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...which he clearly does not think very likely or desirable, contains a grim extension of Rockefeller's pullback proposal. It is nothing short of further partition of Viet Nam, in which Hanoi would be given South Viet Nam's northernmost province of Quang Tri and part of Thua Thien south of it. Another involves the creation of a third, more or less independent buffer state between North and South Viet Nam, carved out of both their provinces along the DMZ. A major drawback to these schemes is U.S. assurance to Laotian Prince Souvanna Phouma that the U.S. will...
...were simply condemned by drumhead courts and executed as enemies of the people," said Bob Kelly, the senior province adviser in Thua Thien province. "These were the leaders, often quite small men. Others were executed when their usefulness ceased, or when they didn't cooperate they were shot for their trouble. Some of my staff were badly mutilated, but I am inclined to believe this was done after they were killed. Their hands were tied and they were shot behind the head. I helped to dig one body out, but I have been told by Vietnamese whom I respect...
Ready for Anything. The U.S. command does not rule out the possibility that the Communists might hit at Khe Sanh and Hué simultaneously, or indeed throughout Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces. To be ready for anything, General Westmoreland last week announced the creation in the north of Provisional Corps Viet Nam, to be headed by Army Lieut. General William B. Rosson, 49. Rosson will have battle command of all actions in the two provinces, but will report to Marine Lieut. General Robert E. Cushman Jr., the Marines' commander in Viet Nam. The Marines had been riled...
Predawn Derring-Do. Every so often the Marines came across pockets of American civilians, some of whom had been successfully hiding out for nine days. When they liberated the Thua Thien province headquarters, the Marines tore down the Viet Cong flag, one of dozens the Communists had planted throughout the city, and raised the Stars and Stripes. Their commander had told them to run up the South Vietnamese flag, but two Marines had died and two others had been wounded in taking the building; they were not about to be denied the satisfaction of raising their own flag (though...
...forces have sought to string from the sea below the DMZ to the Laotian border. It now blocks off the easiest supply line that Giap has into South Viet Nam. By taking Khe Sanh, the Communists would outflank all the allied forces in Quang Tri province and part of Thua Thien province as well, probably forcing a fallback to a new defense line?perhaps as far back at Hué. As Giap well knows, Khe Sanh has become almost as vital symbolically as it is militarily; a Communist victory there would have immense propaganda and psychological value to Hanoi...