IV. Further U.S. Efforts To Strengthen the Government of South Vietnam, March-April 1962


158. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/4-1662. Secret; Priority. Repeated Phnom Penh, CINCPAC for Polad, London, Paris, Bangkok, Vientiane, Geneva for FECON, Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, New Delhi, Ottawa, and Moscow. In a memorandum of April 17, Bagley informed Taylor that President Kennedy was interested in the view of the Department of State on this telegram and that Harrimanʼs initial reaction was not to make the public repudiation suggested by Nolting, but rather to inform Sihanouk privately that the United States opposed a conference. (National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-132-69)


159. Memorandum From the Vice Presidentʼs Military Aide (Burris) to the Vice President

Source: Johnson Library, Vice Presidential Security File, Memos from Colonel Burris, Jan. 61-June 62. Secret.


160. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security File; Vietnam Country Series. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC for Polad. Attached to the source text was a memorandum from Bagley to Smith, April 25, noting that Cottrell was preparing a reply to be recommended to the White House.


161. Letter From the Commander in Chief, Pacificʼs Political Adviser (Martin) to the Director of the Vietnam Task Force (Cottrell)

Source: Department of State, Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 66 D 193, 20.1 GVN 1962. Secret.


162. Memorandum From the Naval Aide to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Bagley) to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-030-69. Secret.


163. Memorandum From the Naval Aide to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Bagley) to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-132-69. Secret.


164. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/4-1962. Secret; Limit Distribution.


165. Memorandum for the Record by the Secretary of the Army (Stahr)

Source: Kennedy Library, Presidentʼs Office Files, Departments and Agencies, Army, 1961-1962. Secret. The source text provides no indication of the date of preparation.


166. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.5/4-2062. Secret. Repeated to New Delhi, Ottawa, London, CINCPAC for Polad, and Moscow.


167. Memorandum From the Naval Aide to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Bagley) to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-132-69. Secret.


168. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00/4-2062. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Phnom Penh, London, Paris, CINCPAC for Polad, Moscow, Vientiane Bangkok, Geneva for FECON, New Delhi, Taipei, Manila, and Ottawa.


169. Memorandum From the Naval Aide to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Bagley) to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-132-69. Secret.


170. Memorandum From the Naval Aide to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Bagley) to the Presidentʼs Military Representative (Taylor)

Source: National Defense University, Taylor Papers, T-132-69. Secret.