Show mJ x 4 12— Ihe Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday June 21 1271 Pentagon Papers Reveal Deceit Poor Decisions By LOUIS CASSELS UP1 Senior Editor WASHINGTON (UPI) -L-yndon B Johnson used to reply to criticism of his Vietnam policies by saying that as President he had access to a lot of information not available to ordinary citizens That claim was vindicated last week when The New York Times published voluminous excerpts from a secret Pentagon study of the backstage debates decisions and actions that led the nation lnto involvement in Vietnam The study shows that Johnson while reluctant to escalate the war wu preparing to do so even as he assured the public he woukkit It also reveals that high s of his administration in their secret deliberations candidly discussed ways of sidetracking "premature” how to peace negotiations provoke North Vietnam Into military actions that would Justify UJ escalation of the fighting and the need for getting Congress to pass a resolution giving the President a blank check to wage war in ever-deep- er teed by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution Four leading senators including Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and former Vice President Hubert H Humphrey called for a full congressional inquiry into the origins of the war Mansfield announced at the close of the week that hearings “definitely” will be held Whatever the legal outcome the disclosures are sure to have some political impact on the 1972 presidential race At least two Democratic possibilities seem likely to be hurt — Humphrey because he was part of the Johnson administration and Sen Henry M Jackson of Washington because he’s been outspokenly hawkish in support-of the ing Johnson's policy-maker- :: is T £ If future publicity about the documents shows any substan- tial Involvement by John F Kennedy’s administration in the decisions that led to a major land war under Johnson it could hurt the presidential prospects of the late Pros- ident’s brother Sen Edward M Kennedy Even Nixon although of the opposition party seems likely to suffer in the sense that anything that alerts John Q Citizen to the ease with which high government officials can derive the public when they feel it is expedient to do so impairs the government’s credibility disclosures It was the first Vindkatka Claimed time in US history the One politician who claimed government had imposed prior belated vindication from the restraint on a newspaper’s documents is GOP Sen Barry right to publish what it M Goldwater who wu considers news defeated by overwhelmingly Decision an Precedence Johnson in 19j4 During the The issue has been joined on presidential election campaign high constitutional grounds and Democrats shandy attacked the Supreme Court ultimately Goldwater for saying that UJ probably will have to decide air attacks on North Vietnam whether die government’s powwere necessary to prevent er to dasJfy documents secret col lapse of the Saigon governtakes precedence over the ment freedom of the press guaran Johnson presented himself to Southeast Asia The Nixon administration after three daily installments of the Times’ fivpart series I vd appeared in print obtained a federal court order in New York temporarily enjoining the newspaper from continuing the iz Commentary On Current News Aims Cat Strategy: In any negotiations on reducing forces in Central Europe the Western allies will aim at Mg cuts in Soviet forces stationed in East Germany by cancelling an order for French equipment intended for the Haul Rmel natural gas fields in the Sahara Okinawa Escape Hatch: the voters as the candidate of reason and restraint He said active” role in the fighting than their previous mission of Goldwater’s guarding UJ bases strategy would "escalate the Johnson took an active part war and result in our in camouflaging his move On committing a good many April 7 he delivered a American boys to fighting a speed) in which he war that I think ought to be offered to negotiate a peace fought by the boys of Asia to settlement with North Vietnam help protect their own land” "without posing any precondThe papers show that John- itions” But the Pentagon study son issued orders during the says that while Johnson was 1964 election campaign to get of UB UB air units in position for speaking publicly readiness to compromise Hanoi quick strikes against North was being told privately this and when he gave leu than complete withdrawal The record also makes dear of North Vietnamese support he was extremely reluctant to for the Viet Cong revolutiona-ri- u give the gonhead even after he in the South was by a landslide officials knew these UB He agonized over the decision terms would not be accepted and postponed it again and But they didn’t want serious again despite warnings that the Saigon regime might collapse peace negotiations at that point otherwise Finally on Feb 13 file Pentagon study says because they figured the Saigon 1965 he'gave the order The CIA and other intel- government had to be strengthened through military victo-ri- u ligence agencies accurately before it had a chance of forecast that bombing would stiffen Hanoi’s resolve to fight surviving Another disclosure which rather than bring about a bid for peace But Johnson listened troubled many congressmen is instead to his White House that the North Vietnamese attacks on twr JB destroyers foreign policy adviser Walt W in the Tonkin Gulf in August Rostow who insited Hanoi wu 1964 were not quite so proud of its newly-bui- lt Johnson and industrial plants it would cave “unprovoked” Secretary of State Dean Rusk in quickly suggert-aBombing Doesn't Help Congress Responds In leu than two months For months previously the Johnson realized the bombing wu not going to prevent United Statu had been plancollapse of the Saigon regime ning and directing clandestine He decided on April 1 1965 it military operations against would be necessary to use North Vietnam operations American combat troops in which included raids on islands South Vietnam He issued in file Tonkin Gulf Unaware of secret orders to put about all fids Congress responded 20000 additional Marines and overwhelmingly to Johnson’s soldiers in Vietnam with request for what came to be instructions to play a “more called the “Tonkin Gulf Resolution” which file administration tantasubsequently cited mount to a declaration of war on North Vietnam Why is the government now frying to suppress publication of file documents? The official reason la that It furi their disclosure may cause diplomaVL (UPI)-Jo- hn TOWNSHEND tic embarrassment to our Kenneth Galbraith Har- allies and give Soviet crypvard University professor oi tanalysts duu which might economics and former Kenned enable them to go back and administration aide said Sun- crack other secret US day claims linking the secret transmitted in the Pentagon study of UB involvecode during the period ment in Vietnam to the late concerned (Cbdu are changed Sen Robert F Kennedy frequently so the solution of one are “amazing” used in 1965 would be of no vslue "It is a great exercise in in reading current messages) fantasy” Galbraith said from his summer home Newsweek magazine Sunday said sourcu close to former President Lyndon B Johnson The Handyman-or-no- t said Johnson saw the “ghostly To improve your lot hand of Robert Kennedy” on the report portions of which were recently published in The New York Times and Washington Post bomb-the-nor- th much-publiciz- ed Vktnif f ed u u u Galbraith Is ‘Amazed’ D-N-Y R ZUMALT JR Chief of Naval Operations hu abolished bdl bottoms and sailor's round hats in foe most sweeping uiform change in UB Naval history The enlisted man’s entire freis blue anifonn right with Its Jumper neckerchief flap at the ADM ELMO Speaking for the other party to the controversy New York Times Associate Editor Tom Wicker asserted that the government's real concern is that “the documents form an almost incredible record of subterfuge deception shortsightedness mistakes wrong assumptions and arrogant disregard for the truth” on the part of men in very high places “The great lesson of fix Pentagon record is that the ability to operate In secrecy breeds contempt for that very public in whose name and interest officials claim to act" said Wicker “Sekknr if ever has it been so "raphlcaUy demonstrated that when men relieved of the burden of public scrutiny no other form of accountability can effectively take its place” What’s Thai CENTREVII1E Ala (UPI) —Sign on wall of Southern Belle Restaurant: “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said but I am not so sure you realize that what you heard is not what I ATTENTION as beck of the neck and trousers— win be east overboard and replaced fa two years by the same dark blue doobfebreasted suit white shirt black tie and white standard peaked military hat long wont by eommissioaed officers and chief petty officers sbewa here at left (UPI telephoto) wide-botto- m get that professional touch in your sewing! 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