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In their most carefully reasoned work, "The United States
in Vietnam, Kahin and Lewis assert the following:
"Diem's death initally appeared to open up
possibilities for a peaceful settlement of the
Vietnam question. Public feeling against the war
began to be expressed more openly in Saigon and
other cities, and both the politically active
Buddhist and student elements advocated pursuit of
a neutralist solution to the conflict.
"General Duong Van Minh received a manifesto
(dated Nov. 8) from the NLF that called on 'the
parties concerned in South Vietnam (to) negotiate
with one another to reach a cease-fire.
ill
The manifesto further advocated a policy of neutrality and
so
the establishment of firrendly relations with all countries.
Johnson's Policy in Vietnam
But the Johnson policy was a quick revision of Kennedy S
plan to return troops by 1965. Clearly action was evinced
where external conditions did not require any Whatever the
motivation, - clearly the-Cold-War had been moved to Asia:
It cannot be too-much emphasized that the definite and
déliberate militarization of policy was quickly put into action
throughout the Cold War after the death of President Kennedy.
There was no evidence of governmental traumatization, no careful
reconsideration, but a most efficient and abrupt movement from
politico-economio policies to military ones.
*Let us continue" was the motto of the post-assassination
government, but efforts for peace were not continued. Where a
basis for action in behalf of peace was set into action by the
-62-
1. Kahin, George McTurnan and Lewis, John W., The United States
In Vietnam, p. ISTI, NewöYork, Delta, 1907.
62
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