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...fire and of the suffering of the capital's 60,000 newly homeless refugees. As a postscript, and to celebrate Ho Chi Minh's 78th birthday, the Communists last week launched a fresh shelling of Saigon; one rocket narrowly missed the palace, where President Nguyen Van Thieu and his family were sleeping...
...office of Premier with wide responsibilities-and potential power-in the day-to-day administration of the country on behalf of the President. In the constant clash-and-compromise bargaining between South Viet Nam's two top men, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky persuaded President Nguyen Van Thieu to accept as the country's first Premier a Saigon lawyer and Ky confederate with no political experience, Nguyen Van Loc. Ever since Tet, Saigon has rumbled with rumors that Thieu was going to replace Loc, who had proved a less-than-efficient administrator in the wake of Communist offensive...
Addressing the nation on television and radio, dressed in an open-necked set of fatigues without insignia, Thieu named as new Premier Tran Van Huong, 64, one of the most popular and respected civilian politicians in South Viet Nam. A grey-haired schoolteacher renowned for his rigid honesty, Huong was twice mayor of Saigon and briefly Premier in 1964-65. He ran for President of the new civilian government last fall, and finished fourth-but handily carried the city of Saigon...
That is a matter of concern to some of Washington's Asian allies, who fear that Harriman and Johnson may give away too much too soon. Reflecting that fear, South Viet Nam's President Nguyen Van Thieu declared on the eve of the talks: "The Republic of Viet Nam will not yield even a centimeter of land to the Communists, will not form a coalition government with the N.L.F., and will firmly not acknowledge the N.L.F. as an equal political entity to negotiate with...
...Thieu's position, of course, would doom the talks before they started. Nonetheless, Johnson went out of his way during the week to assure Saigon-and other nervous allied capitals such as Seoul and Bangkok-that the U.S. was seeking what Thailand's Thanom called "a genuine peace which is not a facade covering a surrender." In a joint communique after two days of talks with Thanom, the U.S. and Thailand emphasized "their determination that the South Vietnamese people shall not be conquered by aggression and shall enjoy their inherent right to decide their own form of government...