Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume I, Vietnam, 1961
Index
- Achilles, Theodore C., 114, 117 n, 614
- Ainsworth, Thomas W., 191, 193, 194
- Air Force, U.S., headquarters established in Vietnam, 665-666, 678
- Alphand, Herve, 584-585, 611, 613, 727
- Alsop, Joseph, 72, 363
- Amory, Robert, 321, 607
- Anderson, Daniel V., 15 n, 40 n, 394 n, 436 n, 596 n, 680 n, 718 n
- Anderson, Adm. George W., 328, 329-330
- Anspacher, John M., 128, 346 n, 658, 704-706, 761-763
- Anthis, Brig. Gen. Roland H., 665-666, 678
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
(see also Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces), 183, 307, 313, 368, 372, 404, 423, 710
- Airborne battalions, 356, 357-358Border control plans, 405-406
- Civic action program, 229, 372, 423
- Defensive disposition, 3, 486-487
- Families of soldiers, 372, 451
- Intelligence capabilities, 401-404
- Mobility improvements, need for, 427, 428, 441
- Morale problem, 357, 369, 451
- Special units for, 355-358
- Training for, 278, 354-355
- Assistance programs, U.S. (See also Vietnam: U.S. commercial aid program, U.S. economic assistance, U.S. military assistance), 18, 509
- Australia, 344, 564, 609
- Bagley, Lt. Cmdr. Worth H., 310, 368 n, 380, 532, 569-570, 683 n, 702 n, 754 n
- Ball, George W., 114, 117 n, 255, 273, 322 n, 343 n, 375, 533, 572n, 613-614, 670, 736
- Barthelemy, Marcel, 584
- Battle, Lucius D., 47 n, 310 n, 337 n, 595 n, 681 n
- Bell, David E., 359, 607 n
- Bernau, Phyllis D., 359 n, 588 n
- Binh Xuyen sect, 182, 183
- Bissell, Richard M., Jr., 61, 321, 343 n, 534
- Black, Col. Edwin F., 74, 77, 113, 244-246
- Bohlen, Charles E., 727
- Bonesteel, Maj. Gen. Charles H., III, 74, 113, 118-120, 121, 122, 123
- Boun Oum, 413
- Bowles, Chester, 80n, 83, 87 n, 92 n, 117 n, 308, 535, 540, 613, 670
- Boyle, Brig. Gen., 477, 527
- British Guinea, 545
- Brown, Brig. Gen. George S., 464 n
- Brown, L. Dean, 584
- Brown, Winthrop G., 302, 477, 727 n
- Brubeck, W.G., 337 n
- Bryant, Col., 401, 404, 405
- Bui Van Long, 410
- Bundy, McGeorge, 13n, 16, 19,
46, 80
n, 123, 243
n, 252, 274, 337
n, 362, 577
n, 607
n, 648
n, 661
n, 681
n, 688
n
- Counterinsurgency operations, 310 n, 663 n
- Military command structure, U.S., 606, 612, 673 n, 766
- Taylor Mission, 343, 345 n, 427 n, 443
- Report, 576, 588, 598 n, 603 n, 612-614, 619 n, 657, 717 n
- Vietnam, Republic of:
- Flood relief task force, 442 n, 457
- Program of Action, 132-134
- U.S. troop deployment, 595 n, 605
- Bundy, William P., 321, 434-436, 532, 607 n, 640 n, 688n, 733
- Burdett, William C., Jr., 35
- Burke, Adm. Arleigh A., 21, 83, 119
- Burma, 59, 324, 482, 594, 621
- Burris, Col. Howard L., 607 n, 610 n, 747
- Burrows, J.A., 762
- Butler, Michael, 267
- Buu Hoan, 169
- Cabell, Gen. Charles P., 532, 577 n
- Cambodia, 49, 59, 482, 594
- Campbell, Col. Albert W., 380
- Can Lao Party, 2, 21, 39, 48
- Canada, 393, 594
- Cao Dai sect, 182
- Castro, Fidel, 215
- Central Intelligence Agency, U.S., 17, 62, 215, 332, 345, 376 n
- Central Intelligence Organization (CIO). See under Vietnam.
- Ceylon, 594
- Chapman, C., 668 n, 718 n
- Chatterjee, D.N., 191-195, 567
- Chau, Gen., 675
- Chayes, Abram J., 117, 474 n, 629-631
- Chemical Corps, U.S., 663 n
- Chiang Kai-shek, 145-146, 432, 530, 692
- China, People's Republic of, 18, 56, 341, 474, 581
- China, Republic of, 56
- Chuang. See Tran Van Chuong .
- CINCPAC (See also Felt, Adm. Harry D. ), 653-655, 722, 753, 757-758
- Civil Guard. See under Vietnam, Republic of.
- Claxton, Philander P., Jr., 24J.n
- Cleveland, Robert G., 15 n, 40 n, 93 n, 116, 118, 121, 122, 241 n, 718 n
- Clifton, Brig. Gen. Chester V., 46-47, 198-199, 604 n, 607 n
- Clinton, J. W., 233 n
- Coffin, Frank M., 172, 702-703
- Colby, William E., 22, 78, 128-129, 658 n
- Cold War Task Force, 63
- Collins, Gen. J. Lawton, 49, 691
- Colombo Plan, 550
- Communist insurgency in Vietnam, 5,
404, 434, 449, 752
- Cambodian bases, 75, 79, 96, 413-414
- Casualty and combat rate, 483-485
- Chinese participation, possible, 65, 248, 578-579, 607
- CIA monitoring, 195-196
- Economy of Vietnam, impact on, 399-400
- Force strength, estimates of, 483-485
- Future developments, assessment of, 274-275
- History, 183-184, 637
- Increase in incidents (1960), 1-2, 78, 93
- Increase of September-October (1961), 309, 417
- Infiltration, strength, and numerical importance of, 448, 596-597, 661-662
- Infiltration from Laos, 57, 94-95, 184, 243, 296-298, 302, 304-305, 311, 327, 329, 335, 406
- Infiltrators, description of, 333-334
- Kennedy letter to Khrushchev, 636-638
- Local indigenous personnel, 173, 310, 333, 334
- Montagnards role, 239, 297, 309-310
- National Liberation Front governments, 94, 219
- Number of forces, 93, 154, 483-485
- Peasant opposition to, 528-529
- Political activities, 2, 275, 483
- Popular support within Vietnam, 2, 53
- Regular forces used in, 292, 338, 354
- SEATO resolution against, 60-61
- Strategy, 2, 338, 481-482
- Success, possible, 6, 60
- Taylor Mission Report analysis, 481-486
- Timetable, 358, 449
- U.S. diplomats in Vietnam, attacks on, 203-204, 219, 275
- U.S. documentation of. See Jorden Report on Communist Activities in Vietnam.
- Weaknesses, 485-486
- Weapons for, 334-335
- Communist prisoners, 528
- Defection of, 42, 51, 76-77, 110-111, 367
- Interrogation, 334, 403-405
- COMUS Vietnam. See under Military , command structure, U.S.
- Congress, U.S. See Senate, U.S.
