te ly 100
- a in st gun boats and c e r ta in supporting f a c i l i t i e s in
North Vietnam which have been used in th ese h o s t ile opera
tio n s .
In the la rg er se n s e , t h is new act o f a g g ressio n ,
aimed d ir e c tly at our own fo r c e s , again b
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8/5/64
TS-
38
8/28/64
□up. #4b, NSF, VN, "Gulf of Tonkin,
Codeword, 8/64-9/64," box 77
073
cable
457 fm New Delhi
sanitized 6/1/78 per State Letter
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8/10/64
137
cable
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NAR.V, D a te .2:l2S£
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10ill5 AM: (10:15 PM , A ugust 4, Saigon T im e ); The d e s tro y e rs
r e p o r t th a t they have avoided to rp e d o e s and have sunk one of th e attack in g
c ra f t.
(NMCC r e c e iv e s
- and in good humor and, I for one, regret to see you leave the
Government at this very perilous time in our history. I know, of course,
that your new assignment is a very important one and I am sure you
will (iischarge your responsibilities with efficiency
- and 4 th o f
A ugust in c id e n ts , th e in te llig e n c e
ccmununlty began a re - e v a lu a tio n o f
th e performance o f DRV to rp e d o e s.
In
th e f u t u r e a new f ig u r e may appear.
However, a t th e tim e o f t h i s in c id e n t,
th e
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o f state
w a s H iN g t o N
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October 3 , 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Sen ator C a se's A tta ck on th e A d m in is t r a t io n 's
Handling o f Viet-Nam.
L a st week S enator Case o f New J e r s e y made a w id
