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16. Ibid., Tab 29
17. Ibid., Tab 28
18. Ibid., Tab 29 (Line-in/Line-out draft from State which shows both the Defense draft and the State proposed revisions). The changes cited are from the section headed "Political and Economic Objectives."
19. Ibid.
20. Ibid. Tab 31. (Copies of the summary section only were distributed as attachments to NSAM 52.)
21. Gilpatric Task Force, op. cit.
22. Political Annex to May 6 (Final) Draft
23. Papers of the Presidents, op. cit,, p. 356
24. President Kennedy's Letter to Ngo Dinh Diem, 8 May 1961
25. Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum to Chairman, JCS, 8 May 1961, Subject: "Vietnam."
26. Gilpatric Task Force Draft, May 6, Military Recoimendations
27. JCSM 320–61, 10 May 1961
28. NSAM 52, 11 May 1961
29. Ibid.
30. Gilpatric Task Force Drafts, Political and Economic Section
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. OSD Task Force (Vietnam) files - Dr. D. Ellsberg Paper
34. Ibid.
35. Deputy Secretary of Defense files. Among other things, states that Vice President Johnson will find Diem "as interested in cattle as any Texan, and as interested in freedom as Sam Houston." Concludes "Here is our toughest ally in Asia.…a 60-year old bachelor who gave up romance with his sweetheart to devote his life to his country."
