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Index of Key
Documents
Chapter 1 The
Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945·1960
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#1 Report of Ho's Appeals to U.S. in '46 to Support 27
Independence
#2 1952 Policy Statement by U.S. on Goals in Southeast 28
Asia
#3 Eisenhower Committee's Memo on French Requests 33
for Aid
#4 '54 Report by Special Committee on the Threat of 36
Communism
#5 Dillon Cable to Dulles on Appeal for Air Support at 39
Dienbienphu
#6 Dulles Cable Barring Intervention 40
#7 Dillon Reply on French Reaction 41
#8 Memo of Eisenhower-Dulles Talk on the French 41
Cease-Fire Plan
#9 Eisenhower's Instructions to U.S. Envoy at Geneva 43
Talks
#10 1954 Study by the Joint Chiefs on Possible U.S. 45
Intervention
#11 Cable by Dulles on Negotiations at Geneva on 47
Vietnam Elections
#12 Chinese Communists' Position on a Neutralized 48
Indochina
#13 Details on Chinese Informant 50
#14 "Final Declaration" at Geneva Conference and U.S. 50
Statement Renouncing Use of Force
#15 Lansdale Team's Report on Covert Saigon Mission 54
in '54 and '55
Chapter 3 The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963
#16 U.S. Ambassador's '60 Analysis of Threats to Saigon 120
Regime
# 17 Memo from Rostow to Kennedy with Nine 123
Proposals for Action
# 18 Vietnam "Program of Action" by Kennedy's 124
Task Force
#19 '61 Memo from the Joint Chiefs on Commitment 130
of U.S. Forces
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#25
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#29
#30
#31
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U.S. Approval, in 1961, of Steps to Strengthen
South Vietnam
Report by Vice President Johnson on His Visit
to Asian Countries
Lansdale Memo for Taylor on Unconventional
Warfare
Cable on Diem's Treaty Request
Note on a Plan for Intervention
1961 Request by South Vietnam for U.S.
Combat Forces
Cable from Taylor to Kennedy on Introduction
of U.S. Troops
Taylor's Summary of Findings on His Mission
to South Vietnam
Evaluation and Conclusions of Taylor's Report
on Vietnam
Conclusions of McNamara on Report by General
Taylor
1961 Rusk-McNamara Report to Kennedy on
South Vietnam
Memo from Joint Chiefs Urging a Greater Role in
South Vietnam
State Department Study in Late '62 on Prospects
in South Vietnam
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131
132
135
143
144
145
146
149
151
153
155
158
160
Chapter 4 The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem:
May-November, 1963
#33 Notes on Kennedy Meeting on Diem Regime 197
in July, 1963
#34 Intelligence Estimate on '63 Unrest 199
#35 Washington Message to Lodge on Need to Remove 200
Nhus
#36 Lodge's Reply to Washington 201
#37 C.LA. Aide's Cable to Chief on Contact with Saigon 201
Generals
#38 C.LA. Station Chief's Cable on Coup Prospects in 202
Saigon
#39 Lodge Cable to Secretary Rusk on U.S. Policy 203
Toward a Coup
#40 Rusk Cable to Lodge on Views of National 204
Security Council
#41 Further Rusk Cable to Lodge on Diem-Nhu 205
Relationship
#42 Lodge's Response to Rusk on Diem's Closeness to 207
Brother
#43 Cable by U.S. General in Saigon to Taylor on 208
End of August Plot
#44 Memo on Washington Meeting in Aftermath 208
of August Plot
768
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#46
#47
#48
#49
#50
#51
#52
#53
#54
#55
#56
#57
#58
#59
#60
White House Cable to Lodge on Pressure for
Saigon Reforms
Lodge Cable to Kennedy on Means of Bringing
Reforms
McNamara-Taylor Report on Mission to
South Vietnam
Lodge Message on Meeting of C.I.A. Agent
with Gen. Minh
Further Lodge Comments to Rusk
Kennedy Position on Coup Plots
White House Cable for Lodge on Response to
Gen. Minh
Lodge Message to Bundy on Dealings with
Generals
Bundy's Reply on Coup Hazards
Harkins Message to Taylor Voicing Doubts on
Plot
Further Harkins Comments to General Taylor
Bundy Cable to Lodge Voicing White House
Concern
Lodge Response to Bundy on Letting Coup Plan
Proceed
Further Bundy Instructions to Lodge on
Contingency Plans
Lodge's Last Talk with Diem
Order by Johnson Reaffirming Kennedy's Policy
on Vietnam
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212
214
217
219
221
221
222
223
225
225
227
230
232
236
238
238
Chapter 5 The Covert War and Tonkin Gulf:
February-August, 1964
#61 McNamara Report to Johnson on the Situation 279
in Saigon in '63
#62 '64 Memo by Joint Chiefs of Staff Discussing 282
Widening of the War
#63 '64 McNamara Report on Steps to Change the 285
Trend of the War
#64 U.S. Order for Preparations for Some 291
Retaliatory Action
#65 Cable from President to Lodge on Escalation 293
Contingencies
#66 Draft Resolution for Congress on Actions in 294
Southeast Asia
#67 Cable from Taylor Warning on the "March 296
North" Campaign
#68 U.S. Note to Canada on Points for Envoy to 297
Relay to Hanoi
#69 Summary of Taylor's Report Sent to McNamara 299
