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363-06187 to 363-06191.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-06187 to 363-06191
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Title
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Article about the North Vietnamese hopes of taking over the Saigon government
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Description
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Original title: "North Vietnam 'Will Go to the Last Man" Fighting and Sow Subversion in the South", Article about the North Vietnamese hopes of taking over the Saigon government, taking advantage of the political chaos and the unpopularity of the Americans in South Vietnam after the recent Tonkin Gulf Incident, for the New York Herald Tribune
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Transcript
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april 2, 1965
SAIGON-The Communist North Vietnamese regime may be expecting
to take over the American-backed Saigon govefn government and
southern republic through political subversion, chaos and confusion.
Travelers from Ha n Hanoi report that the Hanoi regime is:
now
probably less confident 'about their success
tham they were after the
the Augumim Americam air strikes im August im retaliation for the
Tonkim Gulf affair.
"The Hanoi government believes anytime now a government im Saigon
will invite them im, " one traveler mom from Hanoi.
North Vietnamese think there will be more coup d'etats,, more
"The
Buddhist demonstrations and more chaos--t and then the gates may be
opem to them. They depend alot on that."
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These
Anti-Communist political observers im Saigom also predict more and
more politica 1 trouble within South Vietnam im the coming months.
observers believe it is hardly accidental that after the August 5th
Tonkin Gulf airstrikes against North Vietnam,
period of Buddhist-Jatholic religious warfare,
there was a chaotic:
that the constitution
of Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh was abolished through street demonstrations
a nd that he was toppled from the Presidency.. Similarly these observers
believe it is hardly accidental that after following the February 7
American airstrikes against North Vietnamese Vietnam, Lt. Gen.. Nguyem
Khanh was dismissed as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, that the
and leadership
power for
of the anti-Communist armed forces was sharply diminished and that
the Vietnamese generals are now fighting amongst themselves.
Some observers attribute this to the "invisible hands of
Communist subversives."
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One traveler from Hanoi said that the Communist North Vietnamese
regime was "jubilant after the Tonkim incident (in August). They thought
it would be a matter of time before chaos would take over, that there
would be a government (im Saigon) that would anti-Americam
be
and that there would be anti-Americam demonstrations.
"At the turn of the year, they (the Hanoi regime) thought it
would be a matter of a month that by political activity and the
Viet Cong minh tin troops together they would be able to take control
of the country. Now we don't know if they are that confident. "
The traveler from Hanoi continued: "The Hanoi regime believes
alot of its own propaganda. They think there are Viet Cong all over
Sa igon. Even Westerm diplomats im Hanoi ask us if it is secure to
go out of Sa igom. The Hanoi regime believe their own propaganda
and think maybe the Viet Cong will succeed. They overestimate the
success of the Viet Cong (military troops) here."
Presumably, however, the blasti ing of the Americam bas
Embassy in Sa igon this week would reinforce their confidence im
the
the Viet Cong guerrilla and terrorist strength..
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"Now since the latest American bombings of North Viet Nam,, they
are just silent," the traveler from Hanoi continued.
"They will go
on to the last man. Their morale is all right and the regime
isn't yet being shattered.."
The traveler reported that "the leaders in the Hanoi regime are
not as jubilant now as after the Mug August Tonkim air-raids. They
always thought alot of 'Big Minh' (Lt. Gen. Duong Van Minh--leader of
the first military junta in x November, 1963, and chief of state
und er Amed the second junta headed by Maj. Gen. Nguyem Khanh.
Following the toppling of Khanh from the Presidency by street
demonstrations im August, Khanh charged that Americam B Ambassador
Ma xwell D. Ta ylor was backing Gen. Minh instead of himself for
political power.
American officials deny this.)
"The Hanoi regime always thought Minh had something and that the
HAD A STRONG.
other generals would go one after the other. They thought Diem goVERNMENT
(President Ngo Dinh Diem who ruled from 1955 until Novem Minh's
November, 1963, coup d'etat). They were against Khanh (Lt. One,
Gen. Nguyen Khanh who came to power im Jan., 1964 coup, was toppled from
Presidency in August, 1964, street demonstrations, then became
comma nder-in-chief of armed forces, made several charges against
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and was dismissed as commander-in-chief
February of this year, 13 days after American airstrikes on North Vietn
HE'S Now You Ring
Military
installation
St
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FA.
"The leaders in Hanoi called Khanh all surs sorts of names like
opportunist, but they did not like him. The other generals now leading
Furs) they (Hanoi) think are just ☑x here for a bit of
time."
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Date
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1965, Apr. 2
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam (Republic)--Relations--Vietnam (Democratic Republic); Tonkin Gulf Incidents, 1964; Propaganda, Anti-American; Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government
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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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B187, F4
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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
