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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • ':ie following information was received from interrogation of a Viet Cong Summary -- Plans for the VC Tet attack on Danang City were outlined to a group of select cadres on 22 January by Ho Phuoc, Secretary of the Quang Da-Danang Spec i al Zone
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • -revolutionary strategy. f •. This strategy, used by Mao in China and by Ho Chi Minh in Southeast Asia, starts with a peasant base and gradually encircles, throttles and cap­ tures the cities. Marshal Lin likened underdevel­ oped countries such as South Vietnam
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 103: Nov. 1‑4, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 68: Mar. 19‑24, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 31 (Item)
  • ano'\bar--vbat. would ban been thll oonaequenaea it we 011r ■lliur:, had nner aid \o Sou.~ Viet-Ir•! There 1a little dotM \Ila\, by' bl"Oualn now, Ro Chi Minh would haw acbiewd hi• lite-long objecniw ot iapoaiJlg a Coaunut regiae on SOll\h '11
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 75: May 6‑8, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • HO CHI-MINH, AND AN EX•BAO DAI MINISTER WHOSENAME WAS SIMILAR TO !Rid~ VAN DO. CSOUR CE DID NOT RECOC~IZ! THIS NAME). 11. - DISSErt,: CI NCPAC PACFL.T AR?AC PA.CAF. 25X1A NO FOREIG!'iDISSEM .I
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 90: Aug. 1‑10, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 38 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 96: Sept. 26‑30, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • \'1 WHITE HO USE · :,~, ·MR RUSK ST ATE · _:_J ·r,n HELNs CIA :.-~ 0 300701Z ZYH ZFF-3 ·. : }FM -. GEN ABRAMS COHUS~·:ACV 3·" r" • • •+• i .. t • ... ~ - - (4,)Ci)(:,) , · (, ,I(
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 87: July 5‑12, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • Chairman Ho's teaching: !More .diffi.culties. and har_dship~ Jo· .P.e :encounter.ed when reaching victory 11 so that they w·ould harden their standpoint and accomplish th~ir missions under all circumstances . - 2 - In regard to the Paris Peace Talks, A5
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • . MAURER THEN WAUNCH.ED INTO WHAT .. WAS VIRTUALLY~~,rJ,wo·-:HOUll .,MONO-LOGUE HE SAID HE DID ·o·ur· ·or.~--~A~~~T.HREE~:~Ho•u-:'rt::~b--1scuss"fo:N:: . ~~T-KNOW DIRECTLY WHY SAN ANTONIO OFFER HAO BEEN TURNED DOWN SINCE~' • SPEECH WAS GIVEN ON LAST DAY
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 97: Oct. 1‑4, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • in the course of the upcoming NPG meeting in Bonn. Although the § Jtrrcip•~r r ·e;J.:.~.on· fo r iny_]-iiiiY{~~J9._Jittinu:.a~iff..'~J~i.-·n1.~gt ~~o.f "t_!f1f.:~AT.Ct 'Ji :.Chi~fs _.of .Staff l n .Brussels1 which was called '.1 -*~onsiaer ·""the-~~p)i.cat ~::J
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 99: Oct. 10‑15, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • '!ES£ TARGETS ,: I.N :1R£TALiATIO?f:,fOR ~:V.I£T.: - co»G ::BOMBING-: Qy\:A:,'. U~s • ..BARRACKS: AT QUr--·· ~HO~i;; '...TH£.:c VICC:' ·PRESIDEEMT ;"ATTENOEIJ~\BlJT :. 5£CRETAR't · . RUSK-·WAS •srriL :otiT .·. or: TOWN~ .; · · QUOTE ., l~f: RESPONsf
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • that ·such a ·t;aboo rno u n cls o ( books great d es s:,! r v ~ -~ to th.e thioJ it tvith you some good long the book is shar~ ~I is . burni·ng agains~t that ••• lo h g -s ho u l"d have destroyed: b c 0 k th a t you t!ler'e is_ so
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 62: Feb. 14‑16, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • 'Ith St:re•t. • C. h'&Uli'., ,1 1,VU LBJ / WGB:mm 2 15 / 68 • 1 a ntiuhi.t• 1• oa ,-.r •leotloo •• S.CJ'eial'J 0.•n.l ef U.. o,... tU~_at1oa A • r _aa ••· TM ollle• 1• oa. special cballe ge d oppo, .. t..Ur •• the re lo l ho , ente.r • • MW
