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...believe the Ky government should remain in office until elections are held...
...government with only three to five months of existence left to it simply should not be a subject of great attention. It is a trivial thing. I am much more concerned about possible disloyal actions by Thieu and Ky, whether or not they remain in positions of power. I cannot guess the future, but to this point the words of these men have not been supported by their actions. The Marine battalions remaining near Danang are an example of what I mean...
...feel about the report that the Ky government intends to remain in office if it can until a legislative assembly has been elected...
...against the Communists. Rather it is being exploited for political purposes. An example is the regiment of the Seventh Division that is now in Saigon. I suppose its primary mission is to check on demonstrations, but it must have other missions. For example, there are many rumors that Ky intends to put Thieu out of power, or that Thieu intends to put Ky out of power. All the generals would be better off with their units, and the army would be better off too. The weapons supplied by the United States should be used against the Communists, not by those...
...Viet Nam's confused political situation become last week that at one point it nearly produced civil war. Flown from Saigon by Premier Ky to "liberate" the northern town of Danang, three battalions of Vietnamese marines at Danang Air Force Base showed every sign of marching into the city. When he heard of this, Colonel Dam Quang Yeu, commander of Vietnamese army troops at Hoi An, 15 miles to the south, decided to march on Danang to block the paratroopers. With several hundred men, 13 armored carriers, four 155-mm. howitzers and enough ammunition to blow up a city...