State Dept Seeks End to Pentagon Role in Viet Pacification
The State Department urges civilian control over South Vietnam aid programs by transferring the war victims effort from the Pentagon run CORDS to the civilian Agency for International Development. The move follows criticism of military lines in pacification and a collapse of other programs after the North Vietnamese offensive begun last March 30.
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Tad Szulg
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Anthony Faunce
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State Department backs long term aid over CORDS in refugee work
The Nixon era report urges transferring the refugee program to AID, citing long term rehabilitation as essential to Vietnam war victims. It criticizes South Vietnamese officials for corruption and administrative sloppiness while stressing coordination between AID and CORDS must improve. The National Security Council will decide on the transfer.
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CORDS
Nixon Panel
William P. Roge
United States
Hannah
National Security Council
South Vietnam
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