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  • though their the ARVNwill be strong, escalate in parts But on US forces. achieve a complete victory. vis We doubt in a se1·i6us weakening of the CNN/ARVNapparatus result will areas. to mal
  • of North Vietnam_cou ld be stopped if we got in retu rn a symmetrical de - escalation . Secretary Rusk: probes : Responded to th e President's request to revi e w our peace We have u n dertaken dozens of probes . We have been in touch with the Pope
  • , Fc~h m·13r De lhi, Tehra n, Ca i ro nnd Da e::;kok. He l enven D:meko'k early to:norrm-J c:.ornin:; for Tokyo and ~1ill p~oc•;ed fr om t here to Cimbcrra Bnd Saigon. (b) Arthur Gol clbc!:g h~n visited the Pope , Sarag!lt, Horo, li'anf'ani, DcGt:ullc
  • ~, -,,., ~-~·--~,....--....,..~>•--·-.,~•-·.··~J· • • - - • ·,;.:·• "! ~:--·..• • •• _- ! ••••• ., ...... • •• •. •• • ·- ... ·:- .·.1 •• •• ...• .• 1 17. 32. Ambassador Bunker's last words before ._Ileft Saigon V:'ere, "If we stay ~vi~~ -~t, we will come out all right
  • dent-elect R i c h a r d M. Nixon, brought his mother­ in-law as well as his bride, Nancy. He introduced Mrs. Paul Moore, of Aiken, S.C., Nancy's mother, and pulled Mr s. Moore into all the pic­ t ures. Sen. Thurmond , 66, told everyone how lucky he
  • usociated them Jea11--Paul and the Yugoslav , well known 00°aided popaaa.diaili cleao o-f the proje~t •f ·ti. poup wu al•• ..,..ened d d.\e "~ln • sponaon • majo-r aour@e •f actioa ,,.e Seqhn A,6) The pres~ig~ publie • of t:he ''Berlltrand
  • . ·en the other hand, hia d'!ensh'ea have also been costly to the U.S. and especially the GVN. Furthermore, the battle is not yet over. VI. In :re-cognition of thls ne\v situation, additional troops are des-irable: · -- to pursue the enemy's de!eat
  • : Ti'le Outlook in Vi etnm1 L This l;!em.orandum.does not seek to explore of the sitm.tion a long term. in Vietnam, whether developments involve a con.tinu.?,tion a level comparable is more probable but it Saigon, the indcfini a,t
  • Banner into area where Pueblo was seized. Seizing a North Korean vessel. Limited blockade of North Korean naval vessels. 3. Moves to strengthen our basic military Note: items. We reviewed with Paul Nitze Sec. McNamara will report posture
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  • a n t, the Pope, and the thoug htful p re s s ; and th a t we be sp e c ific a lly re sp o n siv e thro ug h se c re t channels by exp loring a c tive ly the p o s s ib ilitie s fo r a negotiated so lu tio n w ith the B r i t i s h , the R u s s ia n s
  • i n t h o d o n o r ' s d e e d o f g i f t . GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION GSA DC 7 3 . 4 9 5 GSA FORM 7122 (7- NA T IO N AL ARC HI VES AND RECO RD S SER VI C E W IT H D R A W A L S H E E T ( P R E S I D E N T I A L L I B R A R I E S
  • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State I.Col Paul E. McGill, USAF ........................ Col George Overbey, USAF .......................... SE~ ► - NOFORN CINCPACAF OASD/I~A D-4 13 S~ - NOFORN VIET CONGTEAM Seniors General Creighton W. Abrams, USA MGenWilliam R. Peers
  • . P O S I T I O N AGAINST M IL I T A R Y .ACTION AND I N FAVOR INT E R NA TION A L CONFERENCE. - G P - 3 , LYON < .BT,,... VI- T . •* OntGOlNG TELEGRAM II □ 0.4 0 2 \ • D epartm ent State ' of ATE: Cj c o lu c i 10 u 0 K Classification
  • cn C o n g re s s io n a l L a a d e r s h ip M e e tin g of A u g u st 4 V 22 - D E V E L O PM E N T S ON AUGUST 5 M c N a m a r a R e p o r t s o f A u g u s t 5, 1964 - T . P y _ 2 < ^ , N A R A , I > a t e J ^ ------ XX. TAB VI - C O N
  • Administr tor NSAM No. 217 on Offici 1 Visies to South Vietn m. It re d s follows: "The Pre ident h s a ked tTh official vi it by high r nking military nd civilian per onnel to South Vietnam b coordin ted with Governor H rriman. Accordingly, uch proposed
  • and as a last resort, we will have to give the supersonics, but we should first try to get Jordan to buy them from a European supplier. The decision in the Jordan case is a major one invol vi ng all the Middle East. Act ing Defense Secretary Vance: The Jordan
