Article about the threat of Buddhist protestors to the South Vietnamese government

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Article about the threat of Buddhist protestors to the South Vietnamese government

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Original title: "analysis", Keever's title: "Militant Buddhists, Gen. Khanh, U.S. Policymakers scramble Admidst Political Crisis", article about how disagreements between the American diplomats and South Vietnamese government is a distraction from the real issue: the threat of Buddhist protestors to the South Vietnamese government, published by the New York Herald Tribune

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encompte press tribune newyork 23223 prorosenfeld analysis one saigon the declared stateve war between vietnamese commander inchief ltgen nguyen khanh and american policymakers dash particularly ambassador maxwell ddd taylor undash is neither as significant nor as serious as [deletion: it] tis visibly apparent stoppara quote the big battle looks like an elephant but tis really the tailve aye mouse cmaunquote vietnamese political observer noted recalling oriental proverb stopquote tis aye big fuss about trivia which both sides chose to call important stopunquote para moredeepe mots ajoutes: 0 mots rayes: 1 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carte no. 197 encompte press tribune newyork mots ajoutes: 9 mots rayes: 13 Beverly Deepe Carte # 197 23230 prorosenfeld analysis two [deletion: the] current big fuss between khanh and [deletion: the] americans is partve oneve [deletion: the] most elaborate most intricate dash etat this time [deletion: oneve] most successful undash campaigns to outmaneuver the one elementve power creating most immediate problem in vietnam dash the militant political buddhist organization stoppara [XXXX indicating deletion] [deletion: the] proneutralist buddhists [insertion: politicians] have successfully spearheaded toppling diem regime last year etkhanh from prime ministers office in august etwere about to deal the crushing blow that would topple [XXXX indicating deletion] prime minister tran van huong et the nineman high national council [deletion: which approved him etthe chiefve state stoppara] stoppara but twas khanh etthe armed forces council he created that [XXXX indicating deletion] [deletion: arrested] halted the buddhist antigovernment campaign semicolon the armed forces etnotrptnot the buddhists will gain the credit for toppling an unpopular regime stop while taylor was in washington twas [deletion: the] political buddhist priests which initiated [deletion: aye] little noticed antitaylor campaign dash but tis khanh that is capitalizing on it stoppara the net effect is to diminish the political prestige and [deletion: the political art arguments] to sap the political arguments that the buddhist organization used to magnatize their mass support [insertion: dash [illegible]] stop [XXXX indicating deletion] [deletion: the] illusion is that khanh has allied himself with the buddhists stop actually he is moving in parallel etfour steps aheadve them stoppara mordeepe encompte press tribune newyork 23230 prorosenfeld analysis three [deletion: the] illusion is that by attacking [deletion: aye] rightwing catholicbacked [deletion: huong] prime minister huong [deletion: that] the buddhists [deletion: are] politicians are supporting khanh stop actually khanh has forced the buddhist leadership to accept him as the lesserve the two evils rathern to support him in the an unlimited rangeve candidates stoppara tactically khanh has chosen [XXXX indicating deletion] to capture the leftwing buddhist masses through a [XXXX indicating deletion] spectacular antiamerican campaign rathern than to commit himself to [deletion: their] proneutralist policies [insertion: [illegible]] stoppara this is considered such aye brilliant strokeve political maneuvering that khanhs own supporters are confused stoppara but it is of common benefit for both [deletion: the] khanh and american policy stoppara mots ajoutes: 4 mots rayes: 9 beverly deepe carte no. 197 Beverly Deepe encompte press tribune newyork mots ajoutes: 4 mots rayes: 8 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carteno. 23230 prorosenfeld analysis [deletion: two] four khanh and american policy are inseparably intertwined semicolon both are staunchly anticommunist semicolon the evidence of khanhs anticommunist stand is henry cabot lodge then ambassador immediately decided to support khanh after his january thirty coup in preference to the first military junta that was labeled as proneutralist stoppara in fact [deletion: khanh is] khanhs policy [deletion: is often] was in July more anticommunist than washingtons [deletion: dash as when] when he launched his campaign to liberate novietnam against washingtons wishes stoppara [deletion: khanh] as commander inchief vietnamese armed forces dash most anticommunist organized force in country comma khanh is singularly and exclusively the centerve the anticommunist sphere of influence in souvietnam stop khanh is fully in controlve the twenty man armed forces council which dissolved high national council sunday and the quote young turks unquote on the council [deletion: openly] privately acknowledge that khanh [XXXX indicating deletion] planned the petite coup detat stoppara more important comma he is more powerful and more mature politically than in late august when he was routed from [deletion: office by] prime ministers office by student demonstrations stop since then all elements of personal or organized opposition to khanh dash reportedly with american help undash have been washed away stop the dai viet political party which opposed him in august is leaderless semicolon ltgen tran thien khiem comma his rival for rightwing catholic support comma is now ambassador in washington stoppara moredeepe encompte press tribune newyork 23234 prorosenfeld analysis [deletion: three] five majgen duong van minh comma khanhs political rival for support from buddhists etmilitary competitor for some armed forces elements comma is now discredited while outve country and retired from army stoppara both these generals were membersve triumvirate with khanh dash but [deletion: khanh] only [deletion: one to] khanh survived stop these three created the high national council dash which khanh and his armed forces council overthrew sunday undash and [XXXX indicating deletion] this national council selected the prime minister and the chiefve state stop but now tis khanh who holds the reinsve power stop moredeepe mots ajoutes: 2 mots rayes: 4 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe car teno. 197 encompte press tribune newyork [deletion: 2324] 23235 prorosenfeld analysis [deletion: four] six astute political observers here believe tis only matterve time before [XXXX indicating deletion] huong falls etkhanh again most powerful leader in government stoppara furthermore these observers believe that khanh will have the total etexclusive american support stop [XXXX indicating deletion] this is consistently denied and never acknowledged dash by khanh etamericans undash while official american position is to back huong government [insertion: stop] but tis nonetheless considered trendve future stoppara moredeepe mots ajoutes: 1 mots rayes: 6 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carte no. 197 encompte press tribune newyork [deletion: 2320] 23223 prorosenfeld filing tightly analysis reurcable [XXXX indicating deletion] stoppara airexpressed today airfrance 188 tokyowise connecting firavailable on waybill 057-9790-406 [XXXX indicating deletion] gggiii christmas story deepe mots ajoutes: 0 mots rayes: 4 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carte no. 197 encompte press tribune newyork 24004 prorosenfeld analysis seven simultaneous with [deletion: the] khanhs momentary maneuvering to capture buddhist support comma the american longterm policy in vietnam over past year has also been to shift its basisve support stop [XXXX indicating deletion] while america supported catholic president ngo dinh diem the focusve unistates support was anchored to the militantly anticommunist catholic elements in vietnam stop after overthrowve diem however american support through [XXXX indicating deletion] successive governments has notrptnot only recognized mass powerve buddhists but now been forced to deal with its anarchistic tendencies stoppara while khanh has been shifting his [deletion: basis] baseve popular support american embassy officials here been consistently working to seek aye rapproachment with the buddhists politicians stop the buddhist politicians seek to oppose successive governments as meansve capturing masses semicolon american officials want them [deletion: to] if notrptnot to support american backed governments undash at least notrptnot to topple them stop this is the essence of partve behind scenes maneuvering in saigon which may be more important that antiamerican headlines khanh is creating stop without assurances from buddhists both khanh and americans know future governments in saigon will have difficulty in prosecuting anticommunist war stoppara moredeepe mots ajoutes: mots rayes: beverly deepe carte no. 197 encompte press tribune newyork 24010 prorosenfeld analysis eight positionve washington in fuss with khanh is important only in that it chooses to call it important dash and hence give khanh concrete grievances to attack stop washingtons concern for legal bodies which represent the fabricve aye democratic government is aye reversal of previous american policy which [XXXX indicating deletion] supported [XXXX indiciating deletion] an illegal coup detat against ngodinhdiem who had [deletion: been popularly] [XXXX indicating deletion] based legitimacyve his regime on popular elections [deletion: throughout the country dash which stoppara] though american policymakers chose to call high national council worth working with its second president resigned in protest against huong government [deletion: composition] semicolon several members were considered procommunist agents who inspired subversive organizations in provinces semicolon handful others refused showup at meetings etone left for paris stop first assignment was to [deletion: write] draft provisional constitution which been disregarded by all bodies semicolon constitution called for [deletion: strong preside] strongman [deletion: in the] as chiefve state but they elected weak sickly engineer who delegated decision making stop second assignment was to establish [XXXX indicating deletion] meansve establishing national congress but had yet to issue draft which various factions could fight over stoppara moredeepe mots ajoutes: 5 mots rayes: 13 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carte no. 197 encompte press tribune newyork 24012 prorosenfeld analysis nine most significant however high national council was the legal organ which would select future [XXXX indicating deletion] chiefve state and prime ministers dash especially during aye crisis stop but [deletion: the staunchly anticommunist] numberve staunchly anticommunist votes in council was so small that under pressure aye proneutralist government could be have been legally installed stoppara [deletion: how] now khanh ethis young turks dash all militantly anticommunist undash being opposed by washington stoppara washingtons opposition is symbolized [deletion: here] and conveyed by ambassador taylor dash which makes him a convenient target for [deletion: the] khanh to counterattack stoppara that taylor has skilfilly invited khanhs counterattack is perhaps an indexve the dignity [XXXX indicating deletion] [illegible] of the man and the prelude to [deletion: aye] more sophisticated american [deletion: policy] [illegible] on the political battlefield in vietnam enditdeepe mots ajoutes: 4 mots rayes: 7 Beverly Deepe beverly deepe carte no. 197

Date

1964, Dec. 23

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987; United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Republic); Demonstrations; Protest movements; Buddhists--Political activity

Location

Saigon, South Vietnam

Coordinates

10.8231; 106.6311

Size

20 x 26 cm

Container

B187, F1

Format

dispatches

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

Keever, Beverly Deepe

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Publisher

Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

Language

English