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HOURGLASS 
Monday 2 November 1964 
FORMER U.S. CHIEF IN VIET NAM 
CALLS U.S. POLICY DISASTROUS 
Washington (UPI)--A former Chief U.3. 
Military Adviser in South Viet Nam said 
TODAY U.S . POlICY THERE PRODUCED SOME 
"d iASTROUS" CONSEQUENCES . 
He ALSO SAID COMMUNISTS HAD INFIL¬ 
TRATED U.S. and Vietnamese military 
'headquarters in Saigon--and suggested 
'this was a factor in current communist 
military successes. 
Retired Lieut. Gen. Samuel I. Williams 
who had charge of training South Viet¬ 
namese SOLDIERS FROM 1955 T0 i 960 , FUR¬ 
THER SUGGESTED DIPLOMATIC RATHER THAN 
MILITARY ERRORS HAVE BLOCKED DEFEAT OF 
COMMUNISTS THERE. 
Williams, in an interview with U.S. 
News and World Report, called the assas¬ 
sination of President NGO Dinh Diem"the 
(most outstanding mistake in the internal 
IONAL FIELD SINCE THE DEBACLE AT THE 
Bay or Pigs...The U.S, needs him now, 
MORE THAN EVER.” 
He CITED NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN 
U.S. CIVILIAN ADVISERS AND THE DI EM GO V- 
jERNMENT —AND BETWEEN U.S. CIVILIAN AND 
MILITARY OFF I C 1 ALS--DURING THE LAST 
Wears of the Eisenhower Administration. 
j "All this friction affected internal 
(SECURITY,” HE SAID. "...Si ALLOWED THE 
IV 1 et Cong to grow larger and gain more 
| C O N FIDENCE.” 
"They infiltrated Vietnamese army 
HEADQUARTERS. 
DON T think THERE WAS A ■ 
U.S, or Vietnamese government agency in 
iSAIGON THAT WASN’T INFILTRATED. 
"An obvious reason right now that the 
Vietnamese get trapped so often in these 
'AMBUSHES—OR MAKE SWEEPS AND FIND NOTH- 
: |NG*«IS BECAUSE THEIR PLANS ARE KNOWN 
Co ng before: thf.y're known to 
COMMAND- 
it 
ti. 
RS WHO ARE GOING TO 
£ 
ITO THE V i LT 
THE COMPANY 
MAKE THE SWEEP. 
Williams said, "to the best of my know¬ 
ledge:” Diem was told by the U.S. Embassy 
in June S957? THAT iF HE transferred thi 
civil guard to military control, certain 
FUNDS FOR THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERN¬ 
MENT would be with-held by the State De-p 
|a rtment „ 
"The consequences were disastrous," 
iH E SAID. 
Williams, a veteran of 44 years ser¬ 
vice who now lives in San Antonio, Tex¬ 
as, said "President Diem and his govern¬ 
ment agencies got recommendations from 
Americans at various times that they 
^QUESTIONED, BUT, IN the attempt to please 
AND TO COOPERATE, THE v WENT AHEAD AND 
CARR!ED 
"T 2 ME 
OUT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS 
FREQUENTLY PROVED THE U.S 
RE- 
EMBASSY 
( Continued from 
page one ) 
Shortly after the discovery, U.S. 
Ambassador John M. Cabot lodged a for¬ 
mal protest with the Polish Foreign 
Ministry, Polish authorities denied aw 
KNOWLEDGE OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
LISTENING SYSTEM, THE STATE DEPARTMENT 
SAID. 
Department Press Officer Robert J. 
McCloskey said the Embassy was equipped 
WITH A "SECURE ROOM 8 WHERE CLASSIFIED 
DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD. THIS IS, IN 
EFFECT, A ROOM WITHIN A ROOM, DESIGNED 
TO MAKE ELECTRONIC EAVESDEOPPING IM¬ 
POSE I BLE . 
Embassy personnel also were given 
STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS THAT ANY CONVER¬ 
SATIONS THEY HELD OUTSIDE THE SECURE 
ROOM BE MONITORED. 
Officials said investigation of the 
BUGGING HAS NOT YET REACHED THE POINT 
WHERE IT COULD BE CONCLUDED DEFINITELY 
WHETHER ANY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION MAY 
HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED. 
Construction of the modern, concrete 
AND GLASS BUILDING BEGAN OCT. I, i 960 . 
