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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 2, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Desde a april 2, 1968 the stars and stripes d Page 23 Saigon up president yen Van Thieu threatened to Esrael a general  and vowed South Viet c would continue fighting the communists Evert if the United states withdrew its  said nothing could Force is government to accept a Coa with the communists. He rumours that the unite was pressuring him to Nake such a  even if the allies were today if you Don t accept a coalition Well leave the country we Allcut off Aid even if our allies should no longer be willing to assist us we will make sufficient sacrifices to carry on our Strug Gle and achieve our Aims Thieu  an Impromptu speech to 2,000 cheering University Stu dents Thieu said that if the communists keep fighting after the government carries out its plan to mobilize 135,000 fresh troops he will declare a general mobilization in october. This would put All Able bodied vietnamese Between the Ages of 18 and 40 in the armed forces he said. Thieu spoke at ceremonies marking completion of a military training course for Saigon University students. There Are some throughout t9s a new Kail game the political a would not be sent to  would remain in the United  said sunday night the joint chiefs of staff had recommended an additional 13,500 support troops be sent to Vietnam and that some of them would come from our Active  it will be the fourth Call up of selected reservists since the korean  department officials also made these Points the ceiling on the number of . Troops to be sent to Vietnam is now 549,500. No time limit has been set on the new order of a halt in bombing of North Vietnam which Johnson announced sunday  joint chiefs of staff supported the bombing halt. . To name base and ship for Holt Washington a presi Dent Johnson has approved naming a . Naval station Anda destroyer escort in Honor of the late prime minister Harolde Holt of Australia. Holt who disappeared Las dec. 17 while swimming off the australian coast dedicated the naval communications station on the Northwest Cape of austra Lia last september. That station and a destroyer escort whose keel will be Laid May 11 at san Pedro calif., will be named of Crim the White House said  
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