- Connally, John, 325
- Cottrell, Sterling J., 87
n, 140
n, 152
n, 191
n, 204, 205
n, 228, 246, 252, 282, 346
n, 532, 669
n, 718
n, 728
n, 733
n, 742, 755
- Assistance programs, U.S., 505-511
- Communist insurgency, 195, 306 n
- Counterinsurgency operations, 273 n, 735 n
- Interdepartmental Task Force on Vietnam, 114, 134
- RVNAF force increase, 177 n, 187 n, 202-203
- Special Financial Group, 179, 180
- Taylor Mission, 171, 343 n, 364, 380, 388, 391, 399, 401
- Report, 505-511, 615 n, 716 n, 717 n, 737
- Counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam (see also
Vietnam: Border control; Counterinsurgency Plan),
230, 232, 276, 313, 355, 404, 432, 447, 450, 473, 604, 758
- Anti-guerrilla activities, 29, 61-62, 63, 622-623
- Anti-guerrilla training (see also U.K. assistance below ), 15, 17, 18, 41, 211, 257, 273
- Chinese Nationalist troops for, 91, 366, 432, 436
- CINCPAC military campaign plan, 753, 757-758
- Communist controlled areas, strategy re, 366
- Cooperation between air and ground units, 211-212
- Defoliants used' in, 315, 319, 369, 639-642, 649, 663-664, 735-736, 749, 767-768
- Effectiveness of, 218-219
- Elimination of Communists from Vietnam, plan for, 256, 273, 275-278
- Helicopters for, 61-62, 369-370
- Inland waterways, control of, 38, 311
- INR study on, 619-628
- Interdiction of military support, 283-284, 311-312, 339, 465-466
- “Jungle Jim” air units for, 339, 343, 366-367, 420, 741, 754
- Laos, possible invasion of, 257, 273, 280-282, 312
- Military . breakthrough proposal, 234-236, 237-239, 270
- Naval operations, 234, 311, 754
- Offensive against North, possible, 256-257, 273, 279-280
- Peasant rights and property, respect for, 372, 623-624
- Police forces, 620-621
- Press coverage, 71, 679
- Radio transmitters, attacks on, 312-313
- RVNAF involvement, 3-4, 10-11, 244-245, 247, 260 n
- SEATO forces, 96, 124, 159, 317, 344, 564, 572
- State-Defense disagreements on planning and strategy, 347-359
- Sterilization operations, 209-210
- Sweeps, 196, 205, 208-210, 219, 354
- Timetable for conquest, 353-354
- U.K. assistance for, 40-41, 102
- Counterinsurgency Plan (CIP), 67, 69, 351
- Country Team-MAAG disagreements on, 349-350
- Diem's attitude toward, 4, 42 n, 44, 47-51
- Financing for, 6 53-54, 106
- McGarr's assessment of, 44-46
- Military provisions, 10-11, 45-46, 48
- Political measures, 8, 351-352
- Psychological measures, 9-10, 11-12, 51
- Security measures, 8-9
- Text, 1-12
- Ultimatum to Diem, U.S. consideration of, 72, 73 n
- U.S. assessments of, 13-14
- U.S.-U.K. discussions, 35-36
- Vietnamese position, 37-40
- Couve de Murville, Maurice, 267, 268, 727
- Craig, Brig. Gen. William H., 298, 305, 380, 389
- Cross, Charles T., 587, 718 n Cuba, 610
- Cunningham, H. Francis, Jr., 40, 292, 296
- Dang Duc Khoi, 295, 704
- Dang Due Khoi, 52
- Day, Richard R., 652n De Gaulle, Gen. Charles, 254
- Decker, Gen. George H., 62, 470 n, 749 n
- Defense, U.S. Department of (see also Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S.), 93n, 328
- Denson, J.B., 35
- Desai, M.J., 193, 540, 544, 548-550, 662, 681, 723
- Diehl, William, 179
- Diem. See Ngo Dinh Diem. Dillon, C. Douglas , 83, 586
- Dingman, Maj. James W., 380
- Dirksen, Everett M., 174
- Dixon, Sir Pierson, 267
- Douglas, William O., 172
- Dulles, Allen W., 13 n, 15, 17, 18, 21, 82, 343 n, 345, 362, 427 n, 607
- Duong Van Minh, Maj. Gen., 80, 372, 409, 410, 450, 530, 710
- Durbrow, Elbridge, 15, 25 n, 44 n, 52 n, 81 n, 83, 91, 127
- Dutton, Frederick G., 614, 670
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., 16 n, 634
- Ellender, Allen J., 696-697
- Emergency Operations Control System, 8-9
- Evaluation Center, U.S., 369, 401, 405
- Felt, Adm. Harry D., 21, 89, 126 n, 129, 237, 296, 316, 424, 702, 753
- Fenner, “Dato,” 356
- Fine, Sherwood, 123
- Fitzgerald, Desmond, 74, 77, 113, 120-121, 122, 375 n Flesch, Col. J.M., 77
- Ford Foundation, 31, 54
- Foreign Liaison Assistance Group (FLAG), 626
- Fourteen-Power Conference. See Geneva Conference of 1961. Fowler, Henry H., 83, 177 n, 321, 375 n, 609
- France, 120, 267-269, 581, 584-585, 611 n, 613, 625, 727-728
- Fulbright, J. William, 241-242
- Furst, Walter, 177 n, 187 n, 375 n
- Galbraith, John Kenneth, 545, 613, 644, 646
- Gandhi, Indira, 540
- Gardiner, Arthur Z., 89, 169, 180, 285, 287, 290, 431, 600, 658 n
- Gates, Thomas S., Jr., 12, 21
- Gavin, Gen. James M., 46, 267, 727
- Geneva Accords:
- Article 16, 645 n
- Article 19, 159, 317 n, 509, 646 n
- U.S. disengagement, 106, 107, 121, 123-124, 462, 609, 648
- Allied notification, 160-162, 191-195
- ICC informed, 628-629, 645-647
- Legal opinion, 71, 117, 632-634
- Public acknowledgement of, 556-557
- Public relations considerations, 645-647
- U.K. position, 727-728, 733
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, blamed for, 361, 438, 718-719
- Vietnam, Republic of, position, 161-162, 163
- U.S.-Vietnam defense treaty and, 159, 317 n
- Vietnam bound to, 615-616, 632
- Geneva Conference of 1954, 149, 546, 637
- Geneva Conference of 1961, 300, 474, 603
- Geren, Paul, 179
- Gilpatric, Roswell L., 21, 123, 244, 532, 607
n, 745
n, 764
n
- Counterinsurgency operations, 122, 663-664
- Presidential Task Force on Vietnam, 74, 78-80, 87
- Program of Action for Vietnam, 82, 87-88, 92-93, 113, 115-116, 121
- RVNAF force increase, 79, 120-121, 197-198, 236 n, 288
- Special Financial Group, 180, 189
- Taylor Mission, 343-344, 345 n, 572 n
- U.S. troop deployment in. Vietnam; 116-117, 118, 119, 120, 559
- Godel, William H., 228-229, 380, 390
- Greece, 119, 651
- Green, Warren, 179
- Greenhill, Dennis, 35
- Gromyko, Andrei A., 324
- Guerrilla war, U.S. policy, 662-663
- Hamilton, Fowler, 532, 607 n, 614, 648, 675
- Hammarskjöld, Dag, 102
- Hand, Frank M., 80, 113
- Hansen, Kenneth R., 121, 359
- Harkins, Lt. Gen. Paul, 756, 766
- Harriman, W. Averell, 89, 91, 127, 267, 304, 383
n, 613, 670, 671
