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Another commonly mentioned possibility to succeed Thieu is a military directorate: an army group consisting of the most influential military figures in the country, including "Big" Minh. The military directorate might consolidate a defense but, given the long-term military disadvantage of the Saigon side, its aim would of necessity be a negotiated settlement with the Communists...
...dinner parties, conversation tends to turn to questions about how to get out of the country. Should one try to fly or go by ship? How much will a visa cost? Some government ministers are said to be already packing. Mrs. Thieu, the wife of the President, has already left...
...country seem to have been lost in the shuffle. The South Vietnamese government is not issuing passports except in "special cases"-such as the orphans. Saigon officials are worried that a mass exodus would touch off panic among those left behind. Clearly, however, people who were connected with the Thieu regime or with American organizations could be the victims of reprisal if the red flag goes up over Saigon. The U.S. recognizes that as many as 1 million people might have to look to its shores for refuge, but so far has concentrated on children, who are unlikely...
...enormous amount of matériel to Saigon just before the cease-fire took effect. In the first year of the ceasefire, government forces expanded the land area under their control by some 20%, bringing roughly 1 million additional people under the South Vietnamese flag. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, who felt with some justification that he was being placed in an untenable no-win situation, also did all he could to block the open political struggle in South Viet Nam that was envisaged by the accords...
...Thieu had some compelling reasons for acting...