Townsend Hoopes paper 1975. Coalition Government., 04/01/1975-04/01/1975

File — Box: 32, Folder: 33

Identifier: GAMMS440.16.993

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Materials on the Vietnam War during the latter days of the Johnson Administration.

Dates

04/01/1975-04/01/1975

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 57 Linear Feet (50 boxes (originally 38 boxes) )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

04/10/06

Container Summary

Copy of a ten page paper dated Apr 1, 1975 by Townsend Hoopes exploring the hope that the North Vietnamese regime might use political rather than military means to establish themselves as rulers of South Vietnam. The conventional invasion by the North Vietnamese Army was at that time less than 30 days from taking Saigon.