n, 725, 735
n
- Allied assistance to Vietnam, 732-733
- Coup in Vietnam, possible, 363-364, 755
- Geneva Accords, U.S. disengagement from, 733
- Geneva Conference of 1961, 300, 301 n, 322, 324, 340, 439
- International conference on Vietnam, possible, 549, 568, 573, 580-582, 631,
- Military command structure, U.S., 728 n, 746 n
- Taylor Mission, 612, 712 n, 717 n
- Hatcher, Andrew, 380
- Hays, Brooks, 614, 670
- Heavner, Theodore J.C., 346 n, 596 n, 615 n, 679 n, 680 n
- Heinz, Rear Adm. Luther C., 40 n, 43, 77, 121, 160 n, 180 n, 187 n, 189 n, 735 n, 740, 764 n
- Hickenlooper, Bourke B., 174
- Hiisman, Roger, 619-628, 681-683
- Ho Chi Minh, 194, 476, 485
- Ho Thong Minh, 49, 691
- Hoa Hao sect, 182, 398
- Hoang Thanh, 38
- Hoang Thuy Nam, Col., 393-394, 433, 457, 616
- Hohler, Henry A.F., 611, 698-600
- Home, Lord Alexander F.D., 268-269, 727-728
- Honolulu Conference, 732 n, 739
- Hood, Lord Samuel, 35, 36, 611 n, 726, 733
- Horgan, Rogers B:, 191, 195, 548, 567, 680n
- Howe, James W., 169, 380, 390
- Huyen Dinh La, 49
- Huynh Van Diem, 444
- India, 33, 568, 669
- Indonesia, 482, 594, 621
- Interagency lunch group, 321 n, 462
- Interdepartmental Task Force on Vietnam, 114-115, 134
- International conference on Vietnam, possible, 549, 563, 573, 594, 631
- International Control Commission (ICC),
53, 125
n
- Investigations in Vietnam, 192-193, 361
- Jorden Report presented to, 393, 609
- Murder of Col. Nam, investigation of, 393-394, 616
- U.S. disengagement from Geneva Accords, 628-629, 645-647
- U.S. policy, 252-253
- U.S. troop deployment in Vietnam, notification of, 438-439
- Vietnamese protests to, 549-550, 636-637
- International Cooperation Administration, U.S. (ICA), 229
- International counter-guerrilla warfare school, 167
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), 170, 214, 226
- International Voluntary Service, 309
- Jacoby, Neil, 179
- Japan, 33
- Jenkins, Alfred LeS., 70-71
- Jenkins, Walter, 610 n
- Johnson, Lady Bird, 135
- Johnson, Lyndon B., 13, 172, 179, 541, 586, 610
- Johnson, Robert H., 85 n, 196, 201 n, 228, 231 n, 250 n, 321, 599, 681 n
- Johnson, U. Alexis, 117
n, 172, 201
n, 242
n, 243, 300
n, 306
n, 314, 375
n, 461, 607
n, 669
n
- Chinese Nationalists for training of Vietnamese troops, 733-734
- Counterinsurgency operations, 273 n, 310 n, 336, 640 n, 663 n
- Desai, meeting with, 549-550, 662
- Ellender's visit to Vietnam, 696, 697-698
- Flood relief task force, 436, 442, 459, 533
- Geneva Accords, U.S. disengagement from, 160 n, 718 n
- Military command structure, U.S., 673 n, 702, 728 n, 732 n, 746 n
- Political reform program, U.S., 534 n, 676 n
- Presidential Task Force on Vietnam, 74,80
- Program of Action for Vietnam, 92 n, 113
- Taylor Mission, 172, 343 n, 345 n, 360 n, 427, 430, 440 n, 536-537, 558, 572 n, 576, 583 n, 586, 588, 594, 612, 615 n, 619 n, 629, 664 n, 675, 712 n
- U.S. troop deployment in Vietnam, 206, 550 n, 578
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, U.S. military action against, 231-233
- Joint Action Program, 227 n, 270, 274, 285, 287
- Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. (JCS), 67, 70-71, 455, 465 n, 543, 715
- Joint military survey of the provinces, 473, 532
- Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs, 464 n
- Jones, Roger W., 47 n
- Jorden, William J., 282, 295-296, 310-314, 361, 380, 511-516
- Jorden Report on Communist activities in Vietnam, 282, 393, 594, 609
- “Jungle Jim” air units, 339, 343, 366-367, 420, 741, 754
- Junk Force, 108, 141, 234, 284, 365-366
- Kennedy, John F., 13, 21, 64,
72, 157, 214, 231
n, 250
n, 474
n, 609, 661
- China, People's Republic of, possible involvement in Vietnam, 578, 607
- Communist insurgency, 173, 298, 304
- Counterinsurgency operations, 17, 18, 29, 61, 663, 664 n
- Diem, communications with, 14-15, 18, 69, 81, 99, 121, 128, 136-138, 164, 199-200, 260-267,
- International conference on Vietnam, possible, 580, 601, 603
- Johnson's Southeast Asia visit, 84, 135, 166
- Joint Action Program, 260-267
- Khrushchev, relationship with, 158n, 603, 636-638
- Lansdale as advisor to Diem, 688 n, 719 n
- Laotian situation, 243, 252, 254, 545, 546, 604
- Military command structure, V.S., 604, 673, 756, 766
- Nehru, meetings with, 540, 544-546
- RVNAF force increase, 14, 15 n, 174, 198-200
- Special Financial Group, 179, 259
- Taylor Mission, 255, 256, 343 n, 345-346, 362-363, 443, 465
- Report, 532-533, 538, 576-578, 586, 593, 603-604, 612, 615-618, 675-676, 706 n, 712-713, 716, 717, 724, 736-738
- Thuan, meeting with, 171, 172-174
- U.N. speech, 293-295, 299-300, 308
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, U.S. military action against, 253-254
- Vietnam, Republic of, 129-130, 173,200, 363 n, 647
- Kennedy, Robert F., 243 n, 577, 594, 687 n
- Kent, Col. J.R., 236
- Khanh. See Nguyen Khanh, Brig. Gen. Khrushchev, Nikita S., 158, 215, 293-294, 299, 478, 603, 636-638
- Kien,Tuong, 49
- Kleine, Hermen, 179
- Komer, Robert W., 73 n, 85-86, 123-124, 234-236
- Kong Le, 93, 126 n, 413
- Krapf, Franz, 194
- Ky Quam Liem, Lt. Col., 45
- Labouisse, Henry R., 261, 265
- Ladejinsky, Wolf, 19, 33, 37, 190
- Landis, James, 77
- Lansdale, Brig. Gen. Edward G.,
17, 18, 19, 72, 78, 114, 228
- Diem, relationship with, 20-24, 432, 511, 687-688, 719 n
- RVNAF force increase, 236-240
- Special Financial Group, 179, 180-181, 189-190
- Taylor Mission, 343n, 380, 389, 411-416, 418-423, 522-532, 675-676
- Thuan, relationship with, 171, 529-530
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, U.S. military action against, 421-422
- Vietnam, Republic of, 17-18, 118
- Lao Dong Party, 637
- Laos, 34, 78
n, 257, 454
- Communist infiltration, 57, 65, 94-95, 184, 243, 296-298, 302, 304-305, 311, 327, 329, 335, 406, 432, 482
- Communist victory in, possible impact of, 18, 58, 59-60, 91, 238
- Coup in, 93, 126 n
- International negotiations reo See Geneva Conference of 1961.
