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363-07808 to 363-07810.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-07808 to 363-07810
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Title
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Article about Maj. Gen. Moore's comments on Chinese aircraft
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Description
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Original title: "moore", Article draft about Maj. General Joseph H. Moore's comments on the capabilities of Chinese aircrafts, for the New York Herald Tribune
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AI Usage Disclosure
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Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
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Transcript
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Beverly deepe 101 Cong Ly; Saigon moore--1 Aug. 13 [illegible] SAIGON--The Chinese Communist aircraft that could fly as far south as Saigon would have had a limited bombing capacity, according to a high-ranking United States Air Force officer. “The Chinese (Communists) have aircraft that can fly as far south as Saigon,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Moore, “but it would be a real serious question whether they would undertake it or not.” Gen. Moore said that the bombing capacity of Chinese Communist aircraft would be reduced because of the flying distance between Saigon and North Vietnam or Chinese bases. Saigon is about eight hundred miles south of Hanoi, capital of North Viet Nam, and [insertion: seven hundred] miles from [deletion: the] a [insertion: major] Chinese Communist [deletion: airfield] airbase on Hainan Island. [insertion: He said NVA aircraft were limited to transports & trainers.] The fifty-year-old Air Force general, as commander of 2nd Air Division based in Saigon, commands all U.S. Air Force aircraft in both South Viet Nam and Thailand. This includes older propeller-driven aircraft used in Vietnams counterinsurgency war, F-100 photo reconnaissance jets, and F-102 [deletion: and] jet interceptors and B-57 jet fighter-bombers brought in last week to provide air defense against Communist aircraft which might have retaliated against American bombings of North Viet Nam. The [deletion: Naval air] U.S. Navy aircraft used in defending U.S. destroyers against attack and used in bombing North Viet Nam are under the command of 7th Fleet. Deepe Moore--2 Gen. Moore said he did not know how long the American jet interceptors and jet fighter-bombers [deletion: introduced] rushed here last week would remain in South Viet Nam. “I don’t know when they’ll (higher headquarters) [deletion: will] consider the crisis past,” Gen. Moore said. But the commander in the field has to be ready for the contingency.” He said that [deletion: American jets have frequently been] the frequent “scrambling” of [insertion: the newly arrived] American jet interceptors and fighter-bombers have been routine [deletion: practice] to keep pilots in practice [insertion: and] to check [insertion: the] aircraft. He said that unknown tracts on radar screens have appeared, but [deletion: American aircraft sent to check it] “each time we get up there, we find only friendly aircraft.” The unspecified number of F-102 Delta Dagger jet interceptors and B-57 jet fighter-bombers were sent to [deletion: Viet Nam] South Viet Nam last week to provide aerial defense in case of North Vietnamese or Chinese Communist counterattack. The 1954 Geneva Agreements ending the French Indo-China War prohibits the [deletion: station] basing of jet aircraft in either North or South Viet Nam, but for the past year [deletion: jet] American [deletion: jet] photo reconnaissance [deletion: planes] jets have been “transited” in Saigon and [deletion: northern airports] in northern cities of the Vietnamese republic. Gen. Moore said that the Geneva Agreements would rule out use of the newly-arrived jets in the counterinsurgency war in South Viet Nam. But he said the jets, if necessary, would be useful in case the Viet Cong guerrillas increased the pace and intensity of their counterinsurgency war to the point of entering the conventional warfare state [illegible] deepe moore--3 “It’s nonsense to say that jets are too fast (for counterguerrilla war),” Gen. Moore said. “Jets can be flown as slow as prop planes and can deliver their ordinance more accurately it’s a firmer platform. [deletion: But] And jets can work at greater speeds when they encounter heavier groundfire. But as long as we have no air opposition (in South Viet Nam), we can fly anything--prop planes and reconnaissance planes, which are most useful here. They fly from short fields and do not need alot of installations.” Gen. Moore said that [insertion: the] buildup of [deletion: defense] American defensive jet aircraft was fast and successful not only in Viet Nam, but also in Thailand. He said there are good communications links and inter-locking radar nets between Viet Nam and Thailand. “Everytime we have an exercise, we learn lessons,” Gen. Moore said. “But there’s nothing to indicate a change in our procedures. Movements [XXXX indicating deletion] like this are second nature to the units involved. They are used to making long moves on short notice.” -30-
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Date
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1964, Aug. 13
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Moore, Joseph H.; Jet planes; Aeronautics, Military--Equipment and supplies; China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B3, F7
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
