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...does not foreshadow unilateral American with drawal from the war. Other requests: a U.S. guarantee of South Viet Nam's territorial integrity, a commitment to uphold his constitutionally elected regime, and a promise that no attempt will be made to arrange a cease-fire by bringing the Viet Cong into a coalition government. Johnson is apparently primed to assuage Thieu's fears, emphasizing that nothing has been held back from Saigon and that no amount of coffee-break talk has persuaded Hanoi's men to cease stonewalling. The U.S. is pledged to demand a seat for Saigon...
...movie, an evening's relaxation for Special Forces officers involves an outing to a Miami-style club, at which some of the guests are in evening clothes; in reality, substitute a few cans of beer in a bare, functional officers' mess. In the movie, the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese walk into the camp's defenses like so many head of cattle; in reality, they usually hit the way good infantrymen are taught to attack, using every inch of terrain for cover...
...Communist side, there is a starchy general, complete with well-lit villa, Citroën limousine and champagne and caviar to seduce the willowy government agent; even the Viet Cong would find that amusing. On the U.S. side, Wayne's self-conscious heroes penetrate into the Communist-base area by parachute and then traipse through forests that are obviously south of the Mason-Dixon line rather than...
...girding for another Communist attack on the capital, thus underscoring its growing concern about the Alliance. It was formed toward the end of April in an immaculately kept old French plantation at Mimot, in the Cambodian Highlands northwest of Saigon. Within days, Liberation Radio, the voice of the Viet Cong, announced its formation, and Radio Hanoi said that Southern intellectuals, businessmen, even government officials and soldiers had met at Mimot. Congratulatory telegrams poured in from assorted Communist organizations around the world. North Vietnamese Negotiator Xuan Thuy mentioned the Alliance in the Paris talks, saying that with its formation "the front...
Major Buildup. The invisible ring the Communists have drawn around Saigon includes, according to intelligence estimates, 50 to 52 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong battalions. The Communists have divided the area into six military subdivisions-one comprising Saigon and Cholon, the other five wedges pointing at the heart of the city-and parceled out their troops among them. Not all of the Communist units are at full strength, but each of the five wedges harbors an infantry regiment, an artillery battalion, four autonomous main-force battalions and guerrillas. Already inside the capital, say intelligence sources, is the so-called A2/C...