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  • -------- ---------------------------- , .. . '. =10PSECRfTTHE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20301 CM-2944-68 3 Feb 1968 ...__ MEMORANDUMFOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: KHE SANH DECLASSIFIED Authority Jc S II)- 3 - 7i' ~ '{P , NARS, Date By ::::s 3- /' - 77 In response to your telephone call
  • . It did not even include a confusion ploy. Hanoi has done nothing. In all conversations -- and we have a telephone on every line - - the other party has merely hung up. We now n eed to make a report to the UN Security Council and consider whether
  • ~O 1 ~\.-, roeSECR THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF DECLASS WASHINGTON, IFIED 11', .'~-~~;;_JJ. ~ 0 D. C. 203 1 ~~~ ✓0-3 7?~ ~ , 'AR , Date -3-/6--7'J.. ~~-~~~li~~S :utho~ty Y MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Telephone Conversation
  • in the northern period two areas." At this concern point, about the President again expressed Khe Sanh. - In a telephone Westmoreland reaffirmed When General Wheeler and Wheeler's agreement the President be informed call to General
  • , ashin ton Star, telephon d you. He ·aid it ''is very · mport nt,' th y are working on a story. I ask d him th ubject f his story. He didn't ~ant to tell me. When I pressed him a bit more, h said ''it is a major story about the J ohnson ad1 'linistration
  • -------------------­ 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
  • Gardiner did allegedly make himself at home in an unoccupied office and was overheard telephoning the Attorney General's Office. Gardiner also claimed on the above occasion that he had a plan for restaffing the White House and requested an undercover
  • Rusk's le~ter of last now, saying simply that "I have read December, and agree with it. 11 3. Telephone Fulbright and tell him "I am not going to order Secretary Rusk to go before the Committee in an open hearing. 4. Telephone Fulbright and invite him
  • ) .* COPY LBJ LIBRARY -GEC-RET- “ 3 “ 6 3 3 , AUGUST 3 0 , 8 P M , FROM SAIGON tf REMAINDER OF LENGTHY CONVERSATION COVERED MUCH SAME GROUND AS THAT OF QUAT’ S D I S C U S S I O N S WITH JOHNSON (EMQTEL 5 2 2 ) . TAYLOR . s - - S CCRCT- COPY LBJ
  • : In accordance with our telephone conversation this morning, the Secretary has asked me to forward to you the attached package containing messages and memoranda relating to the period prior to the overthrow of the Diem government in 1963. The famous Hilsman cable
  • . WALTW,. ROSTOW • THE WHITEHOUSE Walt: In accordance with our telephone convers·ation ·this morning, the Secretary has asked me to forward to you the attached package containing messages and memoranda relating to the period prior to the overthrow
  • in a telephone conversation with General Westmoreland that "gravel has been laid north of Khe Sanh. " at the present afternoon. Bob said we h~ no other information available time, but would probably find out more this Art Mc Cafferty f' . ! INFORMATION
  • MEMOS January: 30 - - Situation A in SVN #3 31 -- Telephone Conversation 31 -- Spot Report on Situation with Saigon Station------------------ in Hue ----------------------------- B C 31 -- Situation in SVN #4
  • of conversation: 21 -- CIA memo, 22 -- SitRoom U Thant/Bunche communist report, forces in TET -- - -- -- --- ------------------- Memo to McNamara 23 Ginsburgh memo, status 23 Ginsburgh memo, reserve 23 -- Rostow summary 23 -- Rostow msg
  • . RAC ,NARA.Date /e>~^-97 CINCPAC FOR POLAD. REF: D EPTEL I7 9 TO P A R IS . RECENT CONVERSATIONS W ITH FRENCH CHARGE D 'A F F A IR E S PERRUCHE AND H IS S TA F F ON ANT I-FRENCH DEMONSTRATIONS AND ON TONKIN GULF ACTION HAVE OFFERED GOOD. OPPORTUNI
  • with other enemy facilities in northern South Vietnam involves the construction of landline telephone circuits along the Laos-GVN border from the m.1zto the A Shau area. Completion of the links will provide an additional element of security, as well
