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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)

are definitively halted. or even and This is the position stated to me during conversations in the last few days with Premier Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Duy Trinh, foreign minister and deputy premier, and other high-ranking government and party leaders. Hanoi

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 83: June 20‑25, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

1n an ob•ervatlon made to me thl• mornlna after breakfast by Dick He belleYe ■ Cy Vance le the be•t el.Dale Helnu. man we could u•e to 1lt down with Ky and try to get him to play ball with Thieu throu1h the pre ■ ent crl Ucal pha•e 1n Vietnam. Helms

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 38, August 11-17, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

94-29-r;" 'l / 3 Jc,(" qt.I - 2 q S- J\)~ ,, A ~ 1-:,,t/-11 w q'l--~ f:'. Ill ,. w+t r, #30a eab r I . . f' Y' ' emo esident, 8.00 p.m. ,. #35b lt om r..t resident to Thieu PCI 2 ~.. ., #--3-5 d Itr President to Ro)yoake PCI - 2-p

Oral history transcript, Douglas Pike, interview 1 (I), 6/4/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Van] Thieu's secret then, do you think? P: Well, I think Thieu and Ky made a very good team in that Ky did have the charisma and he had the indifference to power. He gave the indi- cations that he didn't care that much by threatening to resign
; the intelligence community; Thieu and Ky; self-immolation; the Tet Offensive; the Phoenix program

Oral history transcript, William E. Colby, interview 2 (II), 3/1/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

the secret apparatus.That was Phoenix. Well, I'm fairly simple about this, because I say that the combination of the three, and the number-one priority that President [Nguyen Van] Thieu and Ambassador [Ellsworth] Bunker and General [Creighton] Abrams gave

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)

, the latter had said that President Thieu and General Cao Van Vien had agreed that Vietnamese Government forces, in "hot pursuit" of enemy forces near the Cambodian border, should be permitted to pursue them across the border. Vietnamese Government forces

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 81: June 7‑12, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)

•AS NOT t IKEi. y TO F3ElNH!BITl::D SUC'CESSFL"i.LY BY ;n:•s ~UPPORTERS. AFTER THIEU .. . . DECIDED TO APPQIVf TRAN VAN· HUONGP~IME MINI$f.ER, THIEU SET A90U! FCiR:WIING A CAnI~ET Pl wHICH 'I.Y WOULD'HAVE LESS INFLUENCE. HE FURTP.tr?sr:n:~OTHENED HiS

Oral history transcript, Bui Diem, interview 2 (II), 8/14/1986, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Thieu, the group of, by then, and Colonel Vuong Van Dong, the whole group who organized the coup of 1961. G: To your knowledge, did the Americans know about this coup beforehand? D: I didn't know about it. We knew at that time that something
of fighting communism; coups against Diem in 1961 and 1963 and the coup of 1964; U.S. awareness of coups and commitment of troops in 1965; Diem's contact with the U.S. Embassy as minister of the prime minister's office; Diem's work under Nguyen Cao Ky in 1965

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)

. I 'J;'HENRECOUNTED ARRA.NGEMENTS ·Fo_RMY rr;r.::::TING • ) WITH ~A VAN LAU, TOLD•.ZORI.N MEETING LASTED TWO HOURS, AND iES·- t·CR!B2D· IN GENERAL TERMS COURSE Or .MEETING. I SUMM.~lHZSDBY SAYI\!G :° I .BELI:£VED. HA-:VAN'-LAU U·NI:5E:RSTOOD OUR

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 33, July 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 18 (Item)

IN THE THIEU•KY SLATE. THES.t VERSIONS ARE GENERALLY CONSISTENT IN INDICATIN8 THAT THE MEETINGS BEGAN VITH DISCUSSION OF THE •a1G• MINH ISSU£ · AND THEN TURNED TO DISCUSSION OF THE THIEU AND KY CANDIDACI£S. IT ALSO SUJIS QUITE CLEAR THAT THI.S LATTER

Oral history transcript, James R. Jones, interview 4 (IV), 1/28/1985, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

for himself, but the right decision for our country, for what they were doing in Vietnam. He was aware of that; he was aware of the need to inform them. But I suspect that's the reason why. G: Now, do you recall President [Nguyen Van] Thieu's reaction
Democratic convention; LBJ’s relationships with Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu; LBJ’s 1969 farewell address to Congress; the Fortas/Thornberry Supreme Court incident; LBJ farewell get-together at the White House; LBJ’s problem with TV appearances; Robert

Oral history transcript, David E. Lilienthal, interview 1 (I), 6/18/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

there would be in Vietnam, to be dealing with economic matters which turned so largely on political conditions, was premature. But he waved that aside and turned out to be right. We did put in a report that I presented to President Thieu in May and a couple
Ky; Robert Komer; Tex Goldschmidt; Nguyen Van Thieu; RMN; Khrushchev; Max Milliken; William Westmoreland; William Gaud; Henry Kissinger; Phil LaFollette; Mike Monroney; Abe Fortas; Harold Ickes.

