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Oral history transcript, Alfred B. Fitt, interview 1 (I), 10/25/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

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

Memorandum # 313, Public Comment by Officials Re SE Asia as Reported in Washington Newspapers, 7/31/1964 (Item)

308. ~tf~ ~ McGeorge Bundy -CONFIDENTIAL Distribution: l cy - C. Johnson l cy - NSC Files - Dispatched: 7/31/64 ·'T.

Folder, "NSAM # 313: Re SEA stories (ref: NSAM 308), 7/31/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

Bundy -CONFIDENTIAL Distribution: 1 cy - C. Johnson 1 cy - NSC Files Dispatched: 7/31/64 -

Folder, "November 28, 1967 - 1:40 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Wheeler, Helms, Rostow, Christian, T. Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

a letter from the President asking for more time. The President approved the dispatch of the letter to Vance. Secretary Rusk said the Greeks told the Cypriots that the Turks are bluffing .. The President said it also appears that the Russians want to see

Folder, "[January 3, 1966 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

"- '!\TT,,, o_u · .i. .LIZED 6 Meeting of January 3, 1966 President: What else can we do - - we have dispatched the world. What can we do further? peopl~ all over We kna.v that our bombing resp. has not done the job. Valenti: Why not direct contact

Folder, "[April 22, 1968 - 6:00 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

was agreed by the President and dispatched by the Secretary of State to Vientiane for transmission to Hanoi. (Tab B) Underlying the discussion was agreement that there would be great frustration in the U.S. and difficulty in subsequently conducting the war

Folder, "NSAM # 329: Task Force on Southeast Asian Economic and Social Development, 4/9/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 6 (Item)

., BoBudget (Schultze) Chmn, Ex:-Im Bank (Linder) C. Johnson NSC Files Dispatched 11/17/67 OFFICIAL USE ONLY 3' I • THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON ..C.ONFIDEN''l IAL April 9, 1965 NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. , 329 MEMORANDUM TO: SUBJECT

Folder, "NSAM # 330: Re 3/16/65 Rowan Report (Vietnamese Conflict), 4/9/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 6 (Item)

. AmbaaeMlor la PH&•••• hi'• ~eatarmed. l cy ea: C. Cooper C. Johnson NSC Files Dispatched 4/13 - Rcpts nos. 156-160 .,,...-. DRAFT April 6, 1965 ~T NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMoRANDUM NO. MEMORANDUM FOR: 1. '? 30 The The The The Secretar y

Oral history transcript, Harrison Salisbury, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

as your dispatches, and you've testified before the Foreign Relations Committee. S: That's right. M: I don't intend that you duplicate a lot of what you've said then, but I think this is an important episode. Were there any special conditions of your

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 1," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

of representatives afternoon as McPherson up with the "wise later 1 and the dispatch transmitted proposal. the same to take Instead route unexpectedly had long before were materialized to await the North Vietnamese. On Monday, Ro stow tolil/to get

Folder, "August 8, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday luncheon group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

their responsibilities in this nation, even the Russians. 2. Justice Tom Clark Secretary McNamara said a DOD plane had been dispatched to pick up Mr. Clark in Bangkok. The President said he had been advised that Mr. Clark had a case of hepatitis .. 3. Bombing policy

Folder, "February 9, 1968 - 10:15 p.m. Senior Foreign Policy Advisors meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

around Khe Sanh. How many men are tied down in the cities. What can we do to get more men out there. Secretary McNamara: We could accelerate the dispatch of four battalions which are due in April. The President: Harry, (Harry McPherson) get me a talking

Folder, "February 10, 1968 - 3:17 p.m. Senior Foreign Affairs Advisors - Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Rostow, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

recommended by the JCS (call up and dispatch of the 82nd Airborne Division and the Sixth Ninth of a Marine division). The President: Senator Russell said we do not have anybody in the U.S. Army who ...c ompares with General Giap in guerilla warfare

Folder, "March 5, 1968 - 1:14 p.m. Tuesday luncheon meeting - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Helms, Taylor, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

? THE PRESIDENT: Is that the ammo? GENERAL WHEELER: worked this out. There is no problem on that. They have THE PRESIDENT: I agree with General Johnson on this proposal to hurry-up the dispatch to Vietnam of 3 maneuver battalions. Their current ETA is March

Folder, "NSAM # 346: Assignment of Highest National Priority to Critical Ammunition Items for South Vietnam and the Mark 48 Torpedo (R & D only), 4/26/1966," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

21 F 0QOS7 l cy ea to: C.Johnson By ' d+-fj , fA) G) 1] e,z;;;.... .L W. W. Rostow NA_R A. Date 1J.-i. - f/ NSC Files -SECltET Dispatched 4/26/ 66 - Rcptso nos. 119-126 ' i '• l

Folder, "April 9, 1968 - 8 a.m. Camp David meeting with Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, Bunker staff," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Secretary Rusk at 9:35 a. m. to have Bundy dispatch a reply to DRV. Mr. Rostow: Where is pacification? Ambassador Bunker: Chieu Hoi low, but better than reports. We are getting out into countryside. Most of RD teams are back. Thieu very good

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

that could be used, then? T: Oh, yes. G: It was a secondary advantage. . Did we get evidence in succeeding months after the dispatch of the . helicopters that this was working out? T: Well, I'll just say that for the year thereafter--we're talking about

