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

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Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 2, Tabs 88-119," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

. S . HAS TAKEN OVER R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y FOR WAR FROM T H E V I E T N A M E S E . 4 . THE IN- COUNTRY U S E OF U . S . A I R C R A F T HAS BEEN D I S C U S S E D BY ME W I T H GENERALS MINH AND T H I E U . T H E Y BOTH AGREE T H A T , N T T E P

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

. Some of General Taylor: Will General Minh be a help or hindrance? General Abrams: So far, he has been neutral. Walt Rostow: Do you believe offensive is primarily answer to maintaining the morale of our men and ARVN? Does the maintenance

Oral history transcript, John William Theis, interview 1 (I), 12/1/1977, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

had been in Vietnam with Nixon in 1953 when he made his global trip, two and a half months around the world, but most of which was spent in the Far East. We were up in Hanoi and the Red River Delta. fighting the Viet Minh. a losing cause

Folder, "Vice President's Trip to Southeast Asia, May 9-24, 1961 (II)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

Burma to be alert for any evidence that MAPequipment may be getting to Shan insurgenta '-!ho have reportedly crossed into Thail.md to _re~. Emb~ssy Bangkok~ has also been asked to urge the RTG to take concrete steps to reassure i-eei!'n'!'DBi'rIlL

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 1, Tabs 11-41," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 40 (Item)

tin g : (1) • • • / •- ,•/ . a few o th e r m a t t e r s a r e w o rtii ^ In c lu d e d in o u r p a r ty w ill be G e n e ra l G o o d p a s te r w ho is c o m in g a t th e e x p r e s s w i s h o f t h e P r e s i d e n t t o e n s u r e

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

AND GOT KHANH>S AGREEMENT TO T E L L MINH THE S A M E T H I N G S V /H IC H K H A N H U'AS A B O U T TO t e l l c a b i n e t r e g a r d i n g e v e n t in TONKIN G U LF. I IN FO R M E D KHANH ON L E A V IN G TH A T U 3 WOULD ‘ IN C R E A S E TH E NUMBER

Folder, "Deployment of Major U.S. Forces to Vietnam, July 1965, Volume 5, Tabs 314-325," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

g a l m o s t $4 b i l l i o n s o f U n i t e d S t a t e s a i d t o h e l p t h e F r e n c h i n I n d o c h i n a wage war a g a i n s t t h e V i e t M in h . As s o o n a s o u r a i d c o n t r i b u t i o n s b e g a n t o m o u n t. Ho C h

Folder, "Presidential Decisions-Gulf of Tonkin Attacks of August 1964-Volume II, Tabs 14-17," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 38 (Item)

A S M IL E THA T WE CDULD.COUNT ON . m i l i t a r y SUPPORT TOO ALTHOUGH GODR D ID ?^0T ,HAVE O FFER . BEN N ETT y BT CFN 126 5 1PM 221 L IM IT E D O F F IC IA L USE ADVANCE COPY TO S / S - 0 3 : 2 0 M , PASSED W H IT E HO USE, USUN 4 : 3 0 PM, 8

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

y V, * . - s s n s it iy j -4 - t o b e rea d y K nilitarily to do r n o r o tlian vrcs c r s now doin .3 i£ it r^ppaaved tliat the Pc.tr.ct L ao v.tis undc-rtaldn^ a cam paiga to E ciac th e Mclcong R iv e r to w n s. T ho ccoond w as to do c

Folder, "National Security Council - 1961 [2 of 3]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 4 (Item)

the situation may have developed, the fact is that the Communists are extending their control over the entire hinterland of the country, by direct aggression of Viet Minh forces supplied by Soviets overtly in contravention of every legal position

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

ADDITIONAL F - 1 0 0 SQUADRON TO SOUTH VIETNAM. ON BEHALF OF GVN, G?NEBAL TRAN VAN. MINH APPROVED ENTRY _0F___ SQUADRON. . GP-4. JOHNSON ' BT ‘ NOTE; A dvance copy t o S / S - 0 a t 1 2 :1 5 a .m ., June 1 1 , 1965 NOTE: P a sse d W hite H o u se, C I

Folder, "June 4, 1968 - 1:45 p.m. President's Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

not do much better. General Wheeler: The Vietnamese appointed General Minh to run the Saigon defense -- ARVN, police, RF and PF. The President: Would you brief us, Dick. (CIA Director Helms) Director Helms: There are new elements around Khesanh

Oral history transcript, Frederick Flott, interview 2 (II), 7/24/1984, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

about how well they do their job, and at the outset the impression was positive. Big Minh [Duong Van Minh] was perhaps a bit phlegmatic, but he commanded a lot of loyalties, and our impressions were positive. LBJ Presidential Library http

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cutback in Nuclear Production; Secretary Rusk's Report on Vietnam; Asst. Secretary Bundy's Report on Laos, 4/22/1964, Volume 1, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

in sevl.!ral n1ajor capitals so th;1t Lhcir point of view c;-in be put across to other countries . , '.l ( 4) The relationship between Khanh and Big Minh is not entit·cly satisfactory. Ambassador Lodge is trying to bring these two men closer together

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 2 (II), 6/1/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

: Was that the time I went out with him and we took [Nguyen] Khanh around the provinces raising his arms in the air? G: No, I think this was before Khanh. the Khanh coup. T: I think this was just before I think [Duong Van "Big"] Minh was still in. The Khanh coup

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 3 (III), 5/26/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

messages to the Vietnamese, to [Nguyen] Khanh, who had just overthrown Big [Duong Van] Minh, "no more coups." G: I've heard it quoted slightly-- Z: Taylor was with them, perhaps one of the greatest scenes of all history. They were the two most unlikely

Oral history transcript, William C. Trueheart, interview 1 (I), 3/2/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Oral history transcript, Chester L. Cooper, interview 2 (II), 7/17/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Folder, "NSAM # 273: South Vietnam, 11/26/1963," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

oloee advieo17 arrangeaent can b& mutuall1 Minh'• or worked out. g. Send Willlaa Jorden of the Deprartm.ent of State to S.aigon w1 th a Jlis•ion ot examining evidence to support a nev report re-empbaalzing Hanoi• s control and support of Viet eong