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General War Looms as Taylor Heads Viet Nam Mission
AP analysis notes rise of a broader conflict in Asia as Maxwell D. Taylor prepares to lead American efforts in South Viet Nam. Johnson administration weighs manpower shifts, escalation risks, and potential direct clash with China or North Vietnam amid a shifting Saigon government and fragile security. The piece compares Taylor to Lodge and outlines the political-military context shaping U.S. involvement.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
America
Asia
Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Peking
Moscow
U.S. Information Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Henry Cabott Lodge
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Khanh
Washington
Laos
Cambodia
South‘east Asia
Communist
China
North Viet Nam