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| 47. | A Strategic Concept for South Vietnam, op. cit., pp. 9-14. The third principle is Hilsman's own contribution, drawing heavily on his personal experiences with the OSS during World War II. |
| 48. | Ibid., pp. 15-19. |
| 49. | Ibid., pp. 15-24. |
| 50. | Ibid., p. 9 |
| 51. | Department of State, Task Force Vietnam, 14 December 1961, Status Report of Developments Since December 8, p. 3 (S) |
| 52. | HQCINCPAC, l6 December 1961, Transcript, First Secretary of Defense Conference, pp. 1-2 (S) |
| 53. | Personal notes of Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester, 16 December 1961, SecDef Conference, Honolulu. |
| 54. | Memorandum, McGarr to Mr. Thuan, 18 December 1961, Civil Government Paramilitary Infrastructure (Organization) Required as Integrated Part of Military Phase of Pacification Effort (S). |
| 55. | Ibid. |
| 56. | The GVN plan and actions are not well documented but are referred to in U.S. MAAG Vietnam Report, 31 July 1962, Lessons Leaned Nr. 19. |
| 57. | John C. Donnell and Gerald C. Hickey, The Vietnamese "Strategic Hamlets:" A Preliminary Report (RAND Memorandum RM 3208-ARPA, 30 August 1962), p. 24 (C). |
| 58. | Letter McGarr to Felt, 18 December 1961, op. cit. |
| 59. | HQCINCPAC, 15 January 1962, Record of Second Secretary of Defense Conference, pp. 5A-1 - 5A-3 (S) |
| 60. | Ibid., pp. 6-1 - 6-5. |
| 61. | Department of State, Research Project 630, Recent American Policy and Diplomacy Concerning Vietnam, 1960-1963, p. 99 (TS) |
| 62. | Telegram, Saigon to State, Nr. 1031, 10 February 1962 (S). |
| 63. | Donnell and Kickey, op. cit., pp. 3-4. |
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