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...COIN project was first suggested in December 1962 by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's office, which gave it to the Navy for administrative development. The Navy came up with some stiff specifications for such a plane. It must have a top speed of 316 m.p.h., be able to linger over a target for two hours, clear a 50-ft. barrier on takeoff within 800 ft. of its starting point, operate out of sod fields, off gravel roads and, when equipped with pontoons, from water. It would require two engines so that it could still fly if one were...
...whole project will soon be back on McNamara's desk for a decision on whether to proceed. Already he has questioned whether COIN'S cost is justified by its advantages over the modified Navy Skyraider propeller planes now being assigned to Viet Nam. He also must consider whether there will be a need for COIN-type aircraft five years from now. On the other hand, there is a rising clamor in the Congress for new and decisive action against the Viet Cong. Thus, while COIN at the moment is a hot topic mainly in the aircraft industry...
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, both in slacks and open shirts, arrived together, were greeted under the portico by Pacific Commander Harry Felt...
...told a radio audience that "the Johnson Administration's position is to move north, and we are prepared to move north," the President told a news conference: "I know of no plans that have been made to that effect." Laird stuck to his guns, but in Hawaii, Rusk, McNamara & Co. sought to downplay talk of any bold new measures...
...trunks to the Navy Officers' Club on shimmering Keehi Lagoon, left their "classified" folders on the tables while they enjoyed a quick dip. Lieut. General William Westmoreland, the newly designated U.S. military chief in Saigon, gave a virtuoso display on one water ski. During off-hours, Rusk and McNamara relaxed at Felt's flower-decked Makalapa Guest House, while Lodge could be seen sipping coffee in splendid isolation at Waikiki Beach's Royal Hawaiian Hotel...