- Kennedy's speech to U.N., 299-300
- Neutral government for, 59, 191, 322, 585
- Partitioning of, possible, 79, 251, 252-254, 303-304, 327
- Southeast Asian position on communism in, 59, 411-413
- Soviet influence in, 303-304
- Thailand, relationship with, 144-145, 232, 331
- U.S. military base in, proposed, 243-244
- U.S. troop deployment in Vietnam, impact of, 551, 552-553, 558-559, 562-563, 571-572, 573, 606, 608
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, policy, 549
- Vietnamese operations in, 232, 257, 273, 280-282, 312, 422
- Le Duan, 637
- Le Van Kim, Brig. Gen., 395, 397, 398, 530,682
- Le Van Nghiem, Brig. Gen., 682
- Le Van Ty, Lt. Gen., 90, 395 n, 530, 753
- Lebanon, 634
- Leddy, John M., 106, 113, 123
- Ledward, R.T.D., 160, 587
- Lemnitzer, Gen. Lyman L., 13, 19, 21, 172, 233, 243 n, 300 n, 347, 543 n
- Levy, Col. Robert M., 113, 180 n, 189 n, 236, 380
- Lilienthal, David, 475
- Lindquist, Robert S., 732 n
- Lippman, Walter, 194
- Lucet, Charles, 267, 727
- McConaughy, Walter P., 77, 113, 117 n, 121, 140 n, 205 n, 242, 252, 306 n, 310, 320 n, 577 n, 607 n, 613-614, 669 n, 670, 718 n
- McCone, John A., 607 n
- McCrary, Col. Thomas A., 395
- McDermott, Edward A., 607 n
- MacDonald, Malcolm, 267
-
McGarr, Lt. Gen. Lionel C., 22, 31, 228, 316, 719
- ARVN special units, 355-358
- Communist insurgency, 296-298, 354-355, 448-449
- Counterinsurgency operations, 61-62, 63 166-167, 208-210, 211, 244-245, 353-354, 447, 450, 700, 710, 753, 757, 767
- Counterinsurgency Plan, 44-46, 349-352
- Honolulu Conference, 679, 739, 749-750
- Lemnitzer, report to, 470-474
- Lemnitzer's Saigon visit, 89-91
- MAAG personnel increase, 129-130
- McNamara, report to, 446-456
- Military command structure, U.S., 606, 750, 759-760, 765
- Nolting's assessment of, 326-327
- RVNAF command system, 45, 127, 207-208, 210-211, 448, 452-453, 455,473
- RVNAF force increase, 126 n, 167-168, 212, 348-351, 355, 447
- Taylor Mission, 360 n, 362 n, 395, 397, 401-402, 404-406, 431, 453-455
- Intelligence matters, conference on, 401-402, 404-406
- Vietnam, Republic of, 24-25, 82, 197,658n, 688 n, 753
- Taylor-Diem meeting, excluded from, 426-427
- McGhee, George C., 92 n, 242 n, 310 n, 321, 475, 604, 607 n, 612, 614, 661 n, 670, 672
- Macmillan, Harold, 64
- McNamara, Robert S., 13, 21, 166
n, 362, 539, 543, 656
n
- Counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam, 61-63, 283, 329, 330
- Honolulu Conference, 679-680, 739, 740-741, 742-743
- RVNAF force increase, 236 n, 258
- Special Financial Group, 180 n, 189 n
- Taylor Mission, 343 n, 363, 427 n, 533, 538-540, 558, 572-573, 586, 603, 609-610, 675
- Vietnam, Republic of, 74, 92 n, 172
- Magathan, Wallace C., 728 n
- Magsaysay, Ramon, 529
- Maitre Dzu, 410 n
- Malaya, 59, 167, 202, 482
- Manach, Etienne M., 64, 727
- Manfull, Melvin L., 648 n
- Mansfield, Mike, 467-470
- Mao Tse-tung, 481, 579
- Marshall, Gen. George C., 692
- Martin, Edwin W., 742-744
- Maung Maung, Col., 42
- Meany, George, 77
- Mendenhall, Joseph A., In, 89, 90, 136 n, 139 n, 285, 327 n, 399, 408, 416-417, 428, 431, 658-660
- Menon, Gopala, 53, 193
- Michigan State University, 691
- Military Assistance Advisory Group,
- U.S. (MAAG) (see
also
McGarr, Lt. Gen. Lionel C.), 38, 90, 190,
266, 358, 423, 453, 455
- Anti-guerrilla training by, 62-63, 278, 447
- Counterinsurgency Plan, 42 n, 48, 349-350
- Diem, relations with, 14, 24-25
- Intelligence activities, 401, 402, 405, 510
- Intelligence training by, 353, 452
- Master Training Plan, 318-320, 452-453, 497-498, 648
- Personnel increase (see also U.S. disengagement under Geneva Accords), 68, 107-108, 125 n, 129-130, 174, 191-195
- Personnel limits, 63, 80
- Platoon-level role for, 369
- Reorganization of (see also Military command structure, U.S.), 481, 493
- Research and development office, 228
- RVNAF force increase, 51, 167-168, 245
- Taylor Mission, recommendations, 517-518
- U.K. assistance with counterinsurgency training, 166-167
- Vietnam, Republic of, 266, 455
- Military command structure, U.S., 592, 649
- Air Force headquarters, establishment of, 665-666, 678
- Commander, selection of, 604, 606, 612, 702, 703, 724, 756, 766
- COMUS Vietnam, 594, 599, 651, 715, 720, 730
- Defense Department concept of, 720-723
- JCS position, 589-590, 652-655
- Lemnitzer's assessment of, 758-760
- McGarr's assessment of, 750, 759-760, 765
- Nolting's assessment of, 731-732, 743-744, 747-749
- Taylor's recommendations, 673-674
- Milton, Maj. Gen. Theodore R., 420
- Minh. See Duong Van Minh, Maj. Gen. Moffett, James D., 35
- Montagnards, 229, 373, 399, 445, 752
- Morocco, 412
- Murrow, Edward R., 83, 586, 609, 641, 761-763
- Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951, 171
- Nam, Col. See Hoang Thuy Nam, Col .
- National Intelligence Estimates:
- National Security Action Memoranda:
- National Security Council, U.S. (NSC):
- Negotiated settlement in Vietnam. See International conference on Vietnam, possible.
- Nehru, B.K., 544
- Nehru, Jawaharlal, 160 n, 438, 462, 475, 476
- Neilson, N. Paul, 641-642
- Neutral and independent Southeast Asia,
- proposal for, 323-325, 701
- New York Times, 704
- New Zealand, 149, 564, 609
- Newsweek, 667, 762
- Ngo Dinh Can, 2, 410, 513
-
Ngo Dinh Diem, 159, 268
n, 371, 373, 445, 468, 530, 737
n
- ARVN special units, 356, 357
- Bilateral defense treaty, 316-317, 383,392
- Cambodia-Vietnam relations, 48-50
- Confidence in the United States, 17,97, 99-100, 133, 218
- Counterinsurgency operations, 62-63, 578, 699, 753, 757-758
- Counterinsurgency Plan, 4, 17, 31, 42 n, 47-51, 352
- Countryside tours, 162, 216-217
- Desai's assessment of, 548-549
- Economic situation, 225-226
- Elections of 1961, 31-32, 68 n, 70-71, 82,91
- History as leader of Vietnam, 182-184
- ICC, cooperation with, 549-550
- Intelligence system, 402, 444, 651
- Johnson, Lyndon B., meetings with, 135, 136-139
- Joint Action Program, 212, 214, 220, 224-225, 269-273
- Lansdale, relationship with, 20, 432, 511, 687-688, 719 n
- Laotian situation, 91, 145, 383-384
- MAAG, relations with, 14, 24-25
- Nhu, confidence in, 17-18
- Philosophy of government, 217-218
- Political opposition. See Opposition to Diem under Vietnam, Republic of: Political situation.
