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  • STAFF TO MINIMUM FCR INTIMATE DISCUSSION~ · I DO BELIEVE. IT WOULD BE UNWISE FOR BOTH PORTER AND ME TO BE ABSENT AT ONCE, AND LATHRAM !S iCOMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH 0CO ACTIVITIES. I . ii . . ~ • 3e TURNING NOW TO THE QUESTION OF INVITING THIEU
  • .-ASK GENERAL · THIEU . TO · AGREE::· TO'· WITHDRAW ·FROM-· THE·- PRESIDENTIAL . RACE' •.. THANG -SAV : THIEU AND -.THE ' LAtTm -- REFUSED< ·-· SIMPLY- ro _WITHDRAW ':· ANO': SAID· HE: WOULD · MAKE HIS · FINALi~'DECISION . . . .AT SOME .TIME. CLOSER
  • for the offensive was devised by General Vo Nguyen Giap and approved by the Hanoi Cabinet. The USSR later also approved the plan and speeded up delivery of arms and armor so that the VC/NVA would be prepared befoi•e Octob\'.!r 1967. Giap' s strategy entailed two
  • the new constitution and Dr. Dang Van SU!lS, an eminent civilian, was elected President. Ky stepped down but continued to serve as Although the Govern­ Commander ot South Vietnam's Air Poree. ment included more civilians than ever before, it was quite
  • ;{;•1Si•10RA!ING THE DIEN BIEN PHU VICTORY, CONCLUDES: "ALL wE ~~VE !0 DC IS TO STAGE REPEATED ATTACKS AND WIDESPREAD UP- ro '.:JIN COM?LETl::VICTORY... THC: 8 NAY LETTER FROM HO C.~I ;UNH TO NGUYEN HUU THO, ~RAISING TH£ EXPLOITS OF RECENT ·;;~YS, UR
  • RELATIONS COMMITTEES OF TH£ UPPER~AMOLO.'l!R ·H~USES, -~:-~!i~ ;~A;~;~E~~:I~! ~~;1~~L~~~=!~~oi~;,~~v~~~~~NT. PRESIDENT·· THIEU::•:ANO· 1 . . , ·- ·M!·ET·"V·ITif-= Tlt!N-H'AV-~·--1NITlA'C' JO INt •..,.• .• _~ •.•. " •.·-~•. • •• • ·-:"~·-. · ·: US/GVN
  • ?" "President Thieu intends to push a.head actively with pacification. While we are planning to lend full support, the US role should remain one of technical advice and logistic help. Pacification should continue to be primarily GVN business. The Vietnamese a.re
  • , THE DIRECTORATE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THIEU AND KY WILL RUN ON TKE SAME SLATE AS PRESID£Nt IAL AND VICE PRESU>ENT lAL CANDIDATES, RESPECIIVELY. THE NECESSARY PAPERS WERE 'FlLED LAST NIGHl TO MEET THE DEADLINE OF NIDNllKt (N.OON TODAY Olfi TIME). AS tHAT t lME 1 19
  • is today's situation report on political developments in Viet Nam. The Thieu-Ky ticket obviously enjoys a tremendous head start in organization and resources. Walt Rostow MW:hg - SECrtl!:T ~TTACHMENT 5 Situation Report in Viet•Nam July 24 1 1967
  • the minor candidates before taking up complaints against Big Minh and the Thieu-Ky slate. One Council member states his view . t hat .t he_most serious problem for Min.h's slate is the complaint against the citizenship qualifications of Minh's running mate
  • mes .sages be sent only to Prime Minister Sato of Laos . and Pre~idnnt Nguyen Van of Japan, King Sri Savang yatthana Thieu of Vietnam. ·· · (Insert here pa ·ges 1 through" 19) NEAR EASTERN No messages have been prepared Syria, or the People's
  • vlllt to the U. s. in Canberra and a date for it. QUOTE To White House eyes only Walt Rostow We have heard from Prealdent Thieu's brother, Nguyen Van Kieu, that there was some talk between Thieu and the Preeldent at Canberra regarding a poaslble vlait
  • FOR VIETNAM DEtkaAT~ON •r-{?/3/ l · SUBJECT: ABRAMS MEETI~O~ITH THIEU j 1. • I• '7I- S 'AI A. o~ • I Date 1-'l--tK _rEF: STATE281547 l. AT YESTERDAY AFTENOON'SMEETINOWITHTHIEII, WHICH LASTEDAN HOURANDA HALF, GENERAL ADR/\MS BRIEFfD HIM ON : •THREE
