Office of the Historian

The bombing pause; Assessment of the bombing program and U.S. troop requirements; Change of government in South Vietnam, May 10–June 12

348. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, June 11, 1965, 12:25 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted in the White House, cleared in EUR by the Officer in Charge of Italian Affairs, Walker Givan, and approved by Unger. Repeated to Saigon.

349. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 12, 1965, 2:05 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Vol. XXXV. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Bangkok, Vientiane, CINCPAC for POLAD, and the White House for Bundy.

350. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Raborn to President Johnson

Washington, June 12, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Vol. XXXV. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Ball, Vance, McGeorge Bundy, William Bundy, Carroll, Carter, Allan Evans, Major General Jack E. Thomas, Rear Admiral Rufus L. Taylor, and Brigadier General C.J. Denholm. The covering note indicates that Moyers sent the letter and attachment to President Johnson on June 15 and that the President saw them.

351. Telegram From the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland) to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp)

Saigon, June 12, 1965, 4:38 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Vietnam, Vol. XXXV, Cables (B). Secret; Immediate;Limdis. Repeated to JCS and to the Department of State.