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Folder, "Middle East Crisis May 12 - June 19, 1967, Volume 9, Appendix P," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

in the area. Caradon suggested that further useful steps might be taken in New York. He indicated that, if the reports on the deteriorating Middle East situation were confirmed, he would recommend that the United States, France, and the United Kingdom jointly

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. 4, Tabs C-M," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

, ----------------------- Vietnam------------------------------------- memo, 13 morale evaluation 12 -- Aide Memoire, policies S to Westmoreland--------------------- post-TET msg, 12 -- Wheeler Vietnam questions 11 12 -- State Khe Sanh

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, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 14-17," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

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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)

H E Y SHOULD L O B B Y IN NEW YORK A G A I N S T DRV A T T E N D A N C E B E C A U S E OF FEA R THAT I F BOTH DRV AND GVN A T T E N D E D , FR EN CH AND S O V I E T S m i g h t b e A BLE TO MANEUVER. S C P R O C E E D I N G S TOWARD GE!^EVA T Y P E C

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 281-292," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

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Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs A-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

-- including his own aides -- to stand up,· firmly .rec'ite their name, what part of the country they came from, and their job. The men did .. · MORE - 2 It was a very well scattered group -- New York to California, and from Texas to Massachusetts, as I

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 18-22," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

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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, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 258-280," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

O S S R A T I O S , T H E T R E N D I N MAY B E C A M E L E S S V A R O R A B L E A S ' V I E T CONG P R E S S U R E M UN TED. C A P T U R E D D O C U M E N TS I N D I C A T E T H E V I E T CONG H A V E E M B A R K E D ON A NEW M I L I T A R Y

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 141-169," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

President's Daily Brief, 6/9/67 (Item)

on the demilitarization of the Gaza strip and the Sinai border, guaranteed access to the Gulf of Aqaba, and an as yet un defined "new status" for a unified Jeru salem. The latter would guarantee people of all religions access to the holy places. As for _the Arab side

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. 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 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, "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. 8, Public Affairs," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

STATED JUDGMENTSAND PAGE 3 RUEHC 108715 G Q M F I O ~ N I I A L ., ANALYSISo WE REALIZE THAT YOU WILL P~AY THIS ~A~TIO~SLY gUT -WE EXPECT THAT PREss MAYTRY. To GET us our ON A LIMB·) OQ WE ~R~ DRAWINGNO REPEA! NO NEW t □ NtLUSIONS iN OUR COMMENTS ro

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 6, Bunker Reports," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

Folder, "South Asia, 1962-1966: Volume I, Tab B: 1-13 [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

PARTICIPM '1'S: The Preetdent Ambassador Wa lter Mcconaughy Mr . Phillip!1 Talbot , Assistant Secretary of State , NEA (J) Mr. R. W. Komer , Wh i te Hous e COPIES TO: S U M NEA-2 (Mr . Talbot Amembassy NEW DELHI (Amb . Bow l es ) DOD (Mr . Solb e rt

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting Group Papers," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

and broad papers on the key problem appr~isal of Section G is a discussion of possible options in the area of our negotiating post~~e> discussing possible actions that might be taken in co~~unc~ion with the at~our.cement of whatever actions may

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

AND TACTICS OF THIS Ef\\E~'(o F~ENS\VE AR.cBfC()/'4\.N&CLEARER•BEGINNINGON 31 .:ANlJAR.i 1t-\E '4c PRoPAt\ OR6ANSANNOUNCED THE EXISTENCEOF A NEW ''R.E\JCL\Yt( ONPrft'I 4~M~O FOR.CE

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, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs JJ-TT and CIA Memos," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

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, "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. 6, Khe Sanh Reports, T-Z and AA-QQ," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

February, reports for 24 February indicate sporadic fire at Khe Sanh. 2. Vietnamese forces have captured the Palace inside the Citadel and the VC flag that was flying over the Palace is now in the First ARVNDivision Command Post. Friendly forces hold all

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 5, Tabs A-Z and AA-II," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

directed at US positions the northern provinces including the posts at Khe Sar.h, Dong Ha, Gio Linh, and Chu Lai. The US/ South Vietnamese 36-hour cease-fire began at 5: 00 AM EST this morning. Some 45 minutes before it· began, Saigon announced

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, "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, "South Asia, 1962-1966: Volume I, Preface, Introduction, Narrative and Guide to Documents, Tab A: 1-7," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

• document. lCI CloHd In •ccordance with rMtrlcrlona contain.cl In Ille donor'• dMd of gift. 1/22/2010 Initials LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL SHEET Doc# DocType Doc Info 25h draft Page 3 of 5 Classlflcatlon Pages draft State cable to New Delhi

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, "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, "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, "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

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, "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 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

FOR NOMINATIONS. WE SUGGESTED TH A T HE LOOK O U TS ID E " P O L IT IC IA N S " TO OTHER MEN NOW IN P R IV A TE L I F E AND SUGGESTED THAT HE CONSIDER TRAN VAN CH-UONG FOR SOME POST I F TH E R E WERE NO P O L IT IC A L O BJEC TIO N S. HE IN D IC A TED THAT HE D ID

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 61-87," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 1-10," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

. We w i l l g e t the n e c e s s a r y m o n e y i n t h e new b u d g e t a n d w i l l u s e o u r t r a n s f e r a u t h o r i t y u n t i l J a n u a r y . We w i l l n e i t h e r b r a g a b o u t w h a t w e a r e d o in g o r t h u n d e r