- Political situation, 27, 29-30, 36, 48, 70, 416-417, 487
- Program of Action for Vietnam, 136-138, 407-411, 661, 662, 683-687, 701
- Research and development activities, 228, 229
- RVNAF command system, 3, 127, 196, 205, 207-208, 210-211, 432
- RVNAF force increase, 7, 139, 245, 349, 350
- Special Financial Group, 137, 179, 225-226
- Taylor Mission, 343 n, 346, 361
- U.S. support of, 14-15, 18, 21-22, 25, 26, 327-328
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, Vietnamese offensive against, 279-280
- Vietnam, Republic of:
- Ngo Dinh Luyen, 410, 513
- Ngo Dinh Nhu, 2, 23, 513, 529, 682
- Ngo Dinh Nhu, Madame, 2, 387, 513, 659, 682, 704
- Ngo Dinh Thuc, 513
- Ngo Trong Hieu, 292
-
Nguyen Dinh Thuan, 21, 90, 162,
295, 316, 409, 432, 445, 528, 530
- ARVN special units, 356, 357
- Cambodia-Vietnam relations, 56-57, 173
- Commercial aid program, U.S., 270-271, 286-287
- Communist insurgency, 53, 173, 305
- Counterinsurgency Plan, 31, 32, 37-40, 44, 48, 53-54, 230, 352
- Lansdale's assessment of, 529-530
- Rusk, meeting with, 52-57
- RVNAF force increase, 38, 54-55, 69-70, 169-171, 174, 185-186, 189n, 230, 245
- RVNAF officer training, 432, 473
- RVNAF reorganization, 37-38
- Taylor Mission, 391, 431-432
- Vietnamese-U.S. Military Board, 419-420
- Washington visit, 68, 164, 168
- Vietnam, Republic of, 163, 444, 530, 546, 752
- Nguyen Duc Thang, Col., 530
- Nguyen Khanh, Brig. Gen., 69, 180, 190, 210, 245
- Nguyen Ngoc Tho, 49, 335, 339-400, 409, 546
- Nguyen Thanh Lap, 444
- Nguyen Van Tham, 32
- Nhu. See Ngo Dinh Nhu. Nickel, E.J., 128-129
- Nitze, Paul H., 13, 21, 80, 113, 320 n, 321, 325-326, 552, 573, 577 n, 607 n, 745 n
- Nolting, Frederick E., Jr.,
57, 207
n, 231
n, 326-327, 411
n, 755
n
- Appointment as Ambassador, 46-47, 68, 72-73
- Assassination attempt on, 203-204
- Bilateral defense treaty, 316-317
- Communist insurgency, 274-275,333-335, 347 n
- Counterinsurgency operations, 218-219, 275-279
- U.K. assistance for, 40 n, 166, 698-700
- Diem, assessments of, 217-218, 327-328
- Geneva Accords, U.S. disengagement from, 645-647
- Honolulu Conference, 739, 743-744
- Johnson Southeast Asia visit, 135,139n, 152 n
- Joint Action Program, 220, 225-227, 266, 269-273, 285-288
- Laotian situation, 280-282, 301-304, 327, 383-384
- Military command structure, U.S., 731-732, 743-744, 747-749
- Replacement of, proposed, 469, 475, 685-686
- RVNAF command system, 219-220
- RVNAF force increase, 169-171,185-187, 189 n
- Taylor Mission, 343n, 346, 399-400, 440, 542-543
- U.S. visit, preparation for, 761-763
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, Vietnamese offensive against, 279-280
- Vietnam, Republic of, 164, 400
- Air Force, U.S., headquarters in, 665-666
- Countryside tours, 162, 216-217
- Ellender visit, 696-698
- Flood, 335-336, 406-407
- Joint military survey of the provinces, 444-445, 751
- “Jungle Jim” air units, 366-367
- Program of Action, 87-88
- U.K. assistance, 175-176
- U.S. commercial aid program, 270, 286-287, 289-291
- U.S. economic assistance, 271, 272
- U.S. troop deployment, 163, 384-386, 456-457
- Northwest Frontier Force (see also Ranger units), 624, 712, 715, 752
- Nu, V, 595-596, 612 n, 613, 694
- Nuclear weapons, 538 n, 544
- Operation Millpond, 78 n
- Ormsby-Gore, Sir David, 587-588, 613, 668, 733
- Owen, Henry, 216
- Pakistan, 280, 609
- Palmer, Gen. Williston B., 43
- Parker, Maj. Gen. T.W., 321, 740-741
- Parsons, J. Graham, 13-14, 15 n, 19-20, 32 n, 40 n
- Pathet Lao, 58, 65, 232
- Peck, Edward, 267
- Personalism philosophy, 217, 272
- Peterson, Avery F., 241 n
- Pezzullo, Lawrence, 669 n
- Pham Huy Quat, 692
- Pham Khac Suu, 387
- Pham Ngoc Thach, 671, 680-681, 723
- Pham Van Dong, Col., 682
- Phan Quang Dan, 387
- Philippines, 64, 102, 149, 609
- Phoumi Nosavan, Gen., 191, 252, 253, 281, 314, 413
- Pinay, Antoine, 49
- Poland, 361, 393, 594
- Presidential Program for Vietnam, 140-143
- Presidential Task Force on Vietnam (see also Program of' Action To Prevent Communist Domination of South Vietnam), 18-19, 74-80, 87, 115-123
- Prisoners of war. See Communist prisoners.
