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Life Overseas: By Country

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Now, I happen to be one that never thought this was going to be a short operation over there. And I think it's going to take time and I think it's very likely to go into a long time in the next administration unless we surrender and pull out. And then I think it'll in time come back, flame in again, and get hot, much wider territory. I would like for our record to show that our people are seeking peace so much, yearning for it so much that every month or so that we say, well, if this wouldn't work, maybe this would. I would naturally like for that to go through our people in Vietnam--uh, in Paris--now that we have these contacts. It seems to me that we have a great obligation and duty to give them more than we do give them. They've got to sell real silk socks like I did when I was a kid, and when they just gave me four colors, I couldn't do much business. But when they expanded the lot, and I had about eighteen, I could really move them. And I think we've got to give them some more col ... [Read More]

USIS Washington File: UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT: HIRC HEARING ON IRAQ WEAPONS INSPECTIONS

As a former Marine myself, I know one thing is true: You know, the troops always know. You don't kid them out there. They know, ladies and gentlemen. ... [Read More]

Docs 149-169

We can't afford to kid ourselves on figures. B-52s and Tac Air (tactical air support) isn't counted. ...

General Abrams: No. I saw a Negro First Sergeant in the 82nd Brigade. He has been back a year. He told me he had been in Vietnam 18 months. He had been in the 1st Cavalry Division. Had been a Platoon leader. He has a wife and kids. He was asked, what do you think about being here now? He said he believes we are doing the right thing and that we should be there. The morale is tops. General Seitz/5/ has taken care of the wives and families at Fort Bragg. The men had to take off and hadn't had their income tax for 1967 filled out. All of them are good soldiers. Eighty percent are Vietnam veterans. ... [Read More]

Docs 66-94

Another argument is that too overt a US identification with any Iranian regime is the kiss of death. We should stand aloof, not engage our prestige with possible failures. Let's retain flexibility. To me, these traditional worries are out of date. The US is already so identified with the present regime, and the "hidden hand" theme so pervades Iranian thinking, that no one believes we aren't really pulling the strings. We're committed to the present Iranian regime, and our prestige will suffer if it fails no matter what. So let's not kid ourselves with what are essentially arguments for inaction. Moreover, if the US is frankly identified with pushing reform and development in Iran, this cannot really hurt us much with whatever successor regime takes power if the present one fails. ... [Read More]

Docs 227-242

/3/In notes of a meeting of Secretary of Defense Clifford with his staff, November 22, Elsey noted the following statement by Clifford: "We've conceded every point in controversy to S. VNam in order to get them to Paris." (Johnson Library, George M. Elsey Papers, Van De Mark Transcripts) In notes of a meeting of the same group the next day, Elsey recorded Clifford as remarking: "Dean Rusk was good on Wednesday--but as soon as he got back into hands of Bundy et. al., he yielded & gave up. State was unwilling to pressure Saigon at all. So nothing really is going on other than Saigon continuing to kid & bamboozle Bunker into thinking 'just a few more days.'" (Ibid.) ... [Read More]

1996 Country Commercial Guides

U.S. Department of State Burma Country Commercial GuideOffice of the Coordinator for Business Affairs COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE Burma (Myanmar) JUNE 1995Prepared by U.S. EmbassyRangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar)This Country Commercial Guide (CCG) presents a comprehensive look at Burma's commercial environment through economic, political and market analyses. The CCGs were established by recommendation of the TradePromotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency taskforce, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared forthe U.S. business community. Country Commercial Guides areprepared annualy at U.S. Embassies through the combined effortsof several U.S. governement agencies. Table of ContentsI. Executive SummaryII. Economic Trends and Outlook-Major Trends and Outlook-Government Role in the Economy-Economic Outlook-1994/95 Economic Performance-Principal Growth Sectors -- Agriculture -- Fisheries ... [Read More]