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...South Viet Nam: Clearly the most important, if not the trickiest stop Agnew will make, it is intended to reinforce Nixon's pledge to the Thieu government and also to provide Nixon with a fresh assessment of the progress of Vietnamization since the Cambodian invasion...
South Vietnamese President Thieu's request for "sophisticated weapons" if and when American troops leave that country...
Pacific Power. If Thieu was reassured, other Asian leaders were growing increasingly apprehensive over U.S. intentions. Both Rogers and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird have spoken of accelerated U.S. troop withdrawals from
...Saigon, the issue was crucial. In an election Thieu, who firmly controls the country's administration, could expect to win handsomely. In an imposed coalition, however, Thieu would be forced to seat several Communist ministers in the Cabinet...
...time Rogers reached Saigon, the South Vietnamese were so agitated that the Secretary moved immediately to reassure them. Striding into Thieu's office he came right to the point: "Mr. President, let me make one thing clear. I have never used the words coalition government. We feel that the best way to determine what the people of South Viet Nam want is by the electoral process. We have no intention of imposing a solution." Rogers also brought Thieu a warm personal letter from President Nixon promising $100 million to improve the housing and rations of South Vietnamese servicemen...