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- - Chairman, Joint Chiefs
General John McConnell
General Leonard Chapman
General Harold K. Johnson
Admiral Thomas Moorer
Walt Rostow
George Christian
Tom Johnson
The meeting began at 1 :04 p. m.
The meeting ended at 1 :40 p. m.
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POLICY ADVISORY GROUP MEETING
Rusk
Secretary Clifford
General Wheeler
Admiral Moorer
General Chapman
General McConnell
General Palmer
Bromley Smith
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Walt Rostow -:.
George Chri_~tian
Tom Johnson
- : No, sir.
Secretary McNamara : There is one battalion on the way.
General Wheeler: Generi!l-1 Chapman wants to return that battalion to Hawaii
because it includes some 17-year olds and it was operating in the area on
an exercise only.
The units
- then discussed the appointment of General Chapman as
Marine Corps Commandant.
It was agreed that the Congress would adjourn on December 15 and return
on January 15.
The President said he expected to remain at the White House during the
Christmas holidays.
Topics
- 19th and 20th
The President: We have tried to play it cool to get this thing going. I
am getting to be nervous about the infiltration and this .MlG activity.
General Chapman told me the North Vietnames - Viet Cong were not
standing and fighting
- FEBRUARY 9, 1968 - 11:02 a. m.
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
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Secretary McNamara
Secretary Rusk
General Earle Wheeler, Chairman, JCS
General Johnson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
General Leonard Chapman, Commander of Marines
General Bruce
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The President explained that he thought General Chapman would make an
excellent Marine Corps Commandant. Dick Helms called it the ' 'right"
man for the job.
Mr. Vance then reviewed his report to the President, stressing the need
that the report not be made
- . When you
announce callup, you should announce the dates of the
callup of the units.
I talked to the JCS today. General Chapman says he needs
a certain number of Marine Reserves to fill out the
4th Marine Wing.
Clifford:
I suggest a package