Article about anti-Communist war effort in South Vietnam, page 2

Item

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Digital Object Identifier

363-08118

Title

Article about anti-Communist war effort in South Vietnam, page 2

Description

Original title: "War", Article draft about anti-Communist war effort in South Vietnam, for the London Daily Express, page 2

Transcript

Beverly Deepe 101 Cong Ly Saigon War--1 SAIGON--Ten months ago, a Western diplomat described the anti-Communist war in Vietnam as “a ship with all the sails flapping, but [deletion: we’re] not going anywhere.” Today--after two military coup d’etats and significant Communist [insertion: military] gains--the same diplomat explained, “Now the ship is sinking.” The simple, devastating truth is: In the past ten months the Communists in Vietnam have been getting stronger militarily--with the help of [deletion: Comm] Red China and North Vietnam--and politically--with the help of France’s push for a neutralist settlement here and general [XXXX indicating deletion] pro-Communist tendencies in Laos and Cambodia. Simultaneously, war-weary anti-Communist [XXXX indicating deletion] Vietnamese government strength has deteriorated almost visibly by the day from [deletion: lacking] lack of dynamic, stable [deletion: government] leadership and [deletion: the] military [deletion: offensive] aggressiveness. (More)

Date

1964, Jun. 10

Subject

Vietnam, 1961-1975;

Location

Saigon, South Vietnam

Coordinates

10.8231; 106.6311

Size

20 x 26 cm

Container

B2, F5

Format

dispatches

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Copyright Information

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Publisher

Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries

Language

English