Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on AppropriationsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1966 |
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Page 641 - Force, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps in overseas areas on attache or mission aircraft.
Page 220 - In a sense, the contemporary world revolution also presents a picture of the encirclement of cities by the rural areas. In the final analysis, the whole cause of world revolution hinges on the revolutionary struggles of the Asian, African and Latin American peoples who make up the overwhelming majority of the world's population. The socialist countries should regard it as their internationalist duty to support the people's revolutionary struggles in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Page 253 - I think our view is fully shared by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. It had not...
Page 24 - ... subject of preliminary discussions; 6. Hanoi's four points could be discussed along with other points which others might wish to propose; 7. We want no US bases in southeast Asia; 8. We do not desire to retain US troops in South Vietnam after peace is assured; 9. We support free elections in South Vietnam to give the South Vietnamese a government of their own choice; 10.
Page 24 - I don't think that would be an insurmountable problem"; 14. We have said publicly and privately that we could stop the bombing of North Vietnam as a step toward peace although there has not been the slightest hint or suggestion from the other side as to what they would do if the bombing stopped.
Page 406 - The Secretary of Defense shall be the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense.
Page 23 - negotiations without preconditions" as the 17 nations put it; 4. We would welcome unconditional discussions as President Johnson put it; 5. A cessation of hostilities could be the first order of business at a conference or could be the subject of preliminary discussions; 6.
Page 24 - Asia can be nonaligned or neutral if that be their option; 12. We would much prefer to use our resources for the economic reconstruction of Southeast Asia than in war. If there is peace, North Viet-Nam could participate in a regional effort to which we would be prepared to contribute at least one billion dollars; 13.
Page 640 - We have before us this morning the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Page 57 - THREAT In order to assess the capabilities of our general nuclear war forces over the next several years, we must take into account the size and character of the strategic forces which the Soviet Union and Red China are likely to have during the same period.