THE BUILDING IS ON GROUND LEASED BY 
the United States for 8 o years, renew¬ 
able for another 20 . 
COMMENDATIONS WERE IN ERROR AND THEVlET 
NAMESE WERE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. |N 
IMY OPINION. THIS CAUSED THE VIETNAMESE 
CONFIDENCE IN 
it 
TO LOSE 
'ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
OUR FINANCSAL, AND 
I WALL STREET TODAY 
The stock market bided its time in 
FAIRLY DULL ELECTION EVE TRADING TODAY, 
STELLS WERE FIRM. GENERAL MOTORS GAIN¬ 
ED NEARLY ! AND CHRYSLER, FORD AND A M ER- 
ican Motors posted fractional gains. 
'Eastman Kodak dipped a bit but Du Pont 
was steady. 
Shell Oil advanced on news its parent 
organization had found enough oil in 
Oman for commercial operations to begin. 
Today’s volume was 4,430,000 shares of 
■A TOTAL !38f ISSUES TRADED, 6 jI WERE 
HIGHER AND 503 LOWER. 
American exchange volume was 1,630,000 
(SHARES . 
Bonds volume amounted to $8,720,000. 
| AT&T 68 3/4 DAC 30 5/8 RCA 33 1 / 2 . 
KREMLIN PROMISES NEW DEAL; 
WARNS OF "MAD MEN" IN U.S. 
Moscow (UP! )— N ik ita S. Khrushchev’s 
Kremlin heirs today proclaimed a new 
deal for Russian housewives and pledg¬ 
ed TO SEEK BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE 
West despite American "mad men," 
The Kremlin rulers spelled out their 
policies for the first time in three 
PAGES OF EDITORIALS IN THE OFFICIAL 
PARTY ORGAN PRAVDA AND IN RADIO BROAD¬ 
CASTS TO THE NATION. 
SN A COUNTRY WHERE WAREHOUSES BULGE 
WITH AN OFFICIALLY ESTIMATED $2 BILL ION 
WORTH OF UNSOLD SHODDY GOODS, THE NEW 
LEADERSHIP SAID THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED 
OF A "TAKE WHAT-EVER YOU ARE OFFERED" 
ATTITUDE. "This is no longer in vogue',’ 
THE PARTY PAPER PRAVDA SAID. "WHATTHE 
PEOPLE WANT IS NOT JUST ANY TEXTILES, 
CLOTHES, SHOES OR FUNITURE BUT GOOD 
FASHIONABLE ATTRACTIVE GOODS." 
The new Soviet leaders proclaimed 
THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE 
AND PROMISED TO ACTIVELY PURSUE GOOD 
RELATIONS WITH THE WEST. 
But, Pravda said, efforts must be 
MADE TO OVERCOME "THE ACTIVITY OF"THE 
mad men i n the. United States ," 
(Continued from 
page one ) 
Harris made these other observations: 
--Johnson stands a better chance of 
CARRYING THE MORMALLY REPUBLICAN SUB¬ 
URBS in the North than any Democrat in 
MODERN TIMES, 
—GOLDWATER BIDS TO BECOME THE FIRST 
Republican in this century to carry 
SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COUNTRIES IN THE 
South . 
--Johnson may gain only slightly on 
"HE MARGIN WITH LABOR VOTERS ATTAINED 
BY THE LATE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY 
F^HR YEARS AGO. 
•—Among ethnic groups, Johnson may 
CUT HEAVILY INTO CUSTOMARY REPUBLICAN 
POPULARITY WITH AMERICANS OF GERMAN 
Descent, He may not do as well among 
those of Italian descent as Kennedy dic^ 
BUT MAY DO BETTER THAN HIS PREDECESSOR 
AMONG THOSE OF IRISH ANCESTRY, 
POLL 
London (UPl )—Broadcast ing Directoi 
Frank Gillard received a response to 
NEW EARLY MORNING MUSIC ON THE BBC 
FROM A BURGLAR, 
"Thanks for helping me with my work," 
IT SAID. 
ILN. OPENER POSTPONED 
New York (UPI)--U.N, Secretary Gen¬ 
eral Thant announced today the official 
POSTPONEMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
OPENING FROM NOV. |0 TO DEC. I. 
A POLL OF U.N. MEMBERS THAT' BEGAN 
NINE DAYS AGO SHOWED 98 IN FAVOR OF 
POSTPONEMENT AND NONE OPPOSED, WITH 14 
D F’ r\TIONS STILL TO BE HEARD FROM. 
