European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Post 4 the stars and stripes december 1964 neutralization May be near khanh9s blast at could be last Straw in Long War an a news analysis by William Ryan the United slates has Broad cast its View that the South Vietnam War is As important As any in today it looks at a dismal a worsening situation which easily could Lead to neutralization and eventually to red domination or Southeast after investing about 140 american lives and billions of dollars to hold Back the com Washington rinds the ground Cut from under its pol icy by a general it supported As a prospective Savior of his the communist world will pounce on the Saigon develop they will try to capitalize on any reeling of hopelessness among americans faced with what looks like an impossible the Appeal for a conference table solution is pushed by which May Hope thus to regain some influence in it is conjectural whether the North vietnamese and their chinese allies still want such a in the Viet Cong Al ready must control close to two thirds of South despite s at go it armed forces of about aided by military prospects or any clearcut vie tory have dimmed because or a chronically unstable political at a moment when am cans ago asian Are denouncing the United Stales As colonial it Gen Nguyen Khanh has Tara de of those who befriended us even imply no thai the americans bring colonialist pressure to better to live poor but proud As free citizens of an Independent country rather than in ease Ntuli shame As slaves of the foreigners ural the proclaimed there is Little doubt that by foreigners he meant Ameri Khanh last Spring extolled americans As heroes who have Given their lives to this should i n e american Khanh and All the rest of the South vietnamese might quickly be at the mercy of other foreigners the comm who has just passed ills 37th seems to Gamble that the United Stales has Little Choice but to remain in no matter How much he acts like a Man who has Uncle Sam by the on the Assumption Washington can get Tough Only by threaten ing to pull Khanh issued a Christmas message warmly thanking forces in his the government announced if this Christmas is not adorned with the comforts of Khanh it will at least bring them the comforting thought that whatever hardships they May have to in it is for a worthy and that their sacrifices Are being much appreciated by their vietnamese the message was add Csc to Gen William Westmore commander or forces this is the same Khanh who Long has in weighed against those he called communists and traitors who advocate Neu who professed him self intensely who swore unrelenting War on the it is the same Khanh who was strongly supported by Washington in August when a military Junto gave him dictatorial Khanh claimed then he had headed a totalitarian regime without being totalitarian and he could head a dictatorial regime without being a Dic but he still and the political situation goes from bad to Khanh ruled As Strong Man Premier after a coup last la october he stepped aside to make Way for the High National but he retained the real Power As the nations armed forces com educated in France and the United Khanh once was fiercely Loyal to president Ngo Dinh diem and played an important part in defending him against a 1bdo coup but Khanh was a Leader of the 1963 coup which Cost diem his Khanh was Loyal to maj Gen Duong Van Munh when he took Over after but played a leading part in toppling Khanh professed loyalty to some sort of representative regime under the High National but played a big part in dissolving it last military Leader Khanh i a lulls impatience with South vietnamese Hopes for representative an Intel he professes scorn for what he Calls teahouse intellectuals clamouring for Khanh received Strong sup port from Henry Cabot Lodge when Lodge was ambassador in Valgon before stepping out to Campaign in the presidential Khanh seemed to be Happy with policy please give us another he said in March when the ambassador Viet Cong claim big Edge in Vietnam he m in in Numnum by Malcolm Browne Saigon a of the Viet Cong claim the guerrilla dining the government of South Vietnam control three the operation was a nearly Complete and the Viet Cong now is stronger in the area than Coni Roi three later in 1b62 and the k As More advisers than half the people at the year launched the nationwide Stra program at bringing one Community after another under government con until president Ngo Dinh diem was overthrown in a Mili tary coup the statistics from this program looked but of nears an chairman Nguyen Huu Tho made the claim in a statement to the ruling poll Bureau of the Viet Cong Central statement would be difficult to he added that the balance or we the Viet and coincides with available information the Saigon on when the Viet Cong formally organized the guerrillas had at most men under opposing National armed forces of some Viet Cong strength is estimated at around 1 to against a government Force or Jome men under including each time during the four years that the government has Soncini to wipe out the Ger in some Given Saigon has Bellien off More than ii could the mobility provided by Loop carrying helicopters has but not Saigon and the United states spent tens of millions of dollars in on a project called operation aimed at cleaning out a key Viet Cong base area 30 Miles North or facials found at that Point that Only a very Small fraction of the hamlets supposedly pacified were really in then came Premier Nguyen Knaths pacification plan in it concentrated on Only 13 provinces in the melting River but even this concentration proved three months the area was whittled Down to five All or Sai to be pacified under the Roc Lap cooperation to help most of the 2slh div was called out of Central Vietnam for service in the hoc tap since Central roughly the Northern half or the deteriorated an alarming at least partly because of increased communist infiltration in the and the Delta and suburbs or the key targets or the new government show u sign or improve while the Viet Cong apparently has had no difficulty maintaining a United drive against the Saigon has been reset with constant political upheavals and leaving its base or military resistance in chaos much of the by All the War is being the new China news Agency in a broadcast Carend supported the Viet Cong the Agency gave no specific figures but it the num Ber of enemies put out of action in the first 10 months of this year exceeded the total number for the last two years and was nearly twice As Many As in the whole or last fifty per cent More americans were killed or wounded during this period than in the last two with the monthly average double that of 1m3 and four the Agency boasted that the guerrilla War in South Vietnam has extended from the High lands and the Delta to the vicinities or trunk communications lines and enemy occupied including add ing that the Viet Cong has built up a favourable strategic Situa Tion or encircling was preparing to the to Mfd states sent Gen Maswell whom Khanh now accuses of activities beyond to Force restoration of the High National Council but washing Ion makes ii Clear Taylor acted with its toll the United Stales apparently feels that unless some of the clamor for Chance is there jul be no stability in the coups and counter coups clearly urn leading toward a political chaos in which no however Well can Hope in Stem an assault by a strongly disciplined guerrilla movement which in Leto whether he intends to or Khanh is fostering a feeling of futility among americans which eventually could Lead to an inclination to Wash their hands or the situation and place to before a new Geneva Confer that would mean Neutral the army Navy air Torch col Rico was Smith Usa Lmar Frank Milf ref Minerv of Stein my nov  my mss of Ruamy orator a of Uriaus Lui von Chr 5h Luv 101 an Mihi it Faini