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...Quang has warned Thieu and Ky that, in his judgment, their actions have been worse than Diem's. He has even threatened to renew his campaign of "nonviolent opposition"-which in Tri Quang's lexicon means anything from mobs of rock-throwing youths in Saigon streets to a full-scale attempt at a coup d'état. But Thieu and Ky are confident that they have the dissident monk under control. "My duty," says Ky bluntly, "is to crush all disturbances of whatever origin...
...himself tries to make sure that this is understood by insiders. Within hours of his decision to run second to Thieu, he assured Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker that he, not Thieu, would continue to wield most of the power. Privately he warned skeptical newsmen that "those who have written that I sustained a stunning defeat will very soon be proved completely wrong." By last week things seemed to be working out as Ky had said. An inner group of generals (including Thieu) formed a military affairs committee, which from now on is to be the armed forces' decisionmaking body...
...eleven, only three are rated as having a real chance of winning: Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu, whose vice-presidential running mate is Premier Nguyen Cao Ky; former Premier Tran Van Huong; National Assembly Speaker Phan Khac Suu. The Thieu-Ky ticket is still strongly favored because both men are well known, and they have army backing. Tran Van Huong is considered the leading civilian candidate. A Southerner with a large following in the Mekong Delta, Huong as Premier won considerable sympathy for his efforts to stabilize the government before the military replaced him in 1965. Says...
...Fair Exchange. Ky and Thieu have already begun campaigning with a number of "nonpolitical" public appearances, mixing visits to the troops with barely disguised politicking with villagers. Since Ky suddenly and unexpectedly stepped aside in favor of Thieu as the military candidate (TIME, July 7), he has carefully stayed in Thieu's shadow, even walking a pace or two behind him at public gatherings. He is trying to project the image of a generous man bested by his colleague in an inner struggle for power and accepting it gracefully. But so far, Ky remains very much...
...effectiveness of their forces. Another thing bothered him. "Why," he demanded, "aren't all those long-haired kids I see riding around town on motorbikes in the Army?" The Vietnamese were not exactly encouraging in their reply. Waiting until McNamara had departed, Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu called a news conference to explain that the country already has an inordinate number of men in uniform. Besides, he added, it takes time to train new soldiers, and money to equip them, and Saigon cannot invest either without seriously imperiling its economy. "We don't need a general mobilization...