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NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 TOP SECRET – Sensitive
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 TOP SECRET – Sensitive
DATE | EVENT OR DOCUMENT | DESCRIPTION |
7 July 1964 | Taylor Forms Mission Council | In an effort to streamline the Embassy and increase his policy control, Taylor forms the Mission Council at the Country Team level. |
8 Jul 1964 | Taylor Calls on Khanh | Taylor calls on Khanh who expresses satisfaction with the new personnel, approves the Mission Council idea and offers to create a counter part organization. |
10 Jul 1964 | Department of State Msg 108 | The President asks Taylor to submit regular month-end progress reports on all aspects of the program. |
15 Jul 1964 | Taylor reports increased VC strength, Embassy Saigon Msgs 107 and 108 | Taylor raises the estimate of Viet Cong strength from the previous total of 28,000 to 34,000. This does not represent a sudden increase, but rather intelligence confirmation of long suspected units. |
17 Jul 1964 | USOM Meets With GVN NSC | As he had promised, Khanh creates a coordinating group within the GVN, to deal with the new Mission Council and calls it the NSC. |
19 Jul 1964 | Khanh Makes Public Reference to "Going North" | In a public speech, Khanh refers to the "March to the North." In a separate statement to the press, General Ky also refers to the "march North." |
23 Jul 1964 | Taylor Meets with Khanh and NSC | In a meeting with Khanh and the NSCm, Taylor is told by Khanh that the move against the North is indispensible to the success of the counterinsurgency campaign in the South. |
24 Jul 1964 | Taylor and Khanh discuss Coups | In a discussion of coup rumors, Khanh complains that it is US support of Minh that is behind all the trouble, Taylor reiterates US support for Khanh. |
2 Aug 1964 | USS Maddox Attacked in Tonkin Gulf | The destroyer USS Maddox is attacked in the Tonkin Gulf by DRV patrol craft while on a DE SOTO patrol off the DRV coast. Several patrol boats sunk. |
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