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APPENDIX
Force
Sea Program Approval Level Effective Increase/
Number Date Authorized Date Decrease
Build-alp
1 (Pilase I) Ju! 31, 65a/ 190.1 Jun 67 -
2 (Phases II, IA, IIIB) Dec 11, 65a/ 393.9 Jun 67 +203.8
3 Jul 2, 66b/ 437.0 Jun 67 + 43.1
4 Nov 18, 66-c/ 470.0 Jun 68 + 33.0
5 Aug 14, 67d/ 525.00 2un 69 + 55.0
6 Apr 4, 68e/ 549.5 Jun 69 + 24.5
Withdrawal
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7 (Increment 1) Jun 8. 69f/ 524.5 Aug 31, 69 - 25.0
8 (increment 2) Sep 16, 69i/ 484.00 Dec 15, 6:- - 40.5
9 (Increment 3) Dec 15, 69h/ 434.0 Apr 15, 70 - 50.0
President announces
reduction of 150,000 US
spaces. Done in stages Apr 20, 70i/ (284.00) May 1, 71
10 (Increment 4) Jun 3, 701/ 384.00 Oct 15, 70 - 50.0
11 (Increment 5) Oct 12, 70k/ 344.0 Dec 31, 70 - 40.0
12 (Increment 6) Mar 1, 71T/ 284.0 May 1, 71 - 60.0
-150.0
President announces
reduction of 100,000.
Done in 3 stages. Apr 7, 71m! (184.0) Dec 1, 71
13 (Increment 7) Apr 9, 71n/ 254.7 Jun 30, 71 - 29..3
14 (Increment 8) Apr 9, 71o/ 226.0 Aug 31, 71 - 28.7
15 (Increment 9) Apr 9, 712/ 184.0 Dec 1, 71 - 42.0
-100.0
16 (Increment 10) Nov 12, 7!/ 139.0 Jan 31, 72 - 45.0
17 (Increment 11) Jan 13, 72r/ 69.0 May 1, 72 - 70.C
18 (Increment 12) Apr 26, 72s/ 49.0 Jul i, 72 - 20.0
19 (Increment 13) Jun 28, 72t/ 39.0 Sep 1, 72 - 0.0
20 (Increment 14) Aug 28, 72u/ 27.0 Dec 1, 72 - 12.0
Figure 1. Authorized US Force Levels in South Viet-am, :n Thousands
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