by Joint Chiefs
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#70 William Bundy Memo on Actions Available to 302
U.S. after Tonkin
#71 Pacific Commander's Evaluation of Washington's 306
Action Scenario
#72 Memo from the Joint Chiefs on September's 308
Covert Raids
#73 State Department Aide's Report on Actions 310
Taken after Tonkin
Chapter 6 The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam:
August, 1964-February, 1965
#74 Rusk Query to Vientiane Embassy on Desirability 354
of Laos Cease-Fire
#75 Saigon Embassy's Response on Drawbacks in 355
Laos Talks
#76 U.S. Mission's Recommendations on Further 358
Military Steps
#77 Rusk Cable to Embassy in Laos on Search 362
and Rescue Flights
#78 Joint Chiefs' Recommendations on Military 363
Courses of Action
#79 Plan of Action Attributed to McNaughon at 364
Pentagon
#80 Top Aides' Proposal to Johnson on Military 366
Steps in Late '64
#81 Memo on Johnson's Approval of Renewed 368
Naval Operations
#82 Report of Meeting of U.S. Envoys to Review 369
Operations in Laos
#83 Cable Authorizing Air Strikes on Laos Infiltration 371
Routes
#84 William Bundy Draft on Handling World and 372
Public Opinion
#85 McNaughon's November Draft on Vietnam 374
Aims and Choices
#86 View of Chiefs' Representative on Options 377
Band C
#87 Taylor's Briefing of Key Officials on Situation 379
in November '64
# 88 Final Draft Position Paper Produced by 382
Working Group
#89 Account of Taylor's Meeting with Saigon 388
Generals on Unrest
Chapter 7 The Launching of the Ground War:
March-July, 1965
#90 Letter from Rostow Favoring Commitment of 428
Troops by U.S.
770
Page
#91 Memo from Rostow Advocating Ground Troops and 429
Air Attacks
#92 McGeorge Bundy Memo to Johnson on "Sustained 433
Reprisal" Policy
#93 White House Cable to Taylor on the Rolling Thunder 438
Decision
#94 Draft by William Bundy on Results of Policy in '65 439
#95 Cable to U.S. Envoys in Asia Announcing Sustained 441
Bombing
#96 McNaughton Draft for McNamara on "Proposed 442
Course of Action"
#97 McCone Memo to Top Officials on Effectiveness of 450
Air War
#98 April, '65, Order Increasing Ground Force and 452
Shifting Mission
#99 Taylor Cable to Washington on Step-Up in Ground 453
Forces
#100 Johnson's Message to Taylor on the May 10 Halt in 456
Bombing
#101 Rostow Memorandum on "Victory and Defeat in 457
Guerrilla Wars"
#102 Prime Minister Wilson's Warning to Johnson on 458
Petroleum Raids
#103 George Ball Memo for Johnson on "A Compromise 459
Solution"
#104 McNaughton Memo to Goodpaster on "Forces 465
Required to Win"
#105 McNamara's Memo on July 20, 1965, on Increasing 466
Allied Ground Force
Chapter 8 The Buildup: July, 1965.Septemher,
1966
#106 State Department Memorandum in November on 497
Bombing Pause
#107 Notes on McNamara Memorandum for Johnson 498
after Vietnam Visit
#108 Notes from McNamara Memo on Course of War in 500
1966
#109 Further McNaughton Memo on Factors in Bombing 502
Decision
#110 McNaughton Memo for McNamara on Anti- 504
Infiltration Barrier Plan
#111 Johnson's Remarks to Officials of U.S. and 506
Saigon at Honolulu
#112 Memo on Pentagon Meeting Following up 507
Honolulu Session
#113 Rostow's Memo on Bombing of Hanoi's 510
Petroleum Facilities
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#114 Joint Chiefs' Order to Begin Bombing of 510
Hanoi's Oil Facilities
# 115 August McNamara Memo to Chiefs Challenging 511
Troop Request
#116 Cable from Westmoreland in August on Manpower 512
Needs
# 117 Vietnam Bombing Evaluation by Institute for 513
Defense Analyses
Chapter 9 Secretary McNamara's Disenchantm(
October, 1966-May, 1967
#118 McNamara Memo of Oct. 14, 1966, Opposing 554
Increase in War Effort
#119 Joint Chiefs' Memo Disputing McNamara View 564
on Bombing
#120 McNamara Draft Memorandum for Johnson in 565
November, '66
#121 Komer Report to Johnson after February Trip 567
to Vietnam
#122 Westmoreland's March 18 Memo on Increase 568
in Forces
#123 March 28 Westmoreland Cable to Joint Chiefs 572
on Troop Needs
#124 Joint Chiefs' April 20 Report to McNamara on 577
Troop Needs
#125 Notes on Johnson Discussion with Wheeler 579
and Westmoreland
#126 McGeorge Bundy's Memorandum to Johnson 581
in May on Bombing
#127 May 4 Memo on Force Levels by Systems-Analysis 584
Chief
#128 Rostow Memorandum of May 6 on the Bombing 585
Program
#129 Secretary McNamara's Position of May 19 on 589
Bombing and Troops
#130 William Bundy's May 30 Memo on Reasons for U.S. 598
Involvement
Chapter 10 The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround
# 131 Adm. Sharp's Progress Report on War at End of 1967 626
# 132 Wheeler's '68 Report to Johnson after the Tet 628
Offensive
# 133 Orientation Memo for Clifford Telling How Targets 634
Are Chosen
# 134 Cable to Envoys in Asia on Day of Johnson's 635
De-escalation Speech
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