Notes

PART I

The United States Presence in the Western Pacific

CHAPTER l THE WAR GOES ON

Unless otherwise noted the material in this chapter is derived from: 9[h MAB ComdC, May75; 'Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, Agreements and Protocols: Signed January 27, 1973,' United States Treaties and'other InternationalAgreements, Vol 24, Pan l (Washington: U.S. Department of State, 1975), pp. 4-64, hereafter 'Ending rhe War'; General Van Tien Dung, Our Great Spring Victory. John Spragcns.Jr., trans. (London: Monthly Review Press, 1977), hereafter Spring Victory; General 'Iran Van 'Era, Vietnam: History of the Bulwark B2 Theatre - Concluding the Thirty Years War, vol. 5. Southeast Asia Report, No. 1247. 2Fcb83. trans. by Joint Publications Research Service for foreign Broadcast Information Service, hereafter B2 Theatre; U.S. House Subcommittee on Appropriations, Oversight of Fiscal Year 1975 Military Assistance in Vietnam, 94th Cong., 1st Sess., 1974, hereafter House Report Vietnam; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, A Staff Report, Vietnam: May 1974, 93rd Cong., 2d Sess., 1974, hereafter Senate Report Vietnam; Defense Attache Office, Saigon, 'Defense Attache Saigon: RVNAF Final Assessment Jan thru Apr FY 75,' dtd 15Jun75, prepared by Col William E. LeGro, USA, hereafter 'Final Assessment'; LtCol George E, Strickland intvw, 6May76, Tape 6171, (Oral HiscColl, Marine Corps Historical Cenrer, Washington, D.C.), hereafter Srrickland inrvw; Senior Marine Advisor, VNMC/Marine Advisory Unit Historical Summary dtd 22Mar73, hereafter VNMC/MAU HisrSum, All U.S. Army documents unless otherwise indicated are held ar rhe U.S. Army Cenrer of Military History, Washington, D.C.. hereafter CMH. All U.S. Navy documents unless otherwise indicated arc held at the Operational Archives Branch, Navy Historical Division, Washington, D.C.. hereafter OAB, NHD- All other documents and interviews unless orherwise noted are held at Marine Corps Historical Center (MCHC), Washington, D.C- Messages and After Action Reports are held in the Vietnam File (1973-75) a[ the MCHC, hereafter Vietnam File, 1973-75. Unless otherwise cited all comments on [he draft manuscripr are held in rhe Comment File, 1973-75, also at the MCHC, hereafter Comment File.

1. 9th MAB ComdC, May75. Paris Peace Accords

2. 'Ending the War,' p. 4,

3. Spring Victory, pp. 9-10.

4. 'Iran ro Replace Canada on ICCS,' Pacts on File, Vol 33, No, 1709, p. 633; 'Iran Assumes ICCS Duties,' Facts on File, Vol 33, No. 1713, p. 717. 5. 'Ending the War,' p. 7.

6. B2 Theatre, p. 19.

7. Ibid., pp. 19-20-

8. Ibid,, p. 20.

9. Jeffrey J, Clarke. Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-73, The U.S. Army in Vietnam (Washington: Center of Military History, 1988), pp. 491-492, hereafter Advice and Support.

10. U.S. Embassy, DAO NavDivHistRpt for Apr73, Tab E, Mekong Convoys, 7Jun73 (OAB, NHD).

11. Ibid.

12. ComNavforV msg w Commander, Naval Forces Vietnam, dtd 29Mar73 (OAB, NHD).

13. Stephen Weiss, Clark Dougan, David Fulghum, Denis Kennedy, and editors, A War Remembered, The Vietnam Experience (Boston: Boston Publishing Co.. 1986). p. 144, hereafter War Remembered; MajGen John E, Murray, USA (Ret) intvw, 28Scpt89, Memorandum for the Record (Vietnam File, 1973-75).

14. Directorate for Information, Operations, and Reports. Department of Defense Selected Manpower Statistics, Fiscal Year 1983 (Washington: Deparrmenr of Defense, 1984), p. 128.

15. 'Ending the War,' pp. 7-8.

16. Files of the U.S. Army Adjuranr General Casualty Information Center (1961-81), National Archives and Records Service, Washington. D.C.; Philip A. McCombs, 'U.S. Body Hunter Killed by VC,' Washington Post. l6Dec73, pp. Al and A?2.

17. 'Murder in Vietnam,' Des M-oines Tribune, liiDec73, p. 10.

18. MajGen Murray, USA, msg to VAdm De Poix, USN. DIA, dtd 24Dec73 (Vietnam File. 1973-75). The NVA Marshals in the South

19. LtCol William E, MeKinstfy intvw. 16Apr76, Tape No. 6170 (Oral HistColl, MCHC),

20. LtCol George E. Strickland, Comments on draft ms, 120ct88 (Comment File), hereafter Srrickland Comments,

21. Ibid,

22. House Report Vietnam, p. 9.

23. Ibid.

24. Spring Victory, p. 14.

25. House Report Vietnam, p. 10.

26. Ibid.; 'Final Assessment.'

27. Srrickland Comments.

28. Ibid.; 'Final Assessment.'

29. Spring Victory, pp. 9, 19-20.

30. Ibid., p. 17.

31. Senate Report Vietnam, pp. 21-25; Spring Victory, pp, 17-18.

32. LtCol Anthony Lukeman Itr to Maj Robert E. Hamilton, dtd HSep74.

33. House Report Vietnam, p. 95-

34. Ibid., pp. 81-86.

35. Senate Report Vietnam, p. 6.

36. U.S. Air force Directorate of Management Analysis, Southeast Asia Review, dtd 31May74, pp. 34-35; Advice and Support, pp. 458-461.