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Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • , and labor. Our economic statistics are the best and most compre­ hensive in the world. But they can be and need to be further improved. The costs will be exceedingly small relative to the benefits. To this end, my 1969 budget provides for several new
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • , for it would be folly to undertake i. I I I a brand new effort without realizing that a large number of people have spent •1 I extensive little time and effort effort persons to tell the story has been spent trying working with veterans
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 32-33," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • w illin g to ta k e th e 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
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs RR-ZZ and a-d [1 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • ..,,_ has been considerable, .. ~ inflated_by civilians.·. .. ; ~ .... _ ,,,._ incltli¼io~ ~~ To some extent .... by measures already taken. 2 - Heavy S•E•C ft•E•'f infiltration of both new units is continuing. made prior A strenuous
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Draft Memo for the President," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • a discussion Deliver our new strategy support civilians purge corrupt administration of negotiations to be provided a Presidential address strategy stated and force re~ in the NSAM. to Saigon with General it must broaden their and move
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs LL-ZZ and a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • . also be covered in new tasking for CIA collection efforts. 1. 2. We should do more to exploit the intelligence as sets of other countries. The Australians, for example, should be encouraged to add at least one officer to-their :.Wlilitary Attache
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 1," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • and Secretary of his· own which summary Rostow on the situation In addition and met a daily In addition, had requested. Taylor plus for for a Vietnam our world the San Antonio working out on new posture." formula. speech Rather asked
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs C-M," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • communist 4 8 -- State climatic may attack Vietnam in Vietnam-------------------- daily around public message F G H I a b d e f g stop--------------- --------------------- with the G VN
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs RR-ZZ and a-d [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • the feeling of security had been strong. Those who had been "within the protection of the · Government" found out how wlnerable they were. There is a fear of further attacks.and there are new opportunities for Communist . .:. propaganda and subversive
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 170-199," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • DEFENSIVE, AS I UNDERSTAND TH E JCS D IR E C TIV E , TH E MARINES ARE TO ENGAGE IN OFFENSIVE COUNTER INSUR GENCY OPERATIONS E A R L IE S T . TH E MISSION AS OUTLINED IN R EF A SHOULD BE STRENCTHENED BY DELETION OF THE LAST SENTENCE AND IN SERTIO N OF A NEW
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs aa-vv," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • are: -----· to to to to to strategy in.stead generate a massive popular uprisinz in the cities; administer a significant defeat to US/GVN/ FW forces in the field; destroy the government2l apparatus o! South Vietnam fron,. top to bottoi.n; create a new popular front, dominated
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Group Papers," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • . Their principal and to inflict I Corps. and military defeats Tne net result, situation new VC units, large units phase so2etime within objectives in nuch of the country; making a ,'ig­ are to destroy· also to reduce the on US forces in battles
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs JJ-TT and CIA Memos," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • . .D. . . . THE..FIGURES SHOWN. IN COLUMNCD ARE PREL.IM.INARY, UNRE.FINED. . ••BATTLEFIELD REPORTEDCASUALTIES RECEIVED DAILY. . . FROM. . COMUSMACV t·HE -FIGURES IN COLUMNS(2> THROUGHC5f ARE VERIFIED FIGURES REPRESENTINGCASUALTIES.REPORTEDDURING
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, A-S," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • aircraft and _JOPSECRET : replacements are urgently needed to maintain our observation and surveillance capability over our newly opened LOC, new areas urider pacification, enemy routes of infiltration and enemy base areas. The northern I Corps Tactical
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 14-17," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • O s lo Rabat Th e Hague LuJcembourg W e llin g t o n Tokyo W ie n tia n e New D e lh i Ottawa , . . La Pa z P a r is . B r u s s e ls t V"'-' / • ;v '■ »ii 1'•; - D rs^ a d b y i 7«U0r«phic t ra n ta iM io n i n d G /FM *»JKitchen:idp 8/4/64
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • u s and p o l i t i c a l groups appsar to endorse the GVN progran and are q u iescen t. The GTO had f i r s t sought to make c le a r to the people that the new government would be reso lu te In prosecuting the war. In winning ultim ate v ic to r y
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs N-Z and AA-KK," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • with this reasoning, be sent in numbers sufficient only to enable us to keep faith with our troops in exposed positions, as in the northern end of South ·viet-Nam -- and not to continue the past emphasis on "search and destroy." The new emphasis should
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • COMNANDER HAS TO APPEAR DAILY THE SITUATION HERE MUST BE EXTRC:MELYSERIOUS, CERTAINLY· 110RE SERIOUS THAN WEBELIEVE IT TO BE. IF, AS IS CASENOW,ENEMY ACTIVITY TAP~:RS OFF ANDCLEANUP PROGRESSES TJ-1£RE\1ILL BE .LESS NEWS ANDWEFELL TK~T IF \vESTYwERETO GIVE
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs A-Z and AA-II," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)
  • . • . . • . ! . • . ,. . • • •· .. · • .; . • .: sho .~·nin column (1). _are p1·eliminary; unrc.r°inecl •t -:·-:.-:: ;... ·battlefield-reported ca.sual ties· rec:e i ved from COM{)Sf,tAC~ daily. ••. =:••:·:-.~-.~ The· figures :.:.:: ..... ::: :· 1
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs A-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • :. • .. . • • . • .... -.:........ .:,. .. :.,:........ .. , •'·" ...:..; ' ...• ..."'·-:-'· . . ..... ..... . .. • ; . I ... . ·. . • --· ~--·---- . ,. ·-· .. ....-. . . . ID SUPPLY CONSUMPTION DATA IN KHE SANH • 111 reply to the question as to daily consumption. (on gross . basis) of Class I (Ratio1is), Class III {POL), and Cla~s V (Ammo) sup~lies at Khe
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 2 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • CEMBTEL3 311 AND 316) SEEM t/M/FIRMLY FAVORABLE, INDICATE ' UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT OF ACTION IN VIEW OF PROVOCATION. ; ' ■ ' PUBLIC REACTION DEVELOPING SLOWLY DUE TO FACT VIETNAMESE DAILIES DISTRIBUTED ON TIGHT SCHEDULE, DO NOT ISSUE EXTRAS* FIRST NEWS 0
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 18-22," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • 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
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 242-257," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • > IN ROUND-UP OF MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS WITH QUAT THIS HORNING, HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER DEVELDPT'lENTS OyER NIGHr IN WAKE OF THURSDAY:S ATTEMPTED COUP. INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS CONTINUES AND APPARENTLY HAS TURNED UP NO NEW MATTERS
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, T-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • ~-~!)'_ : . '~ ~9, 1968 ~V/;.ro/' Mr. ... I SECRET ... . President: conversation of Herewith Westy 1 s telephone today. The best news is that Highway 1 should be open by March 1. . • Y1 ••• Gen. Johnson suggests a weekly rather than a daily call from
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 221-241," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • g a s o u r a c t i o n s a g a i n s t N o r t h V i e t n a m do n o t im p o se u n acc ep tab le d am age no r th re a te n the vital i n t e r e s t s of N o rth V ie tn a m , I b e lie v e th a t the new g r o u n d o p e r a t i o n s in th e
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 120-140," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • i a t i o n ( e . g . , s h o o t - d o w n o f a U- 2) PL l a n d g r a b s i n L a o s . PL d e c l a r a t i o n o f new g o v e r n m e n t I n L a o s . P o l i t i c a l d riv e fo r " n e u t r a l i z a t i o n " of Indo-China, E s c a l a t
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Notes," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)
  • is the.earliest the new provis~ons for drafting • be thoroughly conunanders, clea~ed divisional up? conunanders, possible date when they can get through of 18 and 19 year olds? In the light of the changed situation, does some rede ... ~oyment ~ or example
Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)
  • and interrogated by Saigon police, the-:-V-1e~Cong°pfaii..to.:.:.lfrg:-aiii~~~ ..~:ti'o,­ ti~o1.:Paople:!2.~:llM~.=-iiegoJiate~for peace,.: /.rhis new Front plans -t;·-• substitute General Duong Van Minh for Thieu and Ky as National Leader of South Vietnam
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 326-340," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • to tiie attitudes of tliird countries V — tlie progressive sequence in Section V I | I enclose tiiat outiina for your ccnvenience. | 2. On the one hand, v/e want to depict the piraent decision net as a f- ? * I new and separate escalation decision
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 200-220," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • -PROHlSiT'D UNLESS "UNCLA537i5D" 5' COPY LBJ LIBRARY I, - 2 - 3 5 3 9 > A P R IL 2 b , :l! ii from SAIGON - CORRECTED COPY • (AN AP "NEWS A N A L Y S I S " , FOR EXAMPLE^ DATELlNED S A IG O N , A P R IL 2 2 ^ SPEAKS OF TH E EVENTUALITY
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 357-383," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • • TE M D E N C IE Sj KY I S L IK E L Y TO COr.STINUE TO TA KE IL L -A D V IS E D ACTIONS FROM T IM E TO TIM E SUCH AS H IS BREACH OF R E LA TIO N S W ITH FRANCE ' B U T I T I S J U S T P O S S IB L E THAT HE W IL L B E A BLE TO CREATE A NEW OUTLOOK
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • : r D o f 0 6 S ta te I COLLECT CHARGE TO UNCLASSIFIED 85 O rig in P ACTION- CIRGUtAR (ALL A2IERIC.\!i DIPLOMATIC POSTS ^ POIADS, A>^D USU:^ NEW YORK) G H AF ARA EUR FE NEA 10 ^ JS IA INR DOD b^?pre5 f e io SS F o llo w in g e x c e
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 11-41," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • EVER REACH THAT DESTINATION OR WHETHER WE ARE ON A t r e a d m ill. SEE MORE CLEARLY THE FORM OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT TO AM OF THE OPINION THAT mtt mht rnMMTT nnR5^-l.vrc; EUBLICLY WITH REGARD TO THE ACTION OF THE ARMED FORCES COUNCIL. I HAVE RECOMMENDED
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 42-60," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • DESTRUCTION EXACT RATE OF ACCELERATION I S A NA TTER OF JUDGNENT BUT WE CONSIDER, ROUGHLY 3PEAXING, THAT E^-CH SU CC ES SI VE WEEK SHOULD INCLUDE SONE NEW ■ACT ON OUR PART TO INCREASE P R E S S U R E ON HANOI. AS INDICATED A T T H E O U T S E T , UE ARE ‘:ORK
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 314-325," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • TO QUESTIONS UE STILL CANNOT ANSt'ER WITH REGARD TO TIME OF ARRIVAL, ' AREA OF DEPLOYMENT and MISSION. ALL SAIGON GOVTS HAVE HAD C0i-K>10N SENSITIVITY ABOUT UNILATERAL 'WASHINGTON STATEMENTS DEARING ON VITAL VN ISSUES and general KYj, i f he IS TO BE OUR NEW
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tab 9, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 10-13," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
  • sanitized 2/13/06 Page 1 of 1 Classification Pages Date Restriction 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 C 1 8/10/64 137 cable
Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 293-313," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
  • a t o r iu m to be p r o ­ p o se d i n c o n n e c tio n w it h th e f o r m a t io n o f new b a t t a lio n s . T h u s , th e S o u th V ie t n a m e s e b a t t le f ie ld s t r e n g t h i s d e c lin in g in th e face o f N o r t h V ie t n a m