Oral history transcript, Jean A. Sauvageot, interview 3 (III), 8/14/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Republic, but they were never really effective. But President [Nguyen Van] Thieu's Land to the Tillers program was implemented in a very serious manner. It really did result in getting land out to the tiller. So they called it the Land to the Tiller program

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 103: Nov. 1‑4, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

year• whoo they ■et u;:, ~ joiot United States-Mexico Coaaissloo co Border Development a::d Frimidship. Joining me 1n tbla epooaorshlp are: the gentlewr.,, fraa California, Mr. Van Deerlta and Hr. '?Ulmey; the gmtle:zmn £rm Ar1:ona. Mr. Udall; th

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 81: June 7‑12, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)

FOR US. XUAN t TYUAND l ~EDUC TKO· SAID THEY WOULD . TAKE ~UR SUGGESTION ., A---~ ~- UNDER CONSIDERATION. r 4. BY PRIOR AGR~:EMENT t HABIB ·ALSO IN A SEPARATE CONVER· T:'T.'l..i., . . 1. SATION "(ITH. HA·"'·VAN-l:-"AU, SUGG-ESTED A PRIVATE MEET·l

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

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

[Nguyen Van] Thieu, who, at the time--or Khanh or whoever it was--I forget the older man who was president for a while, he used me to help get the message across. G: Gosh, there were so many. F: Yes. Anyway, so a lot of these people didn't read English
Returning to Saigon following the JFK assassination; Robert McNamara’s December 1963 visit to Vietnam; January 1964 Khanh coup and alleged French involvement; what the French might have wished for Vietnam; Christmas 1964 in Dalat; Tran Van Don; Le

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)

will be given this job. B. I would like to hold a reception in his honor so as to give him the very best send off with all of the Vietnamese and Americans with whom. he is going to have to work. C. I would also like to take him to call on Thieu and Ky, which

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

with the NLF but failing to mention the latter part of Dan's ~emark about North Viet~Nam.) Nguyen Van Thieu stated (1) peace cannot be attained overnight and must result from a strong military and political position. (2) Nevertheless, "ending the war" is one

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [2 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

and 7, 000 respectively. The comments of Dr. Phan Quang Dan, Suu' s Vice Presidential running mate, in an informal press conference on August 25 for foreign correspondents, are interesting. He said that there is "an atmosphere of suspicion" that Thieu

Oral history transcript, Robert E. Lucey, interview 1 (I), 10/19/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

cameras and confronted by several reporters. asked me if I thought there was any religious element in the election. They The reason for the question was that the leading candidate for president was a Catholic. His name was Nguyen Van Thieu. The vice
; Archbishop Binh; Angelo Palmas; Nguyen Van Thieu, Nguyen Cao Ky; Latin American ambassadors meet in San Antonio; St. Francis Xavier parish in Stonewall; the Committee for Peace in Vietnam; assessment of LBJ and CTJ.

President's Daily Diary entry, 5/30/1967 (Item)

Benigno C. Hernandez to be Ambassador to Paraguay. Released exchange of messages between the President and General Nguyen Van Thieu

Oral history transcript, Don Oberdorfer, interview 1 (I), 6/3/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

think I mean, twenty reporters their hands and so forth, and sort of gather around and listen and then-- G: I understand he made good copy when you could get him going . 0: Oh, to sure he did . Yes, he did . see [Nguyen Van] Thieu

Folder, "Southern Yemen," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 50 (Item)

, and that Presidential messages be sent only to Prime Minister Sato of Japan, King Sri Savang. Vatthana of Laos and President Nguyen Van Thieu of Vietnam. (Insert here pages 1 through 19) NEAR EASTERN No messa.ges have been prepared for Greece, the UAR, Yemen, Syria

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 70: Apr. 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

