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North Vietnamese Motive Assessment

United States of America · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1964

John McCone4 August 1964

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

McCone advised the National Security Council that North Vietnam appeared to be reacting defensively to attacks on its offshore islands rather than deliberately seeking a wider war.

Names involved

John McCone

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