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‘Massive F irepower’Is Planned by U.S.WASHINGTON, Jim, 20 fAP) — Secretary of Defense Rotn’rt S, McNamara told Congee** Thursday of plans foi ' miiwlvf* application of firepower In Viet Nam. He *!*lt; disclosed that budgeting U based on an assumption thal fie:hlJrtsc will continue through June 19G7,Backing Up President Johnson’s m|Uc*t for an extra Installment of $12.7 billion for the Viet Nam operations thb year, McNamara told a joint heating by tlie Senate ArmedServices and Appropriations Committee* that still more money may lie nmktl.lie udvised the senators: We vnuat !m? prepared 1o deploy fvrn more forces if Hie CommunistsLet V.C.Join Tnlhs:■ !choose to expand iheir opera-lions in Viet Nam.”More AmmviUioa The rtiMMiiaion of firepower rime la explanation of fl re-quest for an extra 12.1 billion for ammunition to bring llw re-U ThantFrom Press Dftmttl**UNITED NATIONS, Jarquests in that arou to M. I billion • 20 Secretary General Ifor the current fiscal year.•‘Our opr rational plans call for a massive application of firepower to enhance the effectiveness of our forces and reduce casualties/1 McNamara ■aid In ihe censored statement mode public outside the closed hearing.Pi trussing the need for odd I* tloiwt fighting forces, McNamara tolr the senators:“We have assumed, for budgeting purposes, that combat operations will continue through the end of June 1N7 '*The biggest Increase in unit tComt on /'a$f t\, Cut I*Thant appealed Thursday fa n voice for the Viet Cong wv Communist Chin* in UK Vietnamese peace talk* m repreaentalfon for all partfc In a poal-war govemmrnt 0I he country-Thant also appealed indirtctt at a news conference foe an Ji definite expansion of Iha tfi bombing lull against North Vk Nam. lie argued that the Cenev Agreement of IIS4 on fodocfcln should be the basis for a fttlfc ment of the conflict.lie said the political ctiixud /lont lt;m fb Co*. I*
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Darmstadt, Hesse, DE
Fri, Jan 21, 1966
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