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  • and war:1.ed against a coal:tion gove:i:nrne:"lt. Arr.ong the pa2.·tic!.pants in the us emi!:a=ti were L-riflue~tial Sen2.tors Nguyen Gia Hien ana. Tran Van Lam. The Se~ate Foreigr.. Affairs Committee 0::1.January 24 heard Foreig!'l Mir.:.ister Do's views
  • . In talking with Thieu and Ky, you should make clear that we wish to see it through at their side. If we are to be pe~mitted to do so by American public opinion, they must move fast t~ing their forces back to strength; wherever possible to get the forces ,b'i
  • ----------------------------------------------17 Feb Face 68 -- Rostow memo to President, scheduled troop K two jobs in hand----- L the Nation 15 Feb 68 Bunker msg to Christian------------------- M 23 Feb 68 Saigon msg to State, Bunker briefs Thieu on themes for Face the Nation also
  • will be drafted beginning on March 1 and May 1 respectively. Some needed changes in top leadership (II Corps a;nd N Corps) are about to be made. President Thieu has reaffirmed his intention to proceed with the planned reotganiza_. tion in the armed forces
  • The "National Salvation Van Don and including r~ther completed its tion, and has is almost now trying to One chapter is Quang Tri. Neither ~ith the deeply reported Front, lessening; the promising. Two rival prod Thieu and broadening
  • .;,,.. IN1tORMATION THE WHITE HOUSE f WASHINGTON -I J Friday, Mr. Februa~y 16, 1968 -- 10:30 a. m. f President: Herewith (starting got from Mai Van Bo. page 2) what U Thant The simple answer is: They will talk if the. bo1nbing stops; They will not commit
  • and interrogated by Saigon police, the-:-V-1e~Cong°pfaii..to.:.:.lfrg:-aiii~~~ ..~:ti'o,­ ti~o1.:Paople:!2.~:llM~.=-iiegoJiate~for peace,.: /.rhis new Front plans -t;·-• substitute General Duong Van Minh for Thieu and Ky as National Leader of South Vietnam
  • -------------------­ believed pp position-----­ qq man in Hanoi----------------------------­ rr of U Thant's ss account msg, away from Fanfani memo, memo, talks conversation with Mai Van Bo - - with NVN regarding Khe Sanh battle questions may be over related 5
  • a Vietnamese (possibly President Thieu) would be the overall Force Commander and the United States v.rould provide the Field Force Commander. • 2. Your comments are requested on the feasibility and desirability of this or other command arrange~.aents
  • of the Ai Van Pass, within prompt reinforcing distance of Khe Sanh. We have plans to further reinforce t~is area on short notice if required. -ARVN ranger "4. We have a significant capability to reinforce Khe Sanh by fire in all weather conditions
  • of Hue ~xcept a quarter circle 500 meters in radius at the southwest corner of the Citadel wall. General Westmoreland commented that it appeared that enemy resistance was crumbling. President Thieu plans to visit Hue on 25 February, although General
  • . Speaker John McCor~ck Rev. Walter Fauntroy Mis e Dorothy Height -,. •• • ' 28 .·., ' (OVER) -...- . . Bayard ·Rustin Rev. .Leon Sw.li van Mayor Walter Washingto~ Whitney Young, Jr. Vice President Humphrey Roy Wilkins Ju~ge Leon Higg,'nbotham m
  • WITH THE SPEEU .ANDVIGORWE MIGHTHOPE. IN DOINGSO, HE HAS.MADEHIM­ ~SELF VULNERABLE TO CHARGES OF BEI~G UNDULYINFLUE~CEDBY ~THEAMERibANS~ANDTHIS MAYBE ONE OF THE MOTIVESTHAT :LIE BEHINDTHESE NATIONALISTICINITIATIVES BY KY ANDOTHERS . .THIEU COULDTHEREFORE FIND
  • north to obtain be made Hanoi would The period for a period 24 of Vinh. the concurrence Sunday denounce night, of Thieu the 31st. the project of demonstrated of several weeks. and, restraint, thus, Twelve hours later to know how
  • the viewpoint that I expressed when I quoted the statement of Presi­ dent Thieu of South Vietnam in my interview with the • corr~pondents. • RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION Q. Mr. President, in your judgment, did the interview Premier Kosygin gave to Life
  • and opening of negotiations c~mmunist· concessions would be deeply to the Saigon government. There would be a real risk that the Thieu-Ky regime would collapse, in fact be part of Hanoi's calculation and this would in accepting negotiations
  • PERFORt1ANCE, THERE IS 00 QUESTION BUT THAT THEY WERE CAUGHT IN A "PRE-TET" POSTURE.WE DO DT HAVEFULL DETAILS, BUT THEREIS SOME EVIDENCE THAT UNITS WERE REDUCED BY TET LEAVEAND WERE NOT FULLYALERTDESPITE PRSSIDENTS THIEU'S ASSURANCE TO ME THAT 50 PERCENT