  • , Political Cadre: The objective was to seize control of the cities, establish a new government which would include any elements opposed to President"Nguyen Cao Ky, and ask the Americans to leave South Vietnam. B. Senior Lieutenant Duong Van Xa: After studying
  • ). ARRANGE FOR THE COM11 ISSIONS TO :.. THE US/HAOI TALKSWOULD 3E SET UP, BUT WOULD RE AIN IN BEINGAS A SORTOF STEERINGCOMMITTEE )R COURTOF APPEAL. ~. THOUGH THE THIEU/KYREGI~E ANDITS CONSTITUTION ETC., BE POSSIBLETO ARRANGE FOR NLF TO 10ULDHAVETO GO
  • . (Under Sect. Katzenbach} 3. Bombing Poli.c y. (Sect. McNamara and Under Sect. Katzenbach) -- Ten Mile Circle"/ -- New Target List 4. Thieu•e Inaugural: Novem.be.r 1 {Under Sect. Ka:t zenbach) -- Should we push for a clear, firm, political offer
  • !--.. e baBic p1·001em of the military candidacy and its effects on military unity remain a major preoccupation, I have the impression that the tension has abated some­ what as a result of the efforts of Bui Diem and the brother of General Thieu~ Nguyen
  • alarm sounded, General Navarre lost more of his reserves and his hopes for pacifying the Red River Delta. All that remained was the hope of winning a set-piece battle. Just before Christmas, 1953, a Vietn amese named Nguyen Van Huong, who looked like
  • ESCALATION BEGAN APRIL. 19. IN SPITE OF I~JTE:NSE MJTI­ AIRCRAfT, THE . AMERICAN PLANES ATTACKED THE . CAPITAL IN TW~ ~SUCCESSiijE WAVES AND BOMBARDED THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS. A cc~u~ ~ · OF SMOKE HAS BEtN SEEN IN THE APPROXIMATE AREA .OF' VAN DIE~~ SEVEN
  • A L I T I E S , SUCH AS I N T E R I O R M I N I S T E R B R I G . GEN. LAM VAN P HA T, J U S T I C E M I N I S T E R NGUYEN VAN MAU, CFN 6 1 6 3 2 7 U 0 0 2 9 RMR PAGE 2 R U M JIR 3 7 E UNCLAS M I N I S T E R OF STATE LE VAN HOACH, SAIGON PREFECT B R
  • . . . · . . .. . · : , .. . . ; . .-f , ·i , l ! I E.O. 12958, Sec. 3~6 · NL,J 1t,- J ll · . By ~ , NARA Da&e ,~-~f.~7 I SECRET ...... -2- - USUN 3794, FEB. 16 . ·. . I~ Pn~rs SYG SPSNT JUST OVER AN HOU~ WITH MAI VAN BO WHO . 0~LIV~RED FOL REPLY FRO~ HANOI TO THANT'S QU
  • mll•• Harbor. W. aid ha• W. Ro•tow from :JSC'RS"ft HA&VAN PLUS T••·, L 14. 1969 11 :10 a. m. Mil. PRESIDENT: Hen la the ~ me•aase from Pana tielepll-d by Vua thla naondaa• 8SCH'UHA&VAN PLUS attachmellt DECLASSIF1ED E.O. l :::,q_ 8, Seo
  • risen by thirty percent. These are encouraging signs although much remains to be done. The Thieu-Ky situation is still unresolved in spite of the efforts of Ambassador B-ui Diem and Foreign Minister Tran Van Do. Despite Ky's assertion both to Ambassador
  • Savang. Vatthana of Laos and PresidDnt Nguyen Van • • Thieu of Vietnam. (Insert here pages l through 19) NEAR EASTERN - No messageD have been prepared for Greece, the UAR, Yemen, Syria, or the People's Republic of Southern Yemen. . . Iraq, Owing
  • type All professional of approach via an uncle of Nguyen Huu Tho, Chairman of National Liberation Front, turned out to have been made up out of whole cloth -a complete fabrication. That was Operation THRUSH. Nevertheless, Therefore, next few days. lt 1
  • organization ablo to seize control.. and thei'l" utter ruthlessness, would be Anyone wishing to know what kind of settlcnient thoy ·would impose and how thoy would do so will find . the answer in Iii~ Hoang Van Chi's book Prom Colonialism to Communismo