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • the cessation of all hostile acts in Korea and respecting the waters, respecting the demilitarized zone and waters contiguous to the demilitarized zone ·and to this land UNQTE. ·The PUEBLO engaged in no ho~tilities at all~ What provision of the Armistice
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • CTIO N WITH iHE CHANGES IN PROVINCE CHI EFS, HE SAID THAT THE PRO- - P ~1riH'x---t~2S-f.-i' e E e2 rre r , INCE CHIEF I N LA M DONG HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED AND THAT HE PLANS TO GO AHEAD -WITH OTHERS. 3. I ,'\ SKED THIEU HOW ·HE FELT ABOUT THE NEW
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • lea.twee of till• plae•om•••l ••c••• l■ that the "9rwtt.bnl .. pl'oportlaa of tile•• tnck "kW• .. Ila•• NeD oa rtNte• 911ud 912 la tile aol'tllel'IIIDGat ••aclae• of the Ho CM M1ab trail etract1are. Stace a ''kill" l• DOt cn41tecl -■le•• tu ft.lakle l
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • Vietminh battalions marched on the C:entr:11 Hi~hlands or what is now South Vietnam for attacks on Kontum and Pleiku. Although a decade later there were still many newcomers in Vietnam who refused to believe it existed, the Ho Chi Minh Trail had become
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • TORTURE CAME TO SE R£GARDSDAS A "ORMAL PRACTICE DURING PARTY ORGMHZATION. ft ft AS A RESULT OF THIS OPPRESSION, IN NOVEi'laER 1956 A S?ONTMlEOUS PEASANT RE3ELLION BROKE our IN PRESIDENT HO CHI MINWS HOME f'KOVU~ce:: AND HAD TO BE PlJT _Down.BRUTALLY
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 74: May 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • there will be great pressure at the outset of the nego.tiations to stop the .fighting as the first order of business, we might consider initiating i::n.'"llediate cea·se.fire negotiations by the opposing military commanders on the pattern of the French Army-Viet Minh
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • Tlauaday. Fel:tnaary 5:25 p. m. a. 1968 Mr. PreaW.nt: Herewith Ho'• order of the tlay for the Tet offea•lve. I l>elleve Ile meaat e"Ntry word. w. w. B.oatow Sal1on 18562 . GE>NPl&ENTIAL WWRoatow:rln DECLASSIFIED E.O . 12356 , Ser , .4(b} \~'h:it.e
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • on negotiations or on "talks" in themselves-and to expect too much, too soon. Americans think of negotiations as the road to peace but there is unmistakable evidence that Ho Chi Minh thinks of negotiations as another way to fight a war-in effect, as another
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • BELIEVETHATEVERYO~E WHOCANCO~TRIBUTE TO THAT SUCf~ESS,~1usr co~~IB 1JT£. A:~:o I HAVE TRIED IM "y REf1ARKSTO . r-OVIJT OUT THftT THE SOVIET u:aoN HAS BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY AND· THE~E3?0NSiaILITY TO EXERTI~FLUE~CEOMHA~DI. ~rn.-PRESI~E~rr, I HO?~ THATTHF.PERFOni"IA
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 83: June 20‑25, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • exchangeswith you o~ the topics which should be covered with the GVN 'f i• 1~ the light o! ~ho si~uation ns •it develops in the meanUrne. • Our main thought 1s •• I • that it. would K be use!ul to have·a.full a.ndleisurely exchange of views belwcon
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 65: Mar. 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • to cooperate in dealing with national problems. However, on March 5, I found Thieu in a plainly different mood with regard to Ky. Whereas on March 2. he had laughed a bout the rejection by the Lower Ho\Be of his request for special economic powers and said
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 100: Oct. 16‑22, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • •' '-"'la -A...,_\_,4\.4:.£J. 1,.,L.! 1. - 4,... I U.°1tle~~stan1, ho•.vcver, th".t Stat~ 1.-Ioncfo.y. C:ctobcr 21. r.;1.::iy now y,rish to Tcco~.uizc a::; e::i.rly as ... The l.Hlitary Govei·nm.:.::nt is i!l !u!l co:1trol, a nc1 no dzniflc:~mi oppo
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • important t!iat we maintain ·· & certain flexibility in our public poelilona because we •imply do not bow ·:~ the ezact form negotiations will aaaume. But ho can be confident that we do not intend to n.aotiate without the GVN laaua which are it• vital
