AGENCY RESPONSE TO MCNAMARA PROPOSAL ON REORGANIZATION OF PACIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000500040075-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: September 23, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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3 September 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Desmond FitzGerald. DDP
Mr. William E. Colb
Mr. Robert L. Bannerman, DDS
SUBJECT
y Response to McNamara kroposal an
reorganisation of Pacification Responsibilities
1. Attached is a copy of a draft Department of Defense memorandwn
proposing a radical reorganization of pacification responsibilities in
Vietnam. As indicated in Assistant Secretary McNaughton's buckslip by
(presursaablyr by Mr. Kamer. hough this is not stated) and wants to discuss
it with the Director "toward the end of next week", with a view to having
so paper ready to go to the President the following week.
2. The Director has asked me to formulate and draft the Agency' s
position an this proposal and give him a xnamorandurn by the .iddle of
next week. Since, in essence, the OSD draft advocates carving up our
Saigon Station and placing its key elements under CO IUS ACV'a command
authority. we have our work cut out for us In developing the right response.
3. Could we please meet to discuss this matter at 1400 on Monday,
r, is my office (6Fl9). After we agree among ourselves what
the Agency's posture should be, ray staff and I will draft a memorandum for
the Director which we will circulate for your scrutiny and comments on
(27 September) in order to get it to Mr. Helms in final form by
of business Wednesday.
George A. Carver, Jr.
Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs
ct Gelonol White, zacutive Director/Comptroller
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