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  • . and South Vietnamese troops are moving in. Highway 1, which was closed at the Ai - Van Pass must be reopened. A U.S. combat engineer battalion is moving up to open the Pass. . In the Khe Sanh area, the village of Lang Viet, four miles from Khe Sanh
  • President Thieu would join in an announcement of the bombing suspension. The President: Asked each per son in turn whether he had any doubts as to the ac t ion proposed. Every person agreed with the proposed action. a. Two weeks ago we had a firm agreement
  • Vietnam war . 2. During conve r sations with both Thieu and Ky, he emphasized the importan ce of the relationship of these two leaders to each other and to the leg islature. 3 . The inaugural speech of Thieu was his own, not ghost written. Thieu i s
  • n '' frozen" in a de ­ fensive posture. The reason for this was that the VC had established a stranglehold around the cities. General Westmo r eland had tol d President Thieu that one could not affo r d to defend a city from the inside and had to go
  • Thieu is a stabilizing force. He prefers to sit in the back ­ ground, consequently, he will not take the post of Prime Minister. The present Saigon Government framework is solid but the members of the new government are not yet well - known to us
  • that he too would have time to visit several Latin American countries to demonstrate our high-level interest in the area . The President asked Mr. Ht:_lms for the latest situation report from Mr. Helms said the Generals are fed up with President Thieu
  • ~ program, Further, Westmor eland repor ts that t he morale of his Air Force personnel may already be showing sir.as of e r osion -­ a n erosion result ing from current operational restrictions . .: President Thieu and Prime Minister Ky are thinking along
  • as possible. Numbers of our Congressmen go to Saigon, are seen by President Thieu, and are welcomed by the Vietnamese. We should t ake this opportunity to see that their Senators are well received here. SFCRE'ff SENSITIVE SERV\CE &t; f • 1 1