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • POLI'rtCAl PAiHTIES, CvM~UlSYS AND GAULLISTS, NOT ONLY SPEClFlCALLV OPPOSEDTO OUR vn:THAt'r f'FPRTS SUT Al.SO DEOICAU.:o TO LIMITATIOH OF TIIE PO'tER AOOINFLUENCE OF THE U.S. IN ~LO AF'F'AIRS. 3. F~E CU OFFICIAL INTERF"ER}:NCE- HO\J MUCHOE GAULLE WILL VISH
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 94: Sept. 12‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • BREZHNEVGOES• KOS~GI~ WILL: NOT• BREZHNEV's· SUCCESSOR IS UNKNOWN,BUT GRECHKOWILL BE REPLACED BY GSF'G·CINC YAt
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 98: Oct. 5‑9, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • . There would be no particular problem in his waltlng 30 to 60 days, although it might be helpful polltlcally and psychologically if the announcement were made earlier. in Guatemala W. W. Rostow DECLASSIFIED Whtto Ho By4 WWRostow:rln ~ GONFID!:MTIA.L
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • SLXJGEStlON AND I!S I'.1.EL,I~:cATIONS CLEARLY., .THAT LAU'S RESPONSE W.AS NEGAT1:VE--BIJT-THAT ...~HE: SAID Hi WOULD~!HINK ABOUT: IT. I TOLD ZORIN I ASSUMED NOR7H · i•VI£T:~h~1!::S_i:: WQULD-DIS.CUSS THIS MAT-TER1.HTH ·HIM. AND I HO?EO_~·:_ . :..t•/OULi) SE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • Vietnamese guerrillas up the Ho Chi Minh Trail-in reverse and taking over North Vietnam supply • po~s~~ey~. ·0 Hi13 general evaluation of the situation in South Vietnam is very·reasonable encouraging·. He has asked for an appointment through his· embassy
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • . For Hanoi dld not observe the splrit or the letter of the agreement from. the day it went lnt:o effect. thelr military forces out of Laos. They dld not, as they had promlsed. pull And they continued illegally to use the Ho Chi Mlnh trail through Laos
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • that the National Liberation Front wished to send representatives to the U. N. During my meeting with President Thieu December 6, I reviewed with him the status of his proposed letter to Ho Chi Minh suggesting direct talks betweenNorth and South Vietnam. He has
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 77: May 15‑19, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • . n., tvan 1f you cmm.>t ..JDCO tilt ~D~ tlv~ Qmtl Ds.322A Dt>W accept our p ~ , I uxgo you tu .1ct at tfio 82 smviv~ ~ of 'tiie Pueblo's crew amd iho b""Y of lldX·.- \.ho died wilo in your cust«.y. Jloldia3 tho crau as h~u:es mad
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 81: June 7‑12, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • ' WWRostow:rln DECLi. ~s·r:rn E.O . 12)5 ~ ~ 'hire Ho, " C t ,· ', fA.f-, 1 .-(.l •• . t,, , .i(b) ~ .'.J. 1--t, t9,:;,3 . ~ -?-?t:Z- -~ ' - . - - SECRET THE WHITE HOUSE WASH I NG T ON PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD June 7, 1968
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 81: June 7‑12, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • ARECLOSETO KY. THIEu·s SELECTION OF' MAJOR GENERAL NGUYEN' VAN MINH AS CAPITAL.·DISTRICT COMMANDER WAS Nor AND· COlLD NOT BE QUESf IONED BY KY BECAUSE MINH IS A PROFICIENT SOLDIER, HAS NO POL-ITICAL TIES, -AND IS RESPECTED BY KY. BY 8 JUNE, KY, WHO
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 50, November 8-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • · ·of tho Advlaory Con:roit~OI),:····!t.:~no·also a;roed.. th.at ;ho functlono a:iv~i~nf ·i!.~i.~OnOf.U.c~t,~uld J.ip11·na.~c of the\ bai ~P,_andod c11 r.foor.• st;ry. to pe~L~.:~oM_utt:otio~o w!.~h tho W.gh Cowtco!.cruli: • i I ll
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • American temperament. This evident disinclination for a long, drawn-out·test of will in concert with the noisy demonstrations of the radical minorities encourages Ho Chi Minh and his advisers to hang on (Red Alternative A) or to escalate (Red Alternative B