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Saigon's encourage
ment ot a large turn-out.
Fraudulent counting and government
lies combined to pad the results but the real tacts were
apparent to the people.
Instead ot the high figure claimed
by Ky in the Western press, no more than 30 percent
- Party
victory and reinforced
Labour's efforts
to restrict
Australian
contribution
to the war.
During December, as the Ky Directorate
and the newly
elected Assembly sought to cope with mounting problems ot inflation,
economic dislocation
and an inept
- are interested in what Secretary Rusk has
to aay. Why are you ao worr'ied al:out Saigon.
The President:
There ii instability between Ky and Thieu.
He doesn't like sitting in the back row after all of the command positions
he has held.
CIA Director Helms
- in Vietnam this year. We should talk
about Honolulu when we asked them to draft a constitution; we should
talk about Manila, when we asked them to elect a President; we should
talk about Guam, when Ky and Thieu gave us their constitution; we
should talk about
- .
The President: Are you concerned about Thieu's problem in forming a new
cabinet.
Secretary Rusk:
Yes, but Ky will go along if there are no changes in Generals.
Walt Rostow: The "deal" is that Ky will be main negotiator in "your side,
our side" situation.
CIA
- Vietnam from being overrun. We have invested 29, 000 dead
and $75 billion.
We must be careful not to flush this down the drain. But
we do have the right to expect cooperation from South Vietnam. Thieu and
Ky agreed to this. Bunker said they needed more
- have passed it. They are at
How much trouble is the President having?
General Abrams: He is stronger.
to him.
The Prime Minister is a great boost
The President: Is Ky a threat, a dangerous threat?
General Abrams: He's not helpful. Thieu
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3. The matter of reconnaissance.
South and have their intelligence.
We must have this.
They are in the
4. Important political issues. Go ahead and get their views on more
formal talks and views on terms for settlement. Thieu and Ky suggested
"our
- and unbending.
We will stop bombing under right conditions.
PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS: We have tried to come up with formula to
let us stop the bombing with no public
Vance:
They have refused to suggest anything at this point.
will not permit the Thieu-Ky
- about the NLF.
Questions of procedure must be taken up.
Saigon cannot be ready for November 2 because Thieu and Ky
cannot be ready. They do not want to participate in what the
President is trying to do.
2. The President has been urged to stop
- overseeing group
thought the Thieu-Ky election was a fraud. The President asked Director
Helms to check this and if it is not true, get the information to the Senator.
Secretary Katzenbach: Reported on tre Rusk-Gromyko talks which were
underway in New York
- of the Politburo. We need to stir Thieu and Ky
up to probe around more with the NLFo
Bunker should ask Thieu and Ky to get something going. This one
is purely our thing" We need to get them going on somethingo
Mr. Ro stow: It would be excellent for Thieu to say
- that President Thieu
and Vice President Ky have almost identical priorities which is encouraging.
The President asked if President Thieu
States.
planned to come to the United
Ambassador Bunker said yes at a later date when he settles down
the government a bit
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Times story by Rick Smith and Marvin Kalb at 8:00 a. m. today may be
put together.
The President:
Tell Bunker to get Thieu moving on telling his people now.
Thieu must tell Ky, Prime Minister, and Defense Minister and draft a
statement.
The President
- and self-confidence.
l
There is a conflict between Thieu and Ky but I am not worried about
it.
I think they both should stay.
There is friction between Thieu and Vien because of quarrel between
two wives.
Vien will resign when I leave {Westmoreland
- concern is the tactics of the South Vietnamese
Government. Last word is that Ky won't get there until the 9th.
You stopped bombing 32 days ago.
I fear we will have this package fall
apart and get back to heavy fighting.
Saigon appears to be stalling until
- ACCEPTED BY THE GVN IN THE COURSE OF THESE CONSULTA
TIONS AS THE ONLY VAY, PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, THAT WE COULD HOPE
TO HOLD TALKS VITH THE OTHER SIDE. I THINK VICE PRESIDENT KY
SAID ONCE THAT AS A NATTER OF PRINCIPLE WE OUGHT NOT TALK WITH
·THElltt- IUT
- was talked over with Thieu.
By the end of June Thieu and Ky had agreed that this was the best practical
way to proceed. In July, Vance spelled out the your-side, our-side formula
to Lau. Nothing came of it, however, at that time.
In mid-September
- preoccupied with conspiracy 1 shifted from the new
ly established
constitutional
government back to Air Marshal
'Ky and tight military ._controls.
It was Wlenthusiastic
about
negotia't1ons.
scenario projection
advanced gaze time tc
It confirmed wi their awal