Keever- Viet Cong

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• The Monopoly Game
  Fourth of a seven article series called "Why Vietnam" analyzing the importance of the Vietnam War in world politics. This article focuses on political strategies, for the New York Herald Tribune
• Article about the failed Communist assault on Saigon
  Original title: "shift", Keever's title: "Allies Blunt Communists' City Assault on Saigon", Article draft about the failed Communist assault on Saigon, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-10
• Article about encirclement operations around Saigon
  Original title: "offensive", Keever's title: "Communists Unleash Slow-Motion Offensive Around Saigon", Article draft about encirclement operations around Saigon, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-7
• Article about Việt Cộng criticism of subordinate units
  Original title: "criticism", Keever's title: "Viet Cong High Command Issue Scathing Self-Criticism", Article draft about Việt Cộng criticism of subordinate units, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-7
• Article on encirclement of the Viet Cong in Long An
  Original title: "donut." Keever's title: "'Donut-Making' Encirclement Tried By Allies in Mekong Delta." Article by Keever about US Army encirclement of Viet Cong troops in Long An
• Third article on the significance of the Communist-held elections in South Vietnam
  Original title: "Disagree", Keever's title: "Viet Cong Hold 'People's Liberation' Council Elections in Their Villages", Article draft about the People's Liberation Council elections at the village level, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-11
• Article about the outcome of the third phase of the Tet Offensive
  Original title: "loss", Keever's title: "Communists Lose Troops and Time in their Third Offensive", Article draft about the outcome of the third phase of the Tet Offensive, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-16
• Second article on the significance of the Communist-held elections in South Vietnam
  Original title: "victory", Keever's title: "Communists Lurch Towards 'People's Revolutionary State Power' at rice-roots Level", Article draft about Communist consolidation of power, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-16
• First article on the significance of the Communist-held elections in South Vietnam
  Original title: "Election", Keever's Title: "Communist Hold Secret, Night-Time Elections Miles from US Embasy", Article draft about Communist rival elections, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-8
• Second article about credibility gaps in South Vietnam
  Original title: "canyon", Keever's title: "Communists miss 'Golden Opportunity', Shattering Credibility", Article draft about the lack of credibility of the Communists in South Vietnam, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-17
• Second article on the long march towards peace in Vietnam
  Original title: "stages", Keever's title: "No 'Instant Peace' is Seen to end Fighting in South Vietnam", Article draft about the difficulties of peace in Vietnam, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-12
• Frist article on developments along the DMZ
  Original title: "dmz", Keever's title: "Along DMZ, Communists Favor [?]- For Now", Article draft about the comparison between Allied and Communist forces in and around the Vietnamese DMZ, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-16
• Article about the aftermath of the Battle of Khe Sanh
  Original title: "revisit", Keever's title: "Besides Marines, Communists also Hover Around Khe Sanh", Article draft about the aftermath of the Battle of Khe Sanh, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-6
• Second article about friction over the American cessation of bombing North Vietnam
  Original title: "palace", Keever's title: "Saigon Officials Accuse U.S. of 'Blatent Support' on Role of Viet Cong at Paris Peace Talks", Article draft about strife caused by the Paris Peace Talks, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-19
• First article about friction over the American cessation of bombing North Vietnam
  Original title "diplomat", Keever's title "U.S. Argues to Seat Viet Cong at Paris Peace Talks; Saigon Government Refuses to Attend", Article draft about disagreements regarding the Paris Peace Talks, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-13
• First article about military developments in South Vietnam
  Original title: "upsurge", Article draft about an expected North Vietnamese offensive while the Paris peace talks were occuring, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-11
• Article about South Vietnamese-Cambodian diplomacy and North Vietnamese tanks
  Orignal title: "focus", Keever's title: "U.S. Military Warns Hanoi is Big on Soviet-made Tanks [?] Raid into South Vietnam", Article draft about South Vietnamese-Cambodian diplomacy and North Vietnamese use of Soviet tanks to defend the Ho Chi Minh trail, for the Chirstian Science Monitor, page 1-6
• Article about South Vietnamese-Cambodian diplomacy
  Orignal title: "profocus", Keever's title: "U.S. Military Warns Hanoi is Big on Soviet-made Tanks [?] Raid into South Vietnam", Article draft about South Vietnamese-Cambodian diplomacy, for the Chirstian Science Monitor, page 1-3
• Article about the Central Office for South Vietnam
  Original title: "COSVN", Keever's Title: "Headquarters of the Communist Party of South Vietnam (COSVN) Rules in the Deep Jungle from an Underground City of Bunkers", Article draft about the headquarters of the communist movement in South Vietnam and its purpose and activities, for the Christian Science Monitor, page 1-15
• Article about the precarious government in Saigon
  Original title: "politics", Keever's title: "Sniper Fire and Artillery Shellings into Saigon loses Elite's Support." Article draft about the presence of Việt Cộng forces five miles from the Presidential Palace in Saigon and the strain this has placed on the domestic political situation in South Vietnam. Written for the Christian Science Monitor
• Article about Saigon's opinion on Hanoi-U.S. peace talks
  Original title: "mood", Keever's title: "Saigon Eager for U.S.-Hanoi Talks to Begin." Article draft about the generally favorable opinion among civilians in Saigon towards peace talks between America and North Vietnam. Written for the Christian Science Monitor
• Article about a Communist offensive
  Original title: "attack", Keever's title: "Bloody Days of May Parallels U.S.-Hanoi Talks." Article draft about an offensive launched by Communist forces in May of 1968 during peace talks between Hanoi and America. Written for the Christian Science Monitor
• Article about Communists and Montagnard tribes
  Original title: "focus", Keever's title: "Mountain Tribes Harassed by Communists." Article about North Vietnamese policy toward Montagnard tribesmen, including their drive to recruit Montagnard men as porters near the Cambodian border. Written for the Christian Science Monitor
• Article about Saigon's economy
  Original title: "Economy", Keever's title: "Communists Seek Economic Blockage of Cities." Article about Saigon's economy and Communist forces' attempts to create food shortages and encourage strikes. Written for the Christian Science Monitor
• Article about a North Vietnamese defector
  Original title "dac", Keever's title : "Viet cong Turncoat: Battlefield Determines Political Negotiation." Article about a press conference with Tran Van Dac, a North Vietnamese defector. Written for the Christian Science Monitor