Ball Claims Antiescalation Ideas Welcomed by Johnson
Former U S Senator George W Ball, reached in Salinas, discusses the New York Times secret Vietnam study. He says Johnson administration officials anticipated escalation plans and that he urged caution before committing American forces amid Vietnam terrain and political pressures. He recalls urging restraint in 1964 65 and notes the president valued his dissent.
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Clifford says he never saw secret Pentagon Vietnam study
Washington DC Clifford the second defense secretary said he received a copy of the 47 volume Pentagon study after leaving office but never opened it. McNamara reportedly sent a copy to the National Archives and did not leak to The New York Times.
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VFW Chief Calls NY Times Vietnam Series Treason Threat
H R Rainwater national VFW commander denounces The Times publication of a Pentagon study based series as treasonous. A federal judge orders halt to the series pending DOJ injunction while Rainwater urges prosecution for revealing contingency war plans. The Bemidji Minnesota VFW convention hears his criticism.
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Courageous Public Service Times Applauded By Foreign Press
The foreign press praised The New York Times and The Vietnam Times for courage in publishing a Pentagon leak. They hailed the public service as revealing how the United States became involved in Vietnam and questioned the Nixon administration's secrecy.
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Publication Sparks Guarded Reactions Overseas
Saigon and allied capitals react cautiously to The New York Times disclosure of a secret Pentagon study on U S involvement in Vietnam. U S embassy officials in Saigon confirm no copies have arrived, while Swiss teleprinted summaries circulate, reflecting mixed views on the papers' portrayal of policy honesty.
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APME Protests Move To Stop Times Story
The Associated Press Managing Editors Assn protests government effort to halt publication of a secret Pentagon Vietnam War study. In a letter to Attorney General Mitchell and Defense Secretary Laird, APME calls the action dangerous and an attack on Times editors.
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Viet Report Copies Found Across Government Archives
Orr Kelly Gelb, 35, Harvard PhD 1964, held roles at Harvard Archives and Wesleyan University. Fifteen official copies of the Vietnam report were prepared at the Pentagon. several are now in White House files, State and National Archives. Participants listed include Katzenbach, Bundy, Elisberg, Holbrooke, Gelb, and Gorman among others. some copies reside at Rand Corp and the Lyndon B Johnson Library.
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