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44. Ibid, p, 31.
45. The GVN "White Paper" on the Diem Coup; Interview at BOM wita the
Vietnam Strategic Lessons Learned Senior Review Panel on September
7-8, 1979; and DOD, US/VN Relatons, Book 3 of 12, "The Overthrow
of Diem."
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47. ENDNOTE DELETED
48. ENDNOTE DELETED
49. Paraphrased from The University of Virginia Interview Series conducted
with General Maxwell D. Taylor by Steve Feinberg on September 27,
1972, see page 8 of the transcript. As an interesting sidelight,
reporter and author Dav-d Halberstam and his fellow reporter Neil
Sheehan supposedly contributed to the overthrow of D:em by announcing
that they were going to get Diem. They allegedly infiuenced The
Washington Post, The New York Times and other newspapers into printing
an inaccurate picture of what was going on in Vietnam.
See saminterview,
p. 8.
50, Ibid, p. 3,
51. Interview with General Paul D, Harkins, US Army Military History
Research Collection, Senior Officers Debriefing Program, April 28,
1974, in Dallas, Texas, pp. 62-63.
52. Ibid. p. 49.
53. DOD US-VN Relations, Book 3 of 12, "Memorandum for the President,"
Subject: Vietnam Situation, December 1964, pp. 1-3.
54. BDM Interview with Gereial Maxwell D. Taylor, conducted at his residence
on July 11, 1979.
55. Private Papers of General William C. Westmoreland, On file at the
Office of the Chief of Military History (OCMH), US Army, Washington,
D.J. See History Back uo File (7-31 December 1964); Embtel to State
#1950, dated Dec 26, 1964, subject: "Discourteous Attitude and Abdse
of Power by Ambassador Taylor."
56. BDM Interview with General Taylor and General Westmoreland's Private
Papers, OCMh, History Back up File, Mar 27 - May 7, 1965, See Ambassador
Taylor, Washington consultation in Washington, D.C. April 1965
and General Westmoreland's concept for employment and tactical use of
US combat forces in RVN.
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