U.S. WILL REPLACE BOMBERS 
DESTROYED IN VIET CONG RAID 
Washington (UPI)--The Ul i ted'States 
IS MOVING QUICKLY TO REPLACE THE AMERI¬ 
CAN BOMBERS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN THE 
SURPRISE COMMUNIST ATTACK ON BIEN HOA 
Air Base in South Viet Nam. 
It also is taking steps to tighten 
SECURITY AND PREVENT A REPETITION 0F THE 
RED MORTAR BARRAGE THAT KNOCKED OUT OR 
CRIPPLED 21 U.S. B57 JETS. 
U.S, OFFICIALS RULED OUT ANY IMMEDIATE 
U.S, RETALIATION AGAINST NORTH V IET NAM 
FOR THE RAID. THEY DID NOT RULE OUT 
LONG-RANGE MEASURES AGAINST THE REDS, 
BUT INDICATED THESE WOULD BE GEARED TO 
THE OVERALL WAR EFFORT RATHER THAN TAKE 
THE FORM OF DIRECT REPRISALS. 
There was no immediate administration! 
COMMENT ON REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANCp 
idate Barry M. Goldwater’s suggestion 
THAT THE RED ATTACK MIGHT HAVE BEEN MADEj 
BECAUSE THE COMMUNISTS FEARED HIS ELEC -l 
TION AND WANTED TO KEEP PRESIDENT JOHN-j 
son in the White House. 
President Johnson, after meeting with 
HIS TOP ADVISERS YESTERDAY, ORDERED ADDI¬ 
TIONAL PLANES FLOWN TO B ! EN HOA TO RE¬ 
PLACE THOSE PUT OUT OF ACT ION . ADD I TION AL 
U.S. SECURITY PERSONNEL ALSO MAY BE SENT! 
TO GUARD THEM. 
White House officials said further 
APPROPRIATE STEPS WERE BEING CONSIDERED 
IN CO-OPERATION WITH VIETNAMESE OFFI¬ 
CIALS TO TIGHTEN SECURITY MEASURES. THEY 
DID NOT ELABO RATE, 
(Continued from 
page one ) | 
On the same subject, the New York 
es said: ( 
"What is being done t o assure more 
TRUSTWORTHY PROTECTION FOR THE AMERICAN; 
PL. A. NFS AND FLIERS IN VIETNAM REMAINS ) 
OBSCURE, DESPITE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY 
the White House and by General Westmore«| 
LAND AT BlEN HOA. PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S 
DECISION TO SEND IN REPLACEMENTS FOR 
THE SMASHED BOMBERS IS DESIRABLE AS A 
SHOW OF RESOLUTION BUT IT DOES NOT AN¬ 
SWER WHAT WE INTEND TO USE THE BOMBERS 
for. They have been on standby assign¬ 
ment in Vietnam since the August shoot 
ings in the Gulf of Tonkin. 
"The newest incident makes more evi¬ 
dent than ever the urgency of moving 
swiftly after tomorrow’s election to 
clarify basic American policy on our 
objectives in Vietnam and how we can 
PROCEED MOST EFFECTIVELY TO END THE j 
FIGHTING ON A BASIS THAT WILL NEUTRALIZE! 
THAT UNHAPPY COUNTRY." 
ASLEEP 
SMITH CALLS FOR MANDATE 
Salisbury Rhodisia (UPI)--Prime Min¬ 
ister Ian Smith today launched a mass¬ 
ive direct mail appeal for "yes" votes 
in Rhodesia’s Thursday referendum on 
national independence. 
The statement from Smith, which be¬ 
gan "Fellow Rhodesian," said it was vi¬ 
tal FOR THE CITIZENS TO UNITE IN ORDER 
TO "SEVER THE FINAL STRINGS WHICH TIE 
us to Britain and which render us a pawn 
AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE BRITISH GOVERN¬ 
MENT . " 
Smith said in the appeal "we have no 
hope for survival" if the referendum 
does not carry. He again emphasized the 
referendum was not for a unilateral de¬ 
claration of independence. 
He said the vote will simply carryout 
Rhodesia’s part of the bargain with Brit¬ 
ain to test the opinion of the electo¬ 
rate on the independence issue. 
"Unfortunately," he said, "we have to 
deal with the government and not the 
people. 
"We; either go under-~or break away 
and survive. Whatever price we pay, I 
as a Rhodesian think it cheap in com¬ 
parison with what we stand to lose." 