  • will aerve under the •upervlalon of tile Secretary of State and he and hl• Committee will bave the respoualblllty and authoi-ltJ !orth 1n NSAM 280. ••t Isl Lynd6~ Distribution: Forrestal Johnson NSC Files - 1 cy 1 CY-.. 1 cvFF.IC.IAL USE .ONLY 'vi
  • , and improved their road ne t s. e . Morale is down in Viet Cong ranks and is uncertain in the North Vietnamese army . It is not ye t a t t h e br e aking point. Secretary McNamara read from a Rand report on the ext ensive damage done t o the Vi e t Cong
  • Military Casualties 3,600 90 720 NO GOOD ESTIMATES Civi lians 40 0 30 General Wheeler: The attack on Pleiku came as a surprise. The r e we re no South Vi~tnamese casuaities . Our fo rces were in a compound outside the town. The a r ea has been quiet
  • (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) DATE CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE RESTRICTION ei1ecto1 , FBI to Bremle'f StRltb ~ d. Al4-VI ~1..: j oo -~31 a&e eehle 1 p ~I/ » ·'is=N4d '15~ Secret Director, FBI to Bromley Smltli o~ d..- l'-'-' N1-'l"D0~3 I 1 p ~~ l#••l'•'S' NZJ
  • worked on . ( 1) Khanh is a very impres s ive person who ·realizes fully that hfo problem i s not just militar>' · ( 2 ) We ne e d to get rnore flags flyin g in $(}uth Vi etnam . We need to help persuade other coun tr ies to pr ovide ass i s tance to 'v
  • absence, as well as all the other U . S. personnel who serve in Vi e tnam . Ambassador Taylor noted his own appreciation and admiration in the members of the U . S. team . The meeting adjourned at 3: 15 . ~JG Chester L. Co~ Atchmts - a/ s -==32:0P
  • ' the dtJ>ect auper•ieion of ta. An1ba•ea4oii·. ) 6. P:t·o grame ot military an.cl economic aasiatauce sheuld be n:u.dntata.d at euch level• that. ihetr mapit•d• aad efl•ctivenea-e in the •Y•• of the Vi•tna.meee Goverameal do act fall helo,w the levels
  • AND DOWNED VI C HON GAY HARBOR, ABOUT 0 5 0 75 0 Z . at 3UN0 REPOGTED ACFT H I T , PILOT AT THAT T I M E LOCATION. IF DRV, (VIV COMPLETED SECOND ATTACK ON PT UNABLE TO COOTROL ACFT AND E J E C T I N G . SEEN BUT " B E E P E R ” HEARD FOR APPROX
  • In response to a reques t from t he President, Mr. lvlcCone reported that there was nothing new out of Vi etnam this morning worthy of mention . Secretary Rusk said that we had preliminary information about what might become an important new development , l. e
  • ~ESTOJi HAIPHONG. 'AND THE BAI THUONG AIR-F'IELD 70 MILES SOUTH OF HANOI. IN ALL CASE-,·, DARKNESS PREVENTED BOMB DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. THERE WER,ENO A IR CRAFT REPORTEDLOST OVER NORTH VI ETNA~ LAST NIG.HT. 1 MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SOUTHEAST.ASIA 2 G
  • the questions, the report will review: I. U. S. Objec­ tives in South Vietnam; II. Present U. S. Policy in South Vietnam; III. The Present Situation; IV. Alternative Present Courses o! .Ac­ tion; V. Possible Later Actions; VI. Other Actions Considered
  • previously announced. Furthermore, we thought we had to keep in mind the worst pas sibility down the road: that we lose Khesanh or have a debacle there and {although even more unlikely) that the North Koreans take some severe steps vis -a-vis South Korea
  • to make decisions prior to the re t urn of Secr etary McNamara . Secreta ry Rusk said he was taking a sober view, even a pessimistic vi~w of developments in South Vietnam . Listing the points of weakness in the situation in Vietnam was a way for us
  • Bundy George Reedy B ill M oy ers Ja ck Va lenti B romley Smith SEAVJCESET TH C: WHITE HOUSE WA SHINGION M arch 2 6 , 1965 .M.E.MOR /'iNDUl\1 FOR THE PRESID ENT I ;:ti.ini< the KSC meeting today should. be devotc
  • will reinforce the military power they now have a nd make a drive into central Vi e tn am -- possibly even further south. Hitting the POL ta r gets w ill hurt t hem in moving rice and weapons to replace those we have captured. Th ey hav e to step up t he
  • not be shippe d from the Unit e d St a t.c s on ~cs~el ;t fo r eign f la g if such vessel has called at a. North Vi c tn a n1 port o n or a ft er i., ·. the . effective date · of this memorandum. Exct.!ptions may be made a s to a ny su c h v e ss el if: (1