- Program of Action To Prevent Communist Domination of South Vietnam
(see also
Southeast Asia Politico-Military Plan):
- Assessments of, 84-88, 131-132
- Communications activities, 110-111
- Diem's acceptance of, 136-138
- Diem's confidence in the U.S., focus on, 97, 99-100, 133
- Economic objectives, 97-98, 102-106, 109-110, 133, 142
- Funding proposals, 111-113
- International relations of Vietnam, improvement of, 97, 101-102
- Kennedy decisions, 132-134
- Kennedy letter to Diem, 121, 136-138
- NSC discussion, 82-83, 88
- Organizational arrangements, 113-115, 116, 133
- Political objectives, 96-97, 99-101, 102, 133, 140-141
- Political reforms, 97, 100-101
- Presidential Program derived from, 140-143
- Proposed actions, 106-109, 141-142, 133
- Pushkin, Georgi M., 300, 301 n, 324, 340
- Rahman, Tunku Abdel, 56
- Randall, Clarence, 548
- Ranger units (see also Northwest Frontier Force), 41, 278, 355-356, 357-358, 445, 472, 480, 518-522
- Rathjens, George W., 380, 390
- Redick, Joseph, 21
- Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF) (see also
Air Force and Navy under Vietnam, Republic
of; Army of the Republic of ,Vietnam), 239, 485, 497
- Command system:
- Diem's control of, 3, 196, 205, 207-208, 219-220, 710
- Military chain of command, 45, 56, 127, 210-211, 710, 741
- Parallel U.S. chain of command , proposal, 496, 621-622, 654-655, 721
- Province Chief problem, 396-397, 448, 455, 472, 487, 495-496, 621
- U.K. recommendations, 698-700
- U.S. reform proposals, 504, 535
- Vietnamese reorganization plans, 3-4
- Consolidation of services, 37-38
- Counterinsurgency operations, level of involvement in, 3-4, 10-11, 244-245, 247, 260n
- Desertion rate, 173-174
- Diem's fears of coup, impact of, 755-756
- Force increase by 20,000, 7, 14, 38, 51, 54-55, 69, 120-121
- Force increase to 200,000, 230, 447
- Force increase to 270,000, 139, 223, 258, 264, 488
- Indigenous trainers for, 453, 473
- Logistic support for, 378-379
- MAAG training program, 452-453, 497-498
- Mobility issue, 480, 496, 566
- Offensive orientation, program to develop, 495-499
- Officer training, 432, 473
- Political Commissar System, 69-70
- Taylor Mission Report recommendations, 503-505
- U.S. combat unit for training of, 376-378
- Command system:
- Rice, Edmund, 755n Rice, Edward E., 40n Robinson, Jim, 704
- Rostow, Walt W., 13n, 16, 37,
68-69, 80n, 135, 201-203, 207n, 244-246, 248, 252, 321, 411n, 412, 544, 607n, 614, 671, 673n, 719
- Berlin crisis, relation to Vietnam, 214-216
- China, People's Republic of, possible involvement in Vietnam, 578-579
- Communist insurgency, 195-196, 298-299, 406, 661-662
- Counterinsurgency operations, 61-63, 122, 196, 234, 353, 465
- Defoliants used for, 639, 640n, 642, 663n
- Diem's replacement, contingency plan for, 661, 662
- Geneva Accords, U.S. disengagement from, 71, 628
- Guerrilla war as legitimate war, 662-663
- International conference on Vietnam, possible, 601-603
- Joint Action Program, 260-261
- Jorden Report, 314-315
- Kennedy U.N. speech, 293, 299-300
- Nolting as Ambassador to Vietnam, 47, 72-73
- RVNAF force increase, 201n, 246, 260-261
- Special Financial Group, 259-260
- Taylor Mission, 343n, 360n, 368, 389, 477n, 576, 588, 619n
- Roux, Jacques, 267
- Royal Laotian Army (FAL), 243
- Ruff, Samuel O., 64
- Rusk, Dean, 13, 34, 117
n, 166, 233
n, 324
n, 362, 543
n, 548
- Counterinsurgency operations, 663-664
- Geneva Accords, U.S. disengagement from, 160 n, 718 n
- International conference on Vietnam, possible, 567-568, 580
- Kennedy letter to Diem, 14-15, 18
- Laotian situation, 253, 322, 585, 608
- Military command structure, U.S., 673 n, 720, 745-746
- Nehru visit, 541, 544
- Press conferences, 124, 638-639
- RVNAF force increase, 197, 288-289
- Senate testimony, 241-242
- Taylor Mission, 343 n, 536, 557-558
- Thuan, meetings with, 52-57, 172
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, U.S.
- Vietnam, Republic of, 274, 359, 688 n
- Russell, J.W., 267
- Russell, Adm. James S., 71
- Russell, Richard B., 577
- Saigon Mai, 49-50
- Saigon Trade Fair of 1962, 111, 174
- Salans, Carl F., 718 n
- Salinger, Pierre, 636 n, 679 n
- Sarit, Thanarat, 143-145, 281
- Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., 295 n, 322 n
- Sects. See specific names.
- Senate, U.S., 241-242, 467-470
- Shepard, Tazewell T., 687 n
- Sheppard, William, 113
- Sibley, Brig. Gen. Alden K., 45, 168
- Sihanouk, Prince Norodom, 36, 49-50, 173, 268, 439, 549
- Silver, Warren, 230, 262 n, 439, 648 n
- Smith, Bromley, 198-199, 457 n, 591 n, 607 n, 681 n, 724 n
- Smith, David R., 380, 390
- Smith, Stephen, 135, 152 n
- Smith, Walter Bedell, 490
- Sorenson, Theodore C., 84-85, 607 n
- Sorenson, Thomas C., 74, 113, 641 n
- Souphanouvong, Prince, 65, 568
- Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty (Manila Pact), 96
- Southeast Asia Politico-Military Plan, 125, 216, 224-225, 248, 250-251, 252, 268 n
- Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO):
- Souvanna Phouma, Prince, 304, 384, 413, 568, 606
- Soviet Union, 215, 321, 323, 341, 474, 565, 572
- Special Action Program. See Joint Action Program.
- Special Financial Group (SFG), 137, 151, 168, 179, 259
- Special Forces, U.S., 62-63, 273, 279, 369, 422
- Special National Intelligence Estimates:
- Staley, Eugene A., 179, 180-181, 213, 221n, 246
- Staley Financial Group. See Special Financial Group.