Honolulu meeting, they will travel, Washington for meeting with Harriman. if it is so desired, to 6. It is their·impression that ·Hanoi· timetable is not·,- re.peat not, • too· hurried. t Of possible interest is .fact that Nguyen Thoung, North Vietnamese

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

INTO THE' CRmms. THUS, THERE ·rs EXTRENE URGENCY IN THE TASK FORCE· s RELIEF JOB.-)· 3. _AT A ~lEETING OF . THE. TASK FORCE ON 8 . FEBRUARY, · KY. ATTEMPTED T.O SOOTH EVERYONE'S FEELINGS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN CRITICIZED BY OTHERS. ?RIME MINISTER NGUYEN . VAN LOC

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 87: July 5‑12, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)

apprehensions ·about Americ.an _interitions, the people have remained calm and steady. Thieu, moving 'Yi,th increasing confidence and acting in accord ·with the_ constitution, invited the hig:µly respected .Tran Van Huong to form c!l, new Cabinet. As a result

Folder, "Australia: President's Trip to the Holt Funeral, Memos and Misc. Cables, Dec. 1967," International Meetings and Travel Files, NSF, Box 20 (Item)

Department, plus 396 inc luding 100 Press President Park Chung Hee Mr. Kyu Ha Choi, Mini s t er for Foreign Affairs plus 47 including 25 Press Thursday, 0920, Canberra Charter Boeing 707. 4. Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu Dr. Tran Van Do, Foreign

Oral history transcript, William R. Desobry, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1983, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

to a meeting in their capital--I'm trying to think of what the name of the capital was; I can look it up on the map here. I went to this meeting with [Nguyen Van] Thieu and [Nguyen Cao] Ky, and at that time Ky was number one and Thieu was supposedly number two
of its citizens; Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky's leadership; which areas were under Viet Cong control; pacification activities such as digging wells and setting up schools; State Department involvement in providing services to small Vietnamese towns

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

to the Department. the following to the same end: , A. How we can best expose the new Government and its plans to the press b~backgrm;mders -- by Thieu and Ky, for example, as plans develop. B. The possibility in January -- over U.S. The arguments of a report

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

to the Department. the following to the same end: , A. How we can best expose the new Government and its plans to the press b~backgrm;mders -- by Thieu and Ky, for example, as plans develop. B. The possibility in January -- over U.S. The arguments of a report

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [5 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)

General Thieu General Ky King Bhumibol Prime Minister Kittikachorn Prime Minister Rahman President Park Laos Australia New Zealand Philippines Viet-Nam Viet-Nam ·•Thailand Thailand Malaysia Korea Informal visit to U.S. Manila Confer~nce and attendant

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

Carver to briefing on, television. (.Dean Achesotl, and othera objected to using Carver in public. ) Dick Helms. -4- Nov. 3, 1967 Clark Clifford: -- bring Thieu to the United States (Nick Katzenbaclt Implied we should make sure his political baee

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

Carver to briefing on, television. (.Dean Achesotl, and othera objected to using Carver in public. ) Dick Helms. -4- Nov. 3, 1967 Clark Clifford: -- bring Thieu to the United States (Nick Katzenbaclt Implied we should make sure his political baee

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 100: Oct. 16‑22, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)

with particular interest the emphasis in P1·esident Thieu's October 7 N~tional Assem.bly speech on impoi-tance of stronger and more effective land distribution program. Your recent reporting has provided many other encouraging indicators of real and growing

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)

, Secretary General Nguyen Van Huong, Defense Minister Vy, Foreign Minister Do, Chief Joint General Staff Vien, Minister of Interior Vien, Minister to Prime Minister Cang, Information Director General Linh, Brigadier General Thung (South Vietnam Political

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 64: Feb. 22‑29, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)

of the DMZ that can carry one-way traf1'1c arid are continuing to make improvements so that th, road will handle two-way traffic. Highway 1 is open for one-way traffic from Hue/Phu Bai to Dong Ha, Engineers are working on the road· bet_w'een. Ai Van Pass

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 104: Nov. 5‑8, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 71: Apr. 6‑11, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)

to turn over gradually the major effort to the South Vietnamese, we are now starting to give them a degree of preference in our most modern weapons. Also keep in mind that Thieu recently is calling up 135,000 additional men. They all have to be armed

Oral history transcript, George Jacobson, interview 1 (I), 10/29/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

and problems along the line, and there really wasn't any stability in the government from then until Nguyen Van Thieu and General [Nguyen Cao] Ky came into the government. But these three generals had a great opportunity, and they fluffed it. Everybody's got

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