South Korea weighs full withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
South Korea informs Saigon it may pull all nearly 50,000 troops from Vietnam within 18 months. First cut of about 15,000 planned this year, shocking American officials and pressuring Saigon to delay the move. Other allied forces are expected to withdraw. South Korea has not yet begun any reduction.
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Laird Orders Declassification of McNamara Papers
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird directed Pentagon censors to declassify as much of the McNamara papers as possible and estimated completion within 90 days. He will meet with congressional committees seeking a classified top secret Indochina study and stressed declassification decisions are separate from any criminal prosecutions over leaks to major papers.
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North Vietnamese drive off rescue helicopters in Cambodian marshes
North Vietnamese troops repelled medical evacuation helicopters with heavy fire as Cambodian forces pushed to clear the Vihear Suor marshes near Phnom Penh. Cambodian reports say about 20 government soldiers wounded and 33 enemy bodies left on the field as the 5,000-man push stalls. In Saigon, sappers triggered blasts destroying over 600 tons of ammo at Quang Tri near the DMZ, while U.S. casualties rose to seven wounded.
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Vihear Suor
Van
Phnom Penh
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