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Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tabs 1-8, 1 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 1," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

of representatives afternoon as McPherson up with the "wise later 1 and the dispatch transmitted proposal. the same to take Instead route unexpectedly had long before were materialized to await the North Vietnamese. On Monday, Ro stow tolil/to get

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs RR-ZZ and a-d [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

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

~ FORCE HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO ENGAGE. IN DIKHTUONG P~OVINCE AT 030250H, ANESTIMATED ENEMY BAT- .· TALION ATTACKEDTHE NORTHSIDE OF MY THO. FRIENDLY ARTILLERY. ;! . -47. AND·HE'LICOPTERGUNSHIPS FIRED IN SUPPORT• ENEMY BROKE ,;•• oJNTACT AND WITHDREWAT

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

in the town that enemy forces were advancing on the town. In Saigon there is still scattered firing and small groups of enemy are being observed. Vietnamese troops and police a.re being dispatched immediately to dear

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

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Draft Memo for the President," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

to develop efficient of the increased the NSAMto MACVand the G~neral Westmoreland to develop·a to warn the GVNthat 6. objectiv~ 10,500 military and expandcid.program of increased 5. Dispatch one or two high-level Taylor j dates -at Tab C). Send

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

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

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

to prevent the US from significantly situation. of Hanoi would probably rege..rd this It is unlikely the dispatch of 2-3 more divisions unacceptable risks * estimate improving that Hanoi would reeard to South Vietnam as involving to home defense

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

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 120-140," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs N-Z and AA-KK," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

: . -· . - ·-- ....... ' I i I fl i ··.~l :] . ~·;,_.;:/t: 15 A✓ 'f ~ • cA(:_,, S:SCRi:T EYES OMLY t URGEl?fF f March Send LDX to Secretary The President Clifford would 7, 1968 and General like to dispatch this Wheeler cable, from Walt Rostow via

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 8, Excerpts and Taylor's Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 3, Tabs 170-199," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

/ a/ The Demonologists look at the noise from Hanoi, Peking and Moscow I have talked with Tomm y Thompson and Ray Cline of CIA, and I have checked Fo y K o h le r's dispatches, and other internal comment. There is an astonish ing ly clear consensus as fo llo w s: '1

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 4, Tabs LL-ZZ and a-z," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 48 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 384-400," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume I, Tab 9, 2 of 2," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 4, Tabs 242-257," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

should be approved now In order to permit timely action. Accordingly* they recommend that you authorise dispatch of the message in Annex A« For the Joint Chiefs of Staff: |%m« Gaf&NNEOBI Cliainm m c m tn u t Attachments :I COPY LBJ LIBRARY

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume III, Tabs 23-31," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 39 (Item)

attack on the Maddox., that I did not expect it to be repeated. He also noted that this showed how wrong I was. On August 3, the day following, a note of protest was dispatched to the North Vietnam regime at the direction of the President. I t concluded

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 293-313," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

tha t the action gave China a "greater r ig h t to back up the Vietnamese people" and warned tha t " a l l frie n d ly c o un trie s" now have a greater rig h t to dispatch volunteers at any time, "as the Lib e ra tio n Front re q u ire s ." North

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 7, Tabs 421-438," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)

. dispatch a U. S. Assault D ivision to help meet t h is c r i t i c a l s itu a tio n . Thang noted that the s itu a tio n in I I I Corps was not good. The 5th D iv ision i s low both in morale and e f f e c t iv e strength because o f the recent s e r ie s

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

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 6, Tabs 341-356," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 43 (Item)