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Foreign Relations: Vietnam, 1965

 File — Box: 82, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, postal cards, Congressional Record excerpts, news clippings, news releases & telegrams. Examples are: a postal card (9/16/65) from constituent Louis F. Cumming & Wilson's reply (9/23/65) re/ opposition to Martin Luther King's "meddling in the field of American foreign policy;" a letter (8/23/65) from Coronado constituent & naval reservist E. O. Robinson, Jr. & Wilson's reply (9/2/65) re/ "complete support for a firm military posture in Viet Nam;" telephone message from constituent Mrs. Bonnie Halton, Wilson's reply (9/10/65) & a letter (9/8/65) from Charles W. Hinkle (Executive Asst., Office of the Secretary of Defense) re/ "Regulations now in effect in Vietnam do not forbid open display of the American flag;" letters (Aug.-Sept. 1965) from constituent A. Wayne Shepherd, Wilson & Douglas MacArthur II (Asst. Secretary for Congressional Relations, Dept. of State) & attached photocopy of Paul Harvey, "Aid Money Being Used To Supply Viet Cong," San Diego Union (7/25/65) re/ a State Dept. response to an alarmist conservative viewpoint on the Viet Nam situation; a copy of "Pinch-Penny War Policy Laid to United States," Congressional Record House (7/28/65 – pp. 17970-17974); a letter (8/14/65) from General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. (Commandant of the Marine Corps) to Wilson thanking him for his continued support & loyalty; a letter (8/11/65) from constituent Mrs. Ben Fenton & Wilson's reply (8/17/65) re/ suggestion for using Filipino and Chinese Nationalist troops in Vietnam; photocopies of Puerto Rico Si! Bulletin of Americans for Puerto Rico's Independence – "United States Military Intervention" & "He Graduates in June 1965 Will He Die in Vietnam, June 1966?" Women Strike for Peace; the remainder of the items in this folder continue the pro and con viewpoints on Vietnam & include news releases, telegrams and letters.

Dates

  • created: 1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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