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  • ATTENTION TO VC BREAKING AND fAKING ADVANTAGE OF TET TRUCE ~ND TRAbITiONAL fET ~TMOSPHEREo CQ WITH UNCERfAiNfIES REMAININGAS TO fHE t □ URSE OF EVENTS OVER THE ~EAR fE~M. ~E WO~LO?REFER NQT fQ ~L~CE OU~SELVES. IN A POSITION WHERE~E WpULDHAVE TO RETRACT
  • of nickel, platinum, beryl ore, magnesium, and castor oil, all cur­ rently in short supply in the commercial market. 3. Accurate, comprehensive, and timely statistics are ~ential to the development of sound economic policies by government, business
  • COMMITMENTOF FORCES. THERE WERE, OF - COURSE,M0DJ.FICAT!0NS IN VARI()US AREASFORLOCALREASONS-~ 5. THENVAD!VISI0NS IN NORTHERN I CTZWERENOT .COMM!"!°TED DURING '!HE TET OFFENSIVE.THEREWERESOME CONTACTS NEARCAM LO, BUTTHESEWERE DUETO U.S.- MARINE INITIATIVES
  • -\ • A NE~ INFILTRATION GROUPHASBEENFORMED,BUT.IT IS NOTCLEARAT THIS TIME WHETHER AN INCREASED RATEOF INF1LTRAT10N IS .( INDICATED. SOUTHVIETNAt1 1ST CORPS YESTERDAY, THE ENEMY FIRED 500 ROU~DSOF MIXEDMORTAR .ANDROCK~TROUNDS ON"THE.KHE SANHCOMBAT
  • intelligence which was available in the cir­ cumstances? b. Was the evaluation of the available intelligence sound and did that evaluation reach the-decision-makers in time to assist the~ in taking appropriate action? I ! ' I The answer to these general
  • and that it must gain victory this year or collapse? l. Hanoi's strategy warfare in South of revol~tionary Vietnam has always en.braced two propositions: protracted time. to prepare for a struggle-and to seek victory in the shortest of large US forces
  • in the recent readily available are included resources 3 forces. known Ho#ever, when and 'NVA units on the in the enemy manpower climb to about 500,000. r..~.:: !,_:-i'. '·; • A.,l'.1 '-"lo=l·~ \:.,..,U .. • 6 - r J,....!::1M 7
  • believes it is pos~ible ~o forge a national political movement at this time. All agree that the . .. , National Front surfaced under the leadership of Tran Van Don on . .i February 19, will not and can not develop into a real political movement
  • . At the present time, the situation in the Khe Sanh area is quiet. No enemy contacts have been reported in the area since the attack on at 6:25 PM EST, the details of which are Hill 861 ended yesterday described in the succeeding paragraphs. 2. At 3:00 PM EST
  • . posture. either in relation to negotiating The first of these issues will be ~resented orally by Secretary Clifford at the appropriate time. Certain of the options in the negotiating areas are included in these briefing papers as indicated below
  • • . continuously, fight small and mcdiwn actions everywhere, and simultan.eously . • prcpa1•c to fight concerted big actions at the samo time. in waves~ lo make the •_e~emy incap~ble of stabilizing· the si.l-uation. again. " . . I 3. 'l'his new rcpo1·t would seem
  • , or will there not send more and the·GVN thus does not think that we are "hooked." It is a time for some good hard trading. my experience Recalling with Diem in 1963,. nnd assuming a decision 'J;QP B!CRIU - NOD!S to .,, .. - T-OP SECti!T a HODIS - 2 - send
  • of the U.S. Riverine Force swept an island iri the river immediately north of Can Tho and Binh Tuy airfield and picked up a number of Viet Cong suspects. This island has been a source of fire against river patrol craft and has constituted a long-time nuisance
  • an ...ney are puD.i.:.c.1.y 1.n.a. tnese ... ~ave .. h• as·..h ac..-muc.:1 "' . • ·-s~an A • • • 'l ~ o~currec.. .. T ne .!:>r1tis.o. amoassa d or, \V.:."lO e:x-pene=.ce, re~ar.
  • at that time. said he wanted peace, but you don't. are sincere but I am also. his first ploy. He The President said, I believe you At which Kosygin appeared a big chagrined at DICI.AaUD 1.0. lu,f, Sec. J.4 ~ a, Ck · 'NARA, Dao,'f·l·fr; -Z
  • to their international agreements," development in cooperation. ·6. honor Actions. In order to meet the pres sure s against us, and demonstrate the unity and will of the American people at this critical time, I am asking the .Congress to do the following: -- help
  • ARCHIVES PROCESSING NOTE You will find two versions of the document withdrawal sheets in this file. The original document withdrawal sheets were completed in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since that time, many of the documents have been declassified
  • ? should be said about the possibility o! calling up additional units? 3. 2,,/ ~f~. Size 0£ the call-up How many units between the strengths Vietnam? Are these .the call-up affect the ·1/. \\'hat Time factors I-low long \1.ill the units be needed
  • Vietnamon 1 June 1967 and have not returned since. I knewthe ground defenses at Khe Sanh as they were at that time but since then many changes have been made. Wehave three times as manyMarines there now·and I cannot speak as to the details
  • Sanh area during making little contact with the enemy and receiving fire. rocket fire and 21 rounds of mortar Heavy fighting is reported Xuan Lo c and Phuoc Le. present time. the day with patrol units only three rounds of in two provincial capitals
  • ..::-could--aecfde --:--1:..0_J!lO;le,:J.n. ..ag ain_J.iii.th..· tr.a j·ocf O r-ces •k l. ·- • ,, .. I i l... -2No Dissem ·• \ COPYLBJ LIBRARY The. ~Co:;.1..:--:n;mist.s -~•1i11 .. 2..!.so •be ::eavily e:igaged .tin rv,.n,_.. 1':; to cc
  • before the weather changes; but the condition of our Reserves does not permit us to get much to him in this time interval(p.a.-J...~ps 30, oc:> 0 ). • - - Th:iriS~cr;a..c.ffo~qu:fa,.-~-ua~~econ~iituu:ilie:JJ.Js:icJst~ate~ ~e..lft~~he exact scale nor
  • talks - combat President at any time. such troops 1968, peace. for that operations - forum a de-escalation revealed afterwards toward the 31st of March that the U.S. the next deployed these in the current was preparing five months