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

and destroyers which can target on the enemy. There are 4 North Vietnam divisions at Khesanh. We have available the 1st U.S. Infantry Division. We have one additional ARVN Division available with units which can be dispatched quickly. There are 39, 968 friendly

Oral history transcript, Maxwell D. Taylor, interview 3 (III), 9/14/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, turning points that you look back on and think, gee, I wish this instead of that? That you wish things had gone another way? T: Now it's all over, I would say that the following decisions and actions on our part are the most regrettable: a) the dispatch

Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 4 (IV), 1/10/1969, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny) (Item)

and efficiently for an organization of this size. I have the impression that decisions are arrived at with better information, more accurately, more promptly, and with more dispatch and vigor in this Department perhaps than in any other agency of the U.S

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [1 of 2], Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

a political embarrassment . The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported in a story last week tbat Mrs. Chennault, who held two top committee jobs in the Nixon campaign, made "secret" contacts with the South Vietnamese in t he candidate's behalf j ust before

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 6 January 1964 - 1 April 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

that the President had talked about this problem with President Macapagal d:.iring his visit here. He believed we should examine the situation carefully, particularly the results of the Ma.nila meeting, that further consideration should be given to dispatching

Oral history transcript, Barry Zorthian, interview 4 (IV), 5/27/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

, obviously, in the various techniques used in dealing with the pressin backgrounding, in giving the press access to military expertise, and in providing all of the facts and information collected. The press is going to file its dispatches. Far better it does

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 3, Tabs RR-ZZ and a-d [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

of the Fifth Air Force issued an order to dispatch aircraft but then reversed the order because of the approach of darkness and the superiority of enemy forces in the ... area. Secretary McNamara.: The Wonsan. ~orth Koreans have a large air base in Walt

Folder, "March 11, 1968 - 6:57 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on additional troops for Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. The training facilities will be completed by the target date of April 15th. Training of the first increment of 5,000 men is now in process and the training schedule will not be delayed by either equipment or facilities. The first dispatch of Thai troops

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 2 (II), 5/1/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

make that very, very clear, and the report of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to which I gather Draper had access, makes it very clear-and so did the dispatches of TadSzulc., who knew what he was doing. changed around the time that Mac Bundy

Oral history transcript, Samuel T. Williams, interview 2 (II), 3/16/1981, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Folder, "March 4, 1968 - 5:33 p.m. Meeting with Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

the following questions: 1. What particular forces are you recommending that we dispatch immediately? How do we get these forces? 2. How soon could we formulate what we want from the South Vietnamese? 3. What difficulties do you foresee with your

Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Folder, "The Bertrand Russell 'Trial'," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 191 (Item)

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Peace offensive re Vietnam, 1/5/1966, Volume 3, Tab 37," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

this propaganda . The Vietnamese are preparing to dispatch teams of defectors from the Viet Cong and North Vietnam to travel in Europe, J"\frica, and South A.'Tlerica eh"'S>laining what's going on in Vietnam . These are defector!:; v1ho have been thoroughly

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, August 9, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

the United ~ations Development Program and the newly formed Asian Development Bank have dispatched missions of experts to adv!se the Indonesian Governmen: on critical development ef:'orts . II . ACTI02.J PROGRAM U. S . Objectives 13 . ie seek the devel

Oral history transcript, Warren L. (Bill) Gulley, interview 1 (I), 11/29/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

communications came back to me here at Washington at this office or at my home. aircraft. Of course I had to dispatch support In other words, we sent helicopters to Torrejon in Spain. We had to get people into Rome. We didn't really know where the President

Oral history transcript, Frank Church, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

Senator from Idaho. He dispatched me as a Senate observer on a trip to the Argentine as a kind of indication of his new friendship and embrace. He intervened in my behalf to obtain for me a seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, when I

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol 7, Meeting with the President and Draft Memo," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 49 (Item)

Folder, "March 31st Speech, Vol. 2, Tabs A-Z and AA-ZZ, [2 of 2]," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 47 (Item)

~ FORCE HAS BEEN DISPATCHED TO ENGAGE. IN DIKHTUONG P~OVINCE AT 030250H, ANESTIMATED ENEMY BAT- .· TALION ATTACKEDTHE NORTHSIDE OF MY THO. FRIENDLY ARTILLERY. ;! . -47. AND·HE'LICOPTERGUNSHIPS FIRED IN SUPPORT• ENEMY BROKE ,;•• oJNTACT AND WITHDREWAT

Folder, "South Vietnam and U.S. Policies [X-File] [2 of 2]," Files of Walt Rostow, NSF, Box 19 (Item)

Folder, "Air Strike Targets North Vietnam, 8/64 - 9/64," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 228 (Item)

OR EMPLOYMENT OF AIR RESOURCES AGAINST THE ” 94 TARGET LIST" TO FACILITATE DECISION AS TO SCALE, TEMPO, TARGET CATEGORIES TO BE STRUCK, RESPONSE TO PARA 1, REF A IS BEING DISPATCHED SEPARATELY? SUBJ: FRAGMENTARY OP-ORDER NO, 1 FOR AIR STRIKES AGAINST NVN. 2. ™ e