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363-01857 to 363-01862
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Title
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Trần Văn Hương biographical article
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Description
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Original title: "huong." Keever's title: "From School Teacher to Prime Minister, Unifying the Communists." Article on the appointment of Trần Văn Hương as new Prime Minister
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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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Vy 1jp
huong_k (no nendoope)
SAIGON, MAY 20-President Nguyen Van Thieu's appointment of
schoolteacher Tran Van Huong as a new and prestigious Prime Minister hore
is regarded here as having the primary purpose of unifying Vietnam's
atomized non-Communist political groupings a necessary step whother
the country's future brings peace, wat more war, or a curious mixture of both.
Informed sources believe thomm a collateral purpose of r greator
unity among Vietnam's non-Communists may be to dampen any potential defections
either to the Viet Cong or its newly-formed satellite grouping called the .
Alliance for National, Democratic and Peace Forces. The Communists have
been making a bid for more support from urban intellectuals, educators and
professional peron personalities, while urging urban uprisings against the
constitutional government of President Thiou.
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huong 2 (normandoope)
The ther J
is name means "perfume"-succeeds or fails
in the future remains a pivotal question. Already he is facing
difficulties in forming and officially naming his new Cabinet, reliable
Among
sources roport. There is still wide disagreements been some politica
politicians he has contacted,
Vietnamese generals, including Viet Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, are
known to bo unhappy about Huong's appointmont. Some of the d
these sources report, and some powerful
these discontented generals met at the Presidential Palace on Monday
thus fueling more rumors of possible military action aga
or pressure on Huong. But, no unauthorized movements of Vietnamese troops
have been witnessed, informed sources report, and the capital population
seemed more concerned with the Communists' frequent rocket attacks into the
police stations, rather than the difficulties within the
homes and
government.
Prime Outgoing Prime Ministor
stor Truyen Van Loc and his 18-member Cabinet,
who resigned en masse Saturday to pave the way for Huonga cabinet, is currently
acting as a caretaker governments official sources report.
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huong a
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The appointment of Huong himself is not regarded here as a major
for forward stop towards af internal negotiations with the Viet Cong
that the most it be described as opening up the option of subtle, sidesteps
or conversations towards some beginning of an arragement with the Viet Cong,
if either sido so decidos. The internal "peace" picture may be clarified
later this week when the foreign minister is named. The current foreign
DR. IRAN VAN DO
minister who might remain in office has publicly said that the reshuffle of the
Government would not affect its foreign policy.
While some of luong's no entourage is considered here to be neutralist-
inclined, the page policy-making decisions of the executive branch
reside here in the hands of the President; the prime miniser is considered
as "the chief minister responsible for execution of policy," as one Vietnamese
political source observed. The Vietnamese constitution has formula tod
a government that a half-Presidential and half-parliamentary system, much like
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Gene-President Charles De Gaulle's government in France or the go current
government of South Korea.
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huong 4 (normous deepe)
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Huong's primary mission of achieving some unity among the
non-Communist political factions here is, in fact, regarded as an
essential pre-condition before an internal political settlement agreeable
to all sides can seriously be entered into by the Saigon regime. Vietnamese
the mos
politicians now argue that if the Viet Cong are unified, disciplined
and dynamic political force in the South-and if they are allowed into a
cal coalition governmont, they would "swallow" up their non-Communist
opposition at will. But, these politicians argue, if somehow the
non-Communist groupings can be unified into a cho cohesive force, then a
coalition government need not be a political defeat for the
Communists-and perhaps some persons might be of induced to desert the
Viet Cong ranso
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huong 5 (nommon/coopo)
Officially, the American m'Mission here regarded. t
the change of
bo government as "an internal Vietnamese matter," are refused to comment
on the move. An official spokesman said the American government backed no
particular candidate for the new prime minister-ship. However, privately,
informed sources indicate Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker had supported a change
in the Cabinet and the Prime Minister after the Communist Tot offensive
in late January and he supported the nomination of Huong. But, the
post-Tet change of government, widely rumorod at the timo,
became bogged
second
down in Vietnamese bickering and was stifled. The Communists
ground offensive into the capital, largely unsuccessful in a military sense,
nevertheless created more economic and political problems for the Loc
government, while at the same time lowering its prestigo. Hence, tho
ourront urgency of the government change--and before President Thiou visits
in June
the United States at a time when Vietnam is facing increased war pressure
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by the Communists around the cities, more political subversion within the cities,
and pouco auks at ho the uncertainty of peace talks in Paris.
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huong 6 (normess/doope)
summer,
Informed sources report that since his arrival here last
American Ambassador Bunker has been working vigorously to
promote unity among Vietnam's souture cred civilian political groups
and personalities. Up to the appointment of Huong, these osbor observers
believe Bun the Ambassador has largely failed in the positive sense of
forcing or part porsuading such uns unity, although in a negative
sense, he has assured, with the political impact of half-million American
troops, that the Vietnam's former
coup-happy days did not re-appear
on the political front.
Hanks Tomorrow I'm going on a one-day trip to Tayninh province
outside of Saigon. I'll reat return Tuos, night or Wednesday morning. The
government announcement of the now government is not expected until aftor
Tuesday and I want to check the Cambodian border situation.
We will probably
file another piece when the announcement is made, especially, more in terms
effect on peace
of the balance of forces within the gour government and the
talks.
Snemxrhizhambu KK I'm attempting to get an interview with Huong,
like everyone else.
Once this blows over, I plan to go to Danang, and
half day trip to the Seventh Fleet in case
hopfu hopefully, get in a one
the bombing raids are halted. Regards Bev).
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Date
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1968, May 20
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Subject
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Vietnam, 1961-1975; Vietnam (Republic); Prime ministers
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B10, F35
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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
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Language
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English
