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Title:
South Vietnamese military request that Amb. Taylor be withdrawn...
Date of Creation:
December 25, 1964
Date of Declassification:
September 7, 1977
Type of Document:
Cable
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
2 p.
Abstract:
South Vietnamese military request that Amb.
Taylor be withdrawn has been moderated to a
demand that appropriate measures be taken to
restore the prestige of the Vietnamese armed
forces. CIA comments that "Ambassador Taylor
is focal point of all Vietnamese military
anger and disappointment. He should somehow
be removed from the Vietnam scene."] Watch
Office, Telegram No. 68560, to State Dept.,
DIA, White House, CIA, and CINCPAC, EYES ONLY
Rusk, McNamara, Bundy, and McCone. Dec. 25,
1964. 2 p. SECRET. Declassified Sept. 7,
1977. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries,
Vietnam, Vol. 24.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1979-132C