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  • 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
  • at the March 4, 5, 12, and 15? House initiative cessation? - When were. these decisions made? Why? - What was the nature of the troop discussions on March 19? 6. Was the President already when he received McPherson's thinking of a new negotiating proposal
  • , 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
  • 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
  • -?7 MR. ROSTOW WILLBE IN LATERTHIS MORNING ANDWILLHAVE A COMMENT ONTHIS REPORT FOR YOU. TEXTOF CABLEFROMGENERAL WESTMORELAND. THIS [email protected] TWENTY-0,_~E}o~_:_THE SITUATION THE KHE SANlVI»iZAREA AND--COVERS THE 24-H0UR PERIOD FEBRUARY 24, 1968
  • contained in the donor's deed of gift. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. NA F ORM 14 2 9 (8- 8 5) ....,I Debriefing by the President on his talks with Chairman Kosygin, morning of June 23, 1967, at Hollybush, Glassboro State College
  • Folder, "HOLLYBUSH ‑‑ June 23 & 25, 1967, Glassboro, New Jersey, Kosygin & Gromyko conversations," NSF, Files of Walt Rostow, Box 10
  • Clifford Harry McPherson Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson l)ECLASS FIED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NL.J erq- /S'j By ~ ,NARA Date ~-8-N. Walt Rostow: -~r. President, we met this morning in Harry McPherson's office along with Secretary Katzenbach, Clark
  • the feeling of security had been strong. Those who had been "within the protection of the · Government" found out how wlnerable they were. There is a fear of further attacks.and there are new opportunities for Communist . .:. propaganda and subversive
  • . 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
  • , 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
  • , Date_-3_. --~.__ •• j • I Wednesday, 7:25 AM MEMORANDUM FOR THE March 6, 1968 PRESIDENT A C-123 with a crew of 4 and 44 passengers was hit by Communist gunfire and crashed at Khe Sanh this• morning. Initial reports from the base indicate
  • 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
  • -- McCafferty 17 -- SitRoom 17 Wheeler 17 Excerpts VC critique memo, report msg, from ---------------------- offensive movements A ------------------- -------------------------- morning Memo, impending 17 JCS fact remarks items sheet, D 82d
  • declaration and intentions. I thmk Thieu was impressed with tl-le arg'1mer-ts for taking adv:antage of the present situation to mobilize greater popular .SU??Ort. The next morning, he held a 1neeting of the Natio11.al Security Council ar.tl includec
  • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Khe Sanh battle--------------------------------------- paper, vv xx announcement----------------------------- Msg, 31 -- Remarks CofS--­ to appointment--------------------- new offensive 30 Rostow ss move
  • and interrogated by Saigon police, the-:-V-1e~Cong°pfaii..to.:.:.lfrg:-aiii~~~ ..~:ti'o,­ ti~o1.:Paople:!2.~:llM~.=-iiegoJiate~for peace,.: /.rhis new Front plans -t;·-• substitute General Duong Van Minh for Thieu and Ky as National Leader of South Vietnam
  • 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
  • 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
  • conferred tion, and made the 0910 hours this morning I discussed the Khe Sanh by telephone with General Westmoreland. He had just from a visit.to northe~n I Corps Area during which he with senior commanders, personally surveyed the situa­ finalized
  • ..,,_ 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
  • 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
  • . Their principal and to inflict I Corps. and military defeats Tne net result, situation new VC units, large units phase so2etime within objectives in nuch of the country; making a ,'ig­ are to destroy· also to reduce the on US forces in battles
  • are: -----· to to to to to strategy in.stead generate a massive popular uprisinz in the cities; administer a significant defeat to US/GVN/ FW forces in the field; destroy the government2l apparatus o! South Vietnam fron,. top to bottoi.n; create a new popular front, dominated