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Mayaguez crisis stirs White House debate on force
The Mayaguez freighter and its 39 crew, unarmed and not spies, drew intense pressure from Capitol Hill and the White House. Senators Buckley and Javits urged military action. Byrd and Byrd demanded a 48 hour deadline. Pentagon and State Department weighed diplomacy with China and Congress under the War Powers Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Security Council
Kissinger
Midwest
William E. Colby
CIA
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Péitagon
Mayaguez
Pentagon
State Department
Peking
Phnom Penh
Paris
Teng Hsiaoping
China
United States
Cambodia
Elysee Presidential Palace
Teng
Washington
Capitol Hill
Wesson
Ford
Congress
Southeast Asia
Nessen
James L. Buckley
R.con.n.y
Asst
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Sen. Jacob
Javits
R-N.y
John Anderson
R-Till
Army
Howard Callaway
Atlanta