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DEFENSIVE, AS I UNDERSTAND TH E JCS D IR E C TIV E , TH E MARINES ARE TO
ENGAGE IN OFFENSIVE COUNTER INSUR GENCY OPERATIONS E A R L IE S T . TH E
MISSION AS OUTLINED IN R EF A SHOULD BE STRENCTHENED BY DELETION
OF THE LAST SENTENCE AND IN SERTIO N OF A NEW
- u s and p o l i t i c a l groups appsar to endorse the GVN progran and are
q u iescen t. The GTO had f i r s t sought to make c le a r to the people that the
new government would be reso lu te In prosecuting the war. In winning ultim ate
v ic to r y
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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
- g a s o u r a c t i o n s a g a i n s t N o r t h V i e t n a m do n o t
im p o se u n acc ep tab le d am age no r th re a te n the vital
i n t e r e s t s of N o rth V ie tn a m , I b e lie v e th a t the new
g r o u n d o p e r a t i o n s in th e
- 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
- . There have
been very definite effects felt in the countryside.
At this stage, it is clear that this new request by General
Westmoreland brings the President to a clearly defined
watershed:
1. Do you continue to go down that same road of
troops, more
- meeting with the North Koreans?
Walt Rostow: 9 p. m. tonight.
The President: Anything new on Vietnam?
General. Wheeler: There is continued resistance in Saigon, but it is
framented. Dalat is clear. The enemy is still holding the citadel in Hue
- have contingency plans, both for taking units
from the Delta and for, if necessary, withdrawal from Khesanh. But these
are contingency plans only.
Clark Clifford: General Westmoreland also says that we are now in a new
ballgame with the enemy mobilized
- in the south
than they have shown before.
The President: What about our taking the initiative ourselves?
Is there anything we can do other than just sitting and waiting for
them to attack?
General Wheeler: As far as new bombing efforts
- returned from Puerto Rico. I was ready then to say that we
should call up the reserves to strengthen the strategic reserves;
to ask Congress for authority to call up selected reservists; to
use tjlis as a basis fair a new position an the tax bill
- to tiie attitudes of tliird countries
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open with the other side in the event that they have a new position
to g i ve us .
d . The U. S . actions we are taking should be presented publicly
in a low key but in such a way as to convey accurately that we are
d etermined
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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
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sent, along with the new troops.
The President: I do not want to be having a seminar on strategy back
here while our house-is on fire. I want to get Westmoreland what he needs
to get him through this. emergency period. Let's get those civilian
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EUBLICLY WITH REGARD TO THE ACTION OF THE ARMED FORCES COUNCIL.
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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
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and MISSION.
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ABOUT UNILATERAL 'WASHINGTON STATEMENTS DEARING ON VITAL VN
ISSUES and general KYj, i f he IS TO BE OUR NEW
- 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
- 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
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(Koreans) ( 2 , 1 0 0 )
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SUB-TOTAL US 75 ,0 00+
FUTURE;
Army 1 0 1s t Ai rborne D i v i s i o n (+i f,200) Don Ba T h i n
Army 1 s t I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n (+1 6, 50 0) Bien Hoa/Cam
- , sim u lta n e o u sly ,
succeeds in b rin g in g about a conference during the ne xt s i x months, new
elements w i l l in e v it a b ly be introduced in t o the s it u a t io n and i t i s con
ceivable th a t they could begin to p o in t the way
- . 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
