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...President will emphasize, America will remain faithful to its commitments elsewhere. He is also expected to outline precisely what, if anything, the U.S. can now do about the deteriorating situation in South Viet Nam, based on the mission to Saigon of Army Chief of Staff General Frederick C. Weyand and the resulting options prepared by the National Security Council. Briefing the press after meeting with Weyand, Kissinger gave no hint that the U.S. has any intention of abandoning President Thieu. Asked about Thieu's charge that Americans could be called "traitors" if they fail to help his government more, Kissinger...
There were some brave attempts to rally confidence. In a television speech beamed from Saigon, President Thieu aggressively, if unconvincingly, declared, "We must attack and retake the lands captured by the Communists." General Frederick C. Weyand, U.S. Army Chief of Staff who last week ended a seven-day visit to Viet Nam undertaken at President Ford's request, confidently told newsmen that ARVN "still has the spirit and the capability to defeat the North Vietnamese...
Privately, however, Pentagon officials?including Weyand himself, according to some reports?were deeply pessimistic about South Viet Nam's ability to defend what remains of its territory. True, the government has the equivalent of seven divisions within a 50-mile radius of Saigon, including the 4,000 men of the airborne division that moved down from Danang two weeks ago; there are also some 175,000 popular-force and regional-force soldiers, but Saigon's combat-ready troops are outnumbered by the North Vietnamese forces that have been massing in the capital military region over the past several weeks. Small...
...capture of Quang Tri will give Saigon a much-needed psychological boost. But it by no means accomplishes Thieu's announced aim. U.S. General Frederick Weyand was reported to have estimated last week that the Communists hold roughly half of South Viet Nam. Beyond that, the battle for Quang Tri raises grave questions once again about the basic strategy of Thieu's counteroffensive, which has committed South Vietnamese troops to costly set-piece battles for cities of marginal military importance. As for Quang Tri, it is now nothing but rubble...
...announcement has yet been made on his successor in Saigon, but the most likely choice is his deputy, General Frederick Weyand, 55, a tall, thoughtful man who would supervise the steadily dwindling U.S. presence in Viet Nam. Westmoreland, who retires June 30, is scheduled this week to receive the Distinguished Service Medal from President Richard Nixon as a parting gesture...