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NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
1/10/69
OSD VIETNAM TASK FORCE
OUTLINE OF STUDIES
INDEX (1 Vol.)
| I. | Vietnam and the U.S., 1940–1950 (1 Vol.) ✓ | |||
| A. | U.S. Policy, 1940–50 | |||
| B. | The Character and Power of the Viet Minh | |||
| C. | Ho Chi Minh: Asian Tito? | |||
| II. | U.S. Involvement in the Franco–Viet Minh War, 1950–1954 (1 Vol.) ✓ | |||
| A. | U.S., France and Vietnamese Nationalism | |||
| B. | Toward a Negotiated Settlement | |||
| III. | The Geneva Accords (1 Vol.) ✓ | |||
| A. | U.S. Military Planning and Diplomatic Maneuver | |||
| B. | Role and Obligations of State of Vietnam | |||
| C. | Viet Minh Position and Sino–Soviet Strategy | |||
| D. | The Intent of the Geneva Accords | |||
| IV. | Evolution of the War (26 Vols.) | |||
| A. | U.S. MAP for Diem: The Eisenhower Commitments, 1954–1960 (5 Vols.) | |||
| 1. | NATO and SEATO: A Comparison ✓ | |||
| 2. | Aid for France in Indochina, 1950–54 ✓ | |||
| 3. | U.S. and France's Withdrawal from Vietnam, 1954–56 ✓ | |||
| 4. | U.S. Training of Vietnamese National Army, 1954–59 ✓ | |||
| 5. | Origins of the Insurgency ✓ | |||
| B. | Counterinsurgency: The Kennedy Commitments, 1961–1963 (5 Vols.) | |||
| 1. | The Kennedy Commitments and Programs, 1961 ✓ | |||
| 2. | Strategic Hamlet Program, 1961–63 ✓ | |||
| 3. | The Advisory Build-up, 1961–67 ✓ | |||
| 4. | Phased Withdrawal of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, 1962–64 ✓ | |||
| 5. | The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, May–Nov. 1963 ✓ | |||
| C. | Direct Action: The Johnson Commitments, 1964–1968 (16 Vols.) | |||
| 1. | U.S. Programs in South Vietnam, November 1963–April 1965: NSAM 273 — NSAM 288 — Honolulu ✓ | |||
| 2. | Military Pressures Against NVN (3 Vols.) | |||
| a. | February – June 1964 ✓ | |||
| b. | July – October 1964 ✓ | |||
| c. | November – December 1964 ✓ | |||
| 3. | ROLLING THUNDER Program Begins: January – June 1965 ✓ | |||