  • 203 236 1, 678 688 1 s transcript I am attaching a copy of Gen. Westmoreland of his of the conversation with you last evening and his latest assessment situation around Kh Sanh. White House Briefing Si".:1.1ation Room Officer
  • , 7:45 p.m. 8, 1968 ~ Feb. ,_~,.,v~ ,cJJ_, o---D ,c,,,q > Herewith General Walt's evaluation of the Khe Sanh position. As you see, it arose from a cocktail party conversation - - but outside of Georgetown. ,..: SECRE'f attachment ,, I 1
  • with limited service for civil use; international faciUties are adequate; effective coverage is provi~d by radio, wired and television broadcasts; 244,000 telephones DEFENSE FORCES: (Secret - No Foreign Dissem) Personnel: army 2,325,000, navy 142,300 (including
  • bill. I hope this will be the first of many measures that will mark this Congress as the Consumers' Congress. NOTE: The President spoke at 12:45 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. . . A Conversation of the President and George Meany Advisory
  • talents and energy far beyond the call of duty. You appear to have survived remarkably well, I may say. I recall with satisfaction the several meetings and conversations I have had with you during these 7 years. You have always been respon­ sive
  • le ty p e fro m MMCC to CIMCPAC Coonutnd C enter a t 042049Z. 2 . Q u e stio n ! why was CONSTELLATION to ld n o t to execute th e s t r ik e u n t i l d ire c te d to do so? Telephone c o n v e rsa tio n s between A d ^ x ^ Sharp and O eneral B u
  • IN THE CONVERSATION. TH E IM PLIC A TIO N WAS THAT TH ERE WAS A P O S S IB IL IT Y THAT TH E A USTRALIA N S WOULD RESPOND TO A REQ UEST FOR MORE TROOPS BUT THAT THE INCREASE IN STRENGTH WOULD TAKE SOME TIM E AND WOULD BE A D IF F IC U L T DECISIONo 3* I TOLD HIM THA T
  • is extremely criti cal of the e ntire war effort. Ambassador Harriman: reporte d on his recent conversations with Kosy gin and Tito: Mr. Kosygin, who speaks for his government, does not want to get the UN involved in the Vietnam prol::lem. He says U. S. bombing
  • been engaged a. By supporting the Jarring Mission we have been seeking to move toward a settlement of the Arab -Israeli dispute. More than 50 bilateral conversations have b e en held. The two countries have now given papers to Ambassador Jarring who
  • to the Security Council but we wish to cont ro l the circumstances of that discussion. He recalled when we had proceeded in a similar manner following the Desoto Patrol incident in the Gulf of Tonkin . Ambassador Thompson summarized h i s conversation with Soviet
  • the commitment to South Vietna.in• In general, the peace offensive is supported, but doubts are expressed that it would produce any results. Ambassador Goldberg reported on his conversations with UN Secretary General U Thant, the Pope, Italian leaders, de Gaulle
  • rather than a personal tone . The President asked whether we had any other channels o f communica ­ tion. He recalled the Seaborn channel. He was reminded of the conversations which are apparently being carried on informall y by the French i n P a r
  • then this paper has been the point of departure for discussions with the GVN. So far the GVN has only accepted and implemented the gradual conversion of Mobile Action Cadre to survey cadre. GVN ministries have continued to use cadre proliferation as a substitute
  • by events. No decision on this matter can be taken until we have further infor ­ mation about the conversations which are taking place between Khanh and the Cambodians. The P1·esident said it was his understanding that Ambassador Lodge approved all the r
  • .) th a t ON KHI EM, KHIEM S A ID THAT HE L IK E D KHANH„ HAD ASKCD .KHIEM TO TAKE POWER. a ( r lE L D THAO TEELS t h a t THAO RECALLED A CONVERSATION HE HAD Vv'ITH THAT GENERAL ON 2 6 A’J GUST. c r y i n g , - not KH i EM W kZ HOWEVER