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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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 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
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beverly deepe carte no. 197
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23230 prorosenfeld analysis two the current big fuss between khanh
and the americans is partve oneve the most elaborate most intricate
dash etat this time ongve most successful undash campaigns to
outmaneuver the one elementve power creating most immediate problem
in vietnam dash the militant political buddhist organization stoppara
ihem the buddhists have successfully spearheaded topply
toppling diem regine last year etkhanh from prime ministers office
in august etvwere about to deal the crushing blow that would topple
tran van huong et the nineman high national council which
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2 approved him atthe chiefve state stoppera-
but twas khanh etthe armed forces council he created that
HALTED
ted 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
the political buddhist priests which initiated aye little noticed
antitaylor campaing campaign desh but tis khanh that is capitalizing on it
stoppara
the net effect is to diminish the political prestige and
the political art orgonis
to sep the political arguments that the
buddhist organization used to magnatize their mass support stop
the illusion is that khanh has allied himself with the buddhists stop
actually he is moving in apar parallel etfour steps aheadve them stop
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23230 prorosenfeld analysis three the is illusion is that by attacking
aye rightwing catholicback huong prime minister hunong that the
buddhists are politicians are supporting khanh stop actually khn
khanh has forced the buddhist leadership to accept him as the lesserve
the two evils ratherm to support him in the an unlimited rangeve
candidates stoppara
tactically khanh has chosen sagham to capture the
leftwing buddhist masses through a mum spectacular antiamerican
campaign rather than to commit himself to their proneutralist
policies 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 thex khanh and
american policy stoppara
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23230 prorosenfeld analysis two khanh and american policy are
inspe inseparably intertwined semicolon both are staunchly anticommunist
semicolon the evidence of khanhs anticommunist stand is honry cabot lodge
then ambassador immediately decided to support khanh after his january
thirty coup in proference to the first military junta that was labeled
as proneutralist stoppara
in fact khan is khanhs policy is often more anticommunist
than washington dash as when he launched his campaign to liberate novietnam
against washingtons wishest stoppara
as commander inchief vietnamese armed forces dash
most anticommunist organized force in countrys 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 gouncil which dissolved high national council sunday
and the quote young turks unquote on the council only privately
acknowledge that khanh damitamam planned the petite coup detat stoppara
more important comme he is more powerful and more mature
politically than in late august when he was routed from 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
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23234 prorosenfeld analysis three 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 khh only one-te-survive stop these three created the high national
council dash which khanh and his armed forces council overthrew sunday undash
and inden this national council selected the prime minister and
the chiefve state stop but now tie khanh who holds the reinsve power stop
moredeepe
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23235 prorosenfeld analysis four astute political observers here
believe tis only matterve time before - huong falls etihanh
again most powerful leader in government stoppara
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furthermore these observers believe that khanh will have the
total etexclusive american support stop this is consistently
denied and never acknotted acknowledged dash by khanh etamericans undash
while official american position is to back huong government but tis
nonetheless considered trene trendve future stoppara moredeope
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24004 prozosenfeld analysis seven simultaneous with thex khanha
momentary maneuvering to capture buddhist support comma the american
longterm policy in vietnam over past year has also been to shift ite
basisve support atop letom while emories supported oatholic president
ngo dinh diem the foousve unistates a support was anchored to the
militantly antiocomunist onthelio elements in vietnam stop dx after
overthrowvo diem however american support through a successive
governmente has notaptnot only recong recognized mass powerve buddhists
but now been forced to deal with its anarchistic tendencies stoppara
while khanh has boon shifting his basis basove popular support
american ambassy officials here been consistently working to seek eye
rapproachment with the buddhists polkt politicians stop the buddhist
politicians soak to oppose successive governments as meanove capturing
masses semicolon american officials want thom tax if notrptnot to
support american backed governments undash at least notrptnot to topple
them stop this is the essence of partve behind scones maneuvering in saigon
which may be more important than antiamerican headlines khanh is creating
stop without assurances from buddhists both khanh and americans
know future governments in saigon wiol will have difficulty in prosecuting
anticommunist war stoppara moredeepe
mota ajoutent
mots rayost
beverly deepe carte no. 197
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24010 prorosenfeld
analysis eight positionvo 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 atop washingtons
conern concern for legal bodies which represent the fabriove aye
democratic government is nye reversal of previous emorioan policy
which enam supported nymous on illegal cou d
coup dotat against neodinhdiem who hed boon pontoriyala
based et legitimacyve his regime on popular elections 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 composition semicolon several members
were considered procommunist agents who inspired subversive organisations
in provinces comicolon handful others as refused showup at meetings
etone left for paris atop first da assignment was to its draft
provisional constitution which boon disregarded by all bodies somicolon
constitution called for strong procido strongman insiz es chiefve
state but they elected weak sickly engineer who delegatod decision
making stop second assignment was to establish anfor noeneve
establishing national congress but had yet to issue draft which various
fections could fight over stoppara morodeope
mote ajoutest
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24012 prorosenfeld analysis nine most significant however
high national council was the legal organ which would soloot
future gomman chiefve state and prime ministers dash especially
during aye orisis stop but the staunchly anticommunisg numberve
staunchly anticommunist votes in council was so small that under pressure
aye proneutralist government could be have been legally installed stoppara
how now khanh this young turks dash all militantly anticommunist
undesh being opposed by washington stoppara
washingtons opposition is symbolized here and conveyed by
ambassador taylor dash which makes him a convenient target for
khanh to counterattack stoppara
that taylor has skilfilly invited khanhs counterattack
is perhaps an indexve the dignity of the man and the
prelude to mye more sophisticated american policy on the political
battlefield in vietnam enditdeepe
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beverly deepe oarte 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