- Steeves, John M., 15 n, 40 n, 64-65, 231 n, 233 n, 244, 248, 250-251, 253, 267 n, 407, 596
- Steinhauser, Lt. Col. Thomas C., 380
- Stevenson, Adlai E., III, 102, 195, 322 n
- Stewart, Charles C.B., 175, 176 n
- Sûreté, 444, 620, 648
- Swezey, Anthony C., 241 n
- Talbot, Phillips, 544, 548, 567
- Tanham, George, 439, 461
- Taylor, Gen. Maxwell D. (see also
Taylor Mission to Southeast Asia), 78
n, 185, 207
n, 383
n, 411, 442, 444
n, 656
n, 681
n
- Communist insurgency, 298, 304-305
- Counterinsurgency measures, 314, 336-337, 699
- Geneva Conference of 1961, 248-249
- Laos, 243-244
- Military command structure, U.S., 649, 652 n, 673-674, 728
- RVNAF force increase, 203, 223, 236
- Southeast Asia Politico-Military Plan, 216, 224-225, 248
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of, U.S. military action against, 224, 231-233, 381
- Vietnam, Republic of:
- Taylor Mission to Southeast Asia:
- Countryside tour, 416
- Diem, meetings with, 391-392, 428-429, 431-433
- Embassy in Vietnam, instructions to, 360-362
- Instructions for, 343-344, 345-346, 360-362
- Intelligence matters, conference on, 401-406
- Members of, 343 n, 380
- Minh, meeting with, 395-398
- Nhu's assessment of, 691
- Press coverage, 361-362
- Psychological impact in Vietnam, 412
- Public announcement of, 343 n
- Recommendations of (see also Report below ), 428-430, 440-442, 443, 465
- Report (see also Recommendations of
above):
- Assets of the Republic of Vietnam, 488-489
- Communist strategy, evaluation of, 481-486
- Cottrell's memorandum, 505-511
- Cover letter, 477-479
- Crisis of confidence in Vietnam, 486-488, 512-513
- Discussions on, 532-534, 537
- Economic assistance recommendations, 481, 500-501, 516
- General conclusions, 479
- Implementation, 611, 694
- Administration meetings on, 572-573, 576-578, 586, 588, 675-676
- Allies, U.S. consultations with, 584-585, 587-588, 611 n, 613, 727-728
- Diem, U.S. negotiations with, 583, 606-607, 642-644, 649-651, 666-668, 676-677, 692-693, 706-707, 708-712, 743
- INR study, 619-628
- Kennedy-Diem exchange of letters, 593, 615-618, 644, 712-713, 716, 717, 736-738
- Kennedy's queries on, 603-604
- Legal study, 629-635
- National Security Action Memorandum on, 591-594, 598-601, 607-610, 656-657
- Progress on, 718, 724, 750-752, 754
- State Department program for, 561-565, 569-573, 575, 587-588, 611 n, 613, 668-669, 727-728
- U.S. press coverage, 664-665, 670, 751
- U.S.-Vietnam Memorandum of Understanding, 713-716
- Vietnamese anticipation of, 618-619
- Vietnamese mobilization program for, 565-566, 571, 593, 617
- Vietnamese press campaign against, 644 n, 666-667, 670, 689-690, 704-706
- Washington-based management of, 612, 725
- Jorden's memorandum, 511-516
- Kennedy administration meetings on, 557-558
- Lansdale's memorandum, 522-532
- McNamara's assessment of, 538-540
- Military assistance and MAAG recommendations re, 517-518
- Military Committee report, 503-505
- Political situation, analysis of, 511-516
- Ranger units for border control, 480, 518-522
- Strategy:
- Economic recommendations, 500-501
- Flood relief task force, 501-502
- Offensive orientation for the military, 489, 495-499
- Quick response to the crisis, 489, 490-491
- Research and development activities, 489, 499-500
- U.S. advisers in Vietnamese Government, 489, 493-495
- U.S. military reserve, raising of, 503
- U.S.-Vietnamese partnership, 489, 491-494
- Sub-limited war proposal:
- Taylor's recommendations, 479-481
- U.S. assistance programs, recommendations re, 505-509
- Return to Washington, 477 n
- Subjects for exploration, 256-257
- Taylor's reports from Vietnam, 427-430
- Tho, meeting with, 399-400
- Templer, Field Marshal Sir Gerald, 300-301
- Thailand, 59, 64, 125, 215, 281, 609, 625
- Tho. See Nguyen Ngoc Tho.
- Thoi Bao, 664 n, 666, 670, 705
- Thompson, Robert G.K., 176 n, 196, 268, 300-301, 315, 367, 578, 698-700, 755, 765
- Thuan. See Nguyen Dinh Thuan.
- Tiao Somsanith, Prince, 126 n
- Time magazine, 667, 751
- Timmes,Gen. Charles, 401
- Tito, Josip Broz, 119
- Togoland, 374
- Toussaint, Paul A. 713 n
- Tran Chanh Thanh, 169, 285, 287
- Tran Dinh De, 456
- Tran Kim Tuyen, 295
- Tran Qui Buu, 410 n
- Tran Tam, 295
- Tran Thien Khiem, Col., 530
- Tran Van Chuong, 32-34, 64-65, 669-670
- Tran Van Dinh, 410
- Tran Van Do, 456
- Tran Van Don, Gen., 397, 530
- Tran Van Minh, Gen., 530, 752
- Tran Van Tho, 335, 689, 704, 704-705
- Trapnell, Lt. Gen. Thomas J.H., 62, 66
- Treasury, U.S. Department of, 93 n
- Trimble, William'C., 439
- Troop deployment, U.S. See U.S. troop deployment under Vietnam, Republic of.
- Trueheart, William C., 611, 700, 737-738
- Truong Vinh Le, 409
- Tubby, Roger W., 679 n
- Ty. See Le Van Ty, Lt. Gen.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See Soviet Union.
- United Arab Republic, 594
- United Kingdom (see also UK. subheadings nder other othersubjects), 64, 125n, 254, 564
- United Nations, 475
- U.S. Information Agency (USIA), 761-763
- U.S. Operations Mission (USOM), 265-266, 510, 691, 703, 761
- U.S. troop deployment in Vietnam. See under Vietnam, Republic of. Usher, Richard E., 241 n, 267 n
- Van Fleet, Gen. James A., 651
- Viet Congo. See Communist insurgency in Vietnam.
- Vietnam, Democratic Republic of (DRV), 93, 549, 579, 581
- Vietnam, Republic of, 39, 105, 361
n, 402, 417, 648, 692, 711
- Agriculture, 104-105, 373
- Air Force, 307-308, 420
- Berlin crisis, relation to, 214-216, 227 n, 234, 249
- Kennedy's U.N. speech, 293-295
- Bilateral defense treaty with U.S., 316-317, 383, 392, 509
- Border control, 41, 79, 86, 118, 315, 331, 445, 523
- ARVN plans, 405-406
- Cambodian cooperation, 36, 101, 137, 140-141
- MAAG command authority, 472-473
- Montagnards, assistance from, 518-519, 521
- Photographic and visual. reconnaissance, 308 n, 320
- Political actions, 137, 358, 453-454
- Ranger units, 41, 355-356, 357-358, 445, 472
- Taylor Mission recommendations, 480, 518-522
- Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) (see also Intelligence system below ), 48, 127, 175, 220, 353, 366, 372, 399, 402, 444, 452, 492, 495
- Civil Guard, 3, 7, 15 n, 278, 307, 313, 366, 397, 399, 737 n
- Confidence-building program, U.S., 429, 431, 441
- Countryside, U.S. observation of, 155, 156, 162, 216-217, 416
- Coup, possible, 19, 25 n, 59, 417, 764
- Crises of confidence, 427, 433-434, 457, 542, 618
- Defoliant use in, 432
- Economic situation, 4-5, 286, 488
- Elections of 1961, 8, 31-32, 50, 68 n, 70-71, 82, 91
- Flooding in:
- Damage, 335-336
- Economic impact, 433, 647
- Government relief efforts, 346-347, 365, 387, 400, 424, 444, 613
- Initial reports, 335-336
- U.S. relief efforts, 424-425, 436, 460-462, 560, 584, 592
- Allied cooperation, 437-438
- Flood relief task force, 406-407, 426, 442, 454, 458-460
- Taylor Mission recommendations, 428-429, 441, 480, 501-502
- Free world assistance, 148-149
- Government change in Vietnam, U.S. contingency plans for, 407-411, 661, 662, 683-687
