Kennedy Era Vietnam Split Deepens After Coup Talk
A Pentagon report criticizes leadership and argues the U.S. must consider disengagement from Vietnam as Diem’s regime falters. It notes Ministers like Minh privately oppose Thieu while U.S. officials debate a coup and increased involvement, highlighting growing gaps between Washington and Saigon.
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Kattenburg Biographic Note From State Department School
The Los Angeles Times details Paul Kattenburg a long serving U.S. official who taught at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. The profile recounts his career from postings in Asia and the Philippines to the Philippines desk and Southeast Asia Bureau, his role on the Vietnam working group in 1963, and later service at Georgetown and as deputy chief of mission in 1967. It notes his retirement planned for August and mentions colleagues’ views on his Vietnam advice.
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Pentagon Study Secrets Keep leaking from Vietnam era
Washington reports on the Pentagon secret study of United States involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Articles by LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post and others draw on 1963 material covering coups against Diem, Johnson’s stance, and U.S. plans to bomb North Vietnam and send troops. Mentions Hilsman, Lodge, Rusk, and NSC debate.
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