Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday april 25, 1972 Vietnam views differ continued and the Central intelligence Agency clan. The first group the summary of the study says generally took a hopeful View of current and future prospects in. Viet with state defence and the Cia decidedly More Scep tical about the present and pessimistic about the these arc some of the major disclosures in the summary sound analysis of the effectiveness of . B-52 bomber strikes against enemy forces w a s rated impossible to achieve but the consensus is that some strikes Are very effective some clearly wasted Anil a majority with indeterminate b-52s had been used against targets in South Vietnam during the John son administration they Are currently being conducted for the first time against the heart land of North Vietnam and under a different strategic rationale. In Early 1969, the optimists concluded that on the basis of programs then in existence it would take "8.3 years More to pacify the remaining contested and Viet Cong controlled popu lation of South Vietnam. The pessimists estimated it would take "13.4 years More to achieve that goal. In Sharp debate Over the Validity of the Domino theory consequences of a communist takeover in Vietnam military strategists generally accepted that principle but most civilian experts concluded that while Cambodia and Laos might be endangered fairly quickly the loss of Vietnam would not necessarily unhinged the rest of on soviet and chinese Mil itary Aid to North Vietnam the joint chiefs and the . Mili tary command in Saigon said that if All imports by sea were denied and land routes through Laos and Cambodia attacked North Vietnam could not obtain enough War supplies to but the Cia and the office of the Secre tary of defence in total Dis concluded that Overland routes from China alone could Supply North Viet Nam with sustaining War mate rial even with an unlimited bombing president Nixon s subsequent actions in Vietnam have been More in Accord with the assess ments reached by the pessimists in this study although his Public explanations of his actions have reflected More of what the optimists were claim ing in 1969. In the process the president has Cut . Forces in South Vietnam from Over a half Mil lion at the time he took office to about today. While the National Security Council summary discloses Sharp disagreements three years ago on the effectiveness of . Bombing of North Viet Nam the current Battlefield situation in Vietnam is much Dif Ferent from the situation in Early 1969 and . Airpower is being applied in different ways. In contrast to the guerrilla at tacks or hit and run actions by larger units which have dominated the enemy s strategy in the past the current communist offensive is much More like a Conven tial Battle with tanks artillery and massed troop concentrations standing and fight ing. Thus it is reasoned officially bombing now is More important and potentially More effective because big conventional Battles need Large Quanti ties of fuel and ammunition to be sustained for More than a few weeks. The National Security coun cil s summary outlines Sharp differences of opinion in Early 19g9 Over the fighting capabilities of Saigon s forces the importance of the cambodian port of Sihanouk ill As a major entry Point for enemy supplies i and the Over All effectiveness of . Bombing. I on the military situation the document makes these Points the Pentagon believed that there was fat in . Force Levels that could safely be Cut without affecting combat capabilities. The joint chiefs of staff and the . Military com Mand in Vietnam both denied this. The same joint chiefs be i lived that a vigorous bombing Campaign could choke of enough supplies to Hanoi to make her Stop fighting while the Pentagon and the Cia see North Vietnam continuing the struggle even against unlimited bombing. While there was agreement that b-52 strikes in South Viet Nam were very effective against troop concentrations or in close support the joint chiefs estimated enemy troops were killed in 1968 by the planes but the Pentagon estimate was about the Pentagon took a More sceptical View of the b-52 s effectiveness against infiltration routes and base Camps. As to destruction of sup plies on the trails leading South the summary disclosed a Pentagon Cia belief that while Many enemy supplies and trucks were knocked out the enemy needs were so Small and his Supply of War material so Large that the enemy can re place his losses easily this kind of assessment How Ever might be one that is no longer applicable for the Type of major offensive now going on. On problems with Saigon s fighting forces the summary discloses that As the United states was evolving a plan to turn Over fighting to the South vietnamese Saigon s troops were deserting at an annual rate of 34 per cent of their strength equal to about one division a month. Again it was the Pentagon civilians who emphasized the need not just for better equip m e n to but for remedies to weakness in leadership and motivation. There was agreement in Early 19g9 on one Point disclosed by the National Security Council summary that the South Viet namese could not either now or even when fully modernized handle both the Viet Cong and a sizable level of North Viet n e s e forces without . Combat support in the form of air helicopters artillery Logis tics and some ground it h e Central intelligence Agency also disagrees Strong the report states with Mili tary estimates of what Quantity of communist supplies were coming through the cambodian port of Sihanouk Ville. The president however apparently agreed More with the military assessment and sent coming soon Little George s big idea is oops Winnipeg s largest Pant store Blaze in House hurts 4 Donald h. Shaw 46, of 309 Vaughan Street suite 6, was reported in poor condition tues Day in Winnipeg general Hospi Tal suffering from second and third degree Burns to 80 per cent of his body caused by a fire which swept through the Halls and stairs of a Rooming House on Vaughan Street Early today. Three other people were also injured none of them seriously. They Are Anthony Siccle 26, of 309 Vaughan suite 9, who was treated in Hospital for a Cut to his wrist and allowed to go Home Florien St. Germaine of 311 Vaughan suite 8, who suffered a Cut to his foot but did t require Hospital treatment and e i n a r Johnson 43, of 311 Vaughan suite 10, who was treated in Hospital for smoke inhalation and allowed to go Home. The Winnipeg fire department said the fire broke out at about . In the hallway of 309 Vaughan. A spokesman said a g e was estimated at he said the Entrance Liall and stairs of the House at 309-311 Vaughan Street were extensively damaged by smoke. The men were injured while making Good their escape through the Halls. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Smallpox kills 150 Chandigarh Reut Eio at least 50 persons have died of smallpox in the Indian state of Saryana in the last three months a health department i spokesman said Here sunday. J More than persons been infected. Had correction Simpsons Sears Simpsons Sears birthday flyer distinctive dinner Ware due to publisher s error no. A should have read "65 Pec. Iron Ware place setting for 12." no. B should have read "45 Pec. Spring . Troops into Cambodia in May 1970. Focusing on the Progress o pacification and the Stabilit of president Nguyen vat t h i c Saigon regime the memorandum again shows serious differences among the . Agencies in their assess ments of the situation. As the summary passages on pacification put it the agencies presented two Well defined and divergent in asserting these views the . Diplomatic and military missions in Saigon were optimistic and their optimism was shared by the joint chiefs of staff in Washington and the Pacific command Headquarters in Honolulu. The Central intelligence Agency and the state and defence departments were More pessimistic. As the sum Mary stated the Gap in views that does exist is largely one Between the policy makers the analysts and the intelligence Community on the one hand and the civilian and military operators on the both Camps agreed on the nature of the obstacles blocking Success. They disagreed How Ever Over the magnitude of the problem and the chances of hurdling the obstacles. Accentuating the positive the . Diplomatic and military missions in Saigon were sup ported by the joint chiefs of staff in Washington in the View that at the present time the Security situation is better than at any since 1961. The . Military saw a dra Matic change in the Security asserting that the South vietnamese government then controlled three fourths of the population the joint chiefs forecast that the Saigon regime would control 90 per cent of the population in 1969. According to the summary the state and defence depart ments and the Cia offered More cautious and pessimistic responses. The defence department estimated that the alignments of the South vietnamese Rural population had not altered since 1962, described As a discouraging with some Loyal to the Saigon regime and nearly to the Viet Cong. In addition the defence department calculated at least half the total Rural population is subject to significant