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16. Rostow memorandum to Secretary Rusk, "Southeast Asia," 13 February 1964, p-3. (In State Dept Material, Book I.)
17 Agenda papers - "OPIAN 341-64 (Horth Vietnam)."
18 SNIE 50-64, "Short-Term Prospects In Southeast Asia," 12 February 1964.
19 Rostow letter to Rusk, 13 February 1964, p. 4.
20 CJCS memorandum to SecDef, "Vietnam and Southeast Asia," 22 January 1964 (JesM 46-64). (In Vietnam 381: Sensitive File.)
21 Rask letter to Secretary Mellazara, 5 February 1964. (In Vietnan 381: February file.) Also Ibid., p.3.
22 White House Memorandum for the Record, "South Vietnam," 20 February 1964. (In Vietnam 381: February file.)
23. Robert Johnson memorandum to Willian Sullivan, "Alternatives for Imposition of Measured Pressure Against North Vietnam," 13 March 1964. (In 092 North Vietnam: I-35316/64.)
24. Johnson memorandum to Sullivan, "Alternatives for Imposition of Measured Pressure Against North Vietnam (In 092 North Vietnam: I-35343/64. 19 March 1964 (with attachments).
25. SecDef memorandum to CJCS, "Vietnam," 21 February 1964. (In Vietnam 381: February file.)
26. Rusk message to Saigon Embassy and CINCFC, 25 February 1964 (State 1307), giving agenda of Honolulu and Saigon meetings. (In McNaughton VI.)
27. These included a "White Paper" detailing Hanoi's role; a Presidential statement of our rationale and limited intent; a Congressional Resolution; and diplomatic consultations. Annex A to SecDef Memorandum to President Johnson, "South Vietnam," 16 March 1964 (U.S. Military Action Against North Vietnam -- an analysis," pp. A-1, 2. (In "Pressures planning," McNaughton V.)
28Ibid., pp. A-3, A-4, A-6.
29 Ibid., pp. A-7, A-8, A-10, A-11.
30 SecDef Memorandum to President, 16 March 1964, pp. 7-8, 15.
31 SACSA, Agenda Item Number C11, "Modification of Restrictions Placed on Cross Border Operations Beyond South Vietnam's International Boundaries," 27 February 1964 (In McNaughton VI).