- “Human defoliation” project, 523-524, 531
- Intelligence system (see also Central Intelligence Organization above), 4, 312, 450, 455
- Land reforms, 33, 42
- Leadership change in Vietnam, U.S. contingency plans for, 407-411, 661, 662, 683-687
- Military budget, 5, 109
- Military encadrements, 525, 526-528
- National Assembly, 39, 50, 157, 214, 387, 456, 513
- National Emergency Council, 512, 515, 535, 546-547
- National Internal Security Council (NISC), 22, 352, 508
- Navy, 488, 499, 741
- “Partnership of the United States and Vietnam” concept (see also Taylor Mission to Southeast Asia: Report: Implementation), 489, 491-494
- Phuoc Thanh, Communist capture of, 305-306
- Plaine des lonces, battle of, 230
- Police forces, 620-621
- Political communications program, 102-103
- Political reform program, U.S., 630
- National Emergency Council, 512, 515, 535, 546-547
- Organizational reforms, 658-659
- Popular support for Diem, focus on, 494-495, 659-660, 668
- U.S. advisers in Vietnamese Government, 565, 592
- Diem's attitude toward, 709-710, 711-712
- Purpose of, 418-420, 493-494, 515-516
- Sub-limited war proposal and, 522-523, 527
- Taylor Mission Report recommendations, 480, 489, 493-494
- U.S. clarification of intentions, 676-677
- U.S. pressures on Diem, effectiveness of, 534-535, 546-547
- U.S.-Vietnamese understanding re, 715-716
- Political reforms, 48, 619
- Communication between government and people, 102-103
- Communist insurgency as obstacle to, 52-53
- As condition for increased U.S. assistance, 385-388
- Coup averted through, 627-628
- Democratic reforms, 26-27
- Diem's announcement of, 29-30, 36, 70
- Educated classes, focus on, 387-388, 659-660
- Executive board proposal, 445-446
- Minh's position on, 396-397
- Opposition parties, creation of, 23, 364-365, 388
- Popular demand for, 513-514
- Popular support for Diem, 154-155, 157, 235-236, 271-272, 387
- Press coverage of National Assembly, 39, 50
- Program of Action for Vietnam, 97, 100-101
- Progress on, 30, 38-39, 245-246
- Province-level focus, 627-628
- Taylor Mission Report recommendations, 515-516
- U.S. policy, 8, 27-28, 35, 364-365, 411
- Political situation, 21, 153, 338,
396, 417, 487, 513, 527
- Cochin-Chinese absent from government, 268, 269
- Criticism of Diem by Vietnamese officials, 618-619
- Defections, 153-154
- Leadership change, U.S. contingency plans for, 407-411, 661, 662, 683-687
- Opposition to Diem, 2, 22-23, 27-28, 154, 508
- Overthrow of Diem, possible means of, 416-417
- State of emergency, 392, 397
- Taylor Mission Report analysis of, 511-516
- Psychological operations, 531-532
- Radio-TV broadcasts from Vietnam, 373-374, 420
- Research and development activities, 142, 228-229, 317-320, 390, 423, 489, 499-500
- Rice shortage, 230-231, 371
- Road construction, 105, 371
- Rural Reconstruction Teams, 494
- Self Defense Corps, 307, 397, 399, 448
- State of Emergency, 392, 397
- Task Force Teams for rural areas, 103-104, 109
- U.K. assistance, 175-176, 732-733
- U.S. commercial aid program, 213-214, 261-262
- U.S. diplomats in, 156-157, 203-204, 219, 275
- U.S. economic assistance (see also Commercial aid program, U.S.; Joint Action Program), 139, 648
- U.S. military assistance (see also
Military Assistance Advisory Group,
U.S.), 113, 139, 156,
435
- Air lift equipment, 592, 600, 652
- Aircraft, 394-395, 431, 435
- Civil Guard, support for, 67, 108, 141
- Felt's recommendations, 434-436
- Increase, U.S. proposal for, 82-83
- JCS recommendations, 66-67
- “Jungle Jim” air units, 339, 343, 366-367 n, 420, 741, 754
- Radar surveillance equipment, 108, 141
- Successes of, 182-184
- Taylor Mission recommendations, 517-518
- Witholding of, possible, 43-44
- U.S. troop deployment, 96, 117-118,
119, 125, 141, 145, 328,
337, 377, 400, 508, 539,
571, 575, 591, 615n, 662
- Alternatives, 551, 563-564, 569
- Ball position, 547-548
- Bilateral arrangement, 106-107, 133, 158-159
- Burmese position, 595-596
- U.S. response to, 694-696
- Chinese position, 117, 193, 194, 248, 283
- Combat engineer battalions, 377-378
- Combat troops used for training, 163, 376-378
- Cost, 254-255
- Deterrent to DRV aggression, 206-207
- Diem position, 138 n, 145, 383-384, 391-392, 429
- External attacks, used against, 86, 384-385
- Forces from other nations, 564, 570, 572
- French position, 584-585
- Helicopter units, 431, 461-462, 463-464, 496, 542
- Indian position, 192, 193-194, 540-541
- Vietnam, Republic of-Continued
- U.S. troop deployment-Continued
- International bodies, notification of, 438-439
- International law and, 634-635
- International position, 145, 609-610
- JCS position, 118-119, 463, 543-544, 551
- Johnson position, 155, 156
- Kennedy position, 547-548, 607-608
- Laotian situation, impact on, 551, 552-553, 558-559, 562-563, 571-572, 573, 606, 608
- Legal measures for. See U.S. disengagement under Geneva Accords.
- Legal study, 629-635
- Limited combat units, 605-606
- Logistic units, 378-379, 380
- McNamara position, 533, 537, 538-540, 559-561
- Mansfield position, 467-470
- Maximum forces required, 539, 551, 560, 562
- Non-combat forces (see also Flood relief task force under Flooding in above ), 626-627
- “Possible outcomes” study, 552-555
- Preconditions for Diem, 385, 437
- Preliminary studies, 133, 328
- Prepositioning of troops in Pacific areas, 590, 591
- Psychological effect, 392, 556-557
- Public announcements, 556-557
- Rusk position, 464, 550-552
- Senate, U.S., position, 467-470
- 17th parallel, placement on, 565, 570, 573-575
- Southeast Asian leaders attitude toward, 145
- Soviets, notification of, 565, 572
- State Department program for, 561-565
- Taylor Mission:
- Timetable for, 490-491
- U.S. commitment, 556, 559-561, 564, 598-599
- U.S. “presence,” establishment of, 124, 344
- U.S. public response to, 610, 672
- Vietnamese support fOf, 141, 456-457, 528
- Warning to Communists re, 551-552, 556-557
- U.S.-Vietnamese Military Board, 419-420
- Village alarm system, 229, 371
- Village council elections, 50
- Vo Nguyen Giap, Gen., 53
- Vo Van Hai, 410
- Voss, Earl, 664
- Vu Quoc Thuc, 180, 213, 221 n, 457
- Vu Van Mau, 667
- Vu Van Thai, 665, 682
- Vui Van Luong, 39
- Wade, Robert H.B., 233 n
- Washington Evening Star, 664
- Washington Post, 665, 670
- Weil, T. Eliot, 680 n
- Weiss, Seymore, 121, 122
- Wheeler, Lt. Gen. Earle G., 591n, 749n
- White, Byron R., 607 n
- White, Gen. Isaac D., 31
- White, Ivan B., 35
- White paper on Vietnam. See Jorden Report on Communist activities in Vietnam.
- Wiggin, C.D., 35
- Williams, Haydn, 122, 306 n, 434
- Williams, Gen. Samuel T., 687
- Wilson, Donald, 343 n, 373, 641 n, 679 n, 763
- Wood, Chalmers B., 15 n, 19 n,. 32n, 35, 40 n, 64, 160 n, 172, 187 n, 201, 205 n, 230, 231 n, 262 n, 288 n, 306 n, 346 n, 353, 394 n, 534 n, 584, 669 n, 680 n, 725, 735 n
- Y, Col., 48, 353, 366
- Young, Kenneth, 18, 80, 87, 117, 118, 120, 121, 166, 167, 255, 302
- Johnson's Southeast Asia visit, 143-146, 147-149
- Yugoslavia, 594