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South V iet Nam, who are fig h tin g and who are dying fo r the r ig h t to choose
t h e ir own way o f l i f e , t h is r e so lu tio n says: America keeps her prem ises,
and we w i l l back up those promises w ith a l l the resources that we
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PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION Rg VIETNAM
The s i t u a t i o n i n V i e t n a m i s b a d a n d d e t e r i o r a t i n g .
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to assist to the best of our capacity. ” Later Bunting told our
Ambassador that tlie letter meant that action was intended "as
soon as possible" and that the cabinet would be tackling the
question of furtiier Australian military
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■b^-t^ihey have compounded t h e ir b ru t a l conduct by p u b lic ly bragging
about t h e ir a ction and making th re a ts to c a rry out even more
outrageous a c ts.
¥e in America and people around the w orld cannot
help but be appalled
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open with the other side in the event that they have a new position
to g i ve us .
d . The U. S . actions we are taking should be presented publicly
in a low key but in such a way as to convey accurately that we are
d etermined
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The President: What is the nature of the enemy forces in Saigon?
General Wheeler: The forces in the Saigon area are decreasing.
is still the build-up and the threat across the Cambodian border.
There
At Khesanh we got that C-130 out.
a very gallant action
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the right long-term course to take. We are not sure under
the circumstances which exist that a conventional military
victory, as conunonly defined, can be had.
After this study is made---if there is no clear resolution in
the actions of the next 3-4 months
- missing, or wounded, or killed in action.
General Wheeler: I have here a paper which was written on 31 January
by the Military Affairs Committee and the Current Affairs Committee
of the Liberation Army. We believe this document to be authentic.
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The Administration has repeatedly explained its basic purposes
in Vietnam, its view of the situation, and the actions being taken under
the basic policy of assisting the South Vietnamese Government and people
to preserve
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Specific matters you wish presented to you for decision and action.
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the degree of support in the Vietnamese populace and underestimates our
strength.
General Wheeler: He is taking both actions concurrently. He is attacking
the cities and also launching
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of North Korean aggressive actions. Details on the ~quipment involved
both for the troop package and for the $100 million supplement are
attact"wnent A.
In short, we have done everything up to this time
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ALTHOUGH WESTERN PORTION HAS LONG BEEN USED AS I N F I L T R A T I O N R O U T E .
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