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...there the buck stops. The tendency, states the memo, is "to employ permissiveness as a 'crutch' in rationalizing disciplinary problems...
...commissioned the survey, or when, is unclear; the Army will not discuss it. The need for such a study, and its conclusions, was inescapable. Discipline, the memo finds, has "eroded to a serious but not critical degree" that in some cases has brought on "degradation" in the carrying out of unit missions...
...memo also deals with "the presence within the ranks of a sizable number of individuals of 'anti' persuasion -antiwar, antimilitary, antiestablishment, antidiscipline." Specifically in Viet Nam, it says, withdrawal is a contributing cause to the malaise since officers and men feel it nullifies "justification for their having been sent to Viet...
They recommended draconian measures. One memo suggested a "demonstration drop" of a "nuclear device" over North Viet Nam, to be followed by "the use of nuclear bombs and devices where militarily suitable," if Hanoi did not respond and make peace. Another called for "employing atomic weapons whenever advantageous...
Scenting a sequel to the Pentagon papers, wire services, newspapers and networks gave the memos wide publicity. Associated Press and United Press International moved major stories on the Review's disclosures. The Washington Post front-paged them; Voice of America broadcast them round the world, and they received prominent play in the daily news summary prepared for President Nixon. The New York Times was more cautious, but quoted Rusk to the effect that, although he could not remember exactly, it was "entirely possible" that he had written a memo attributed to him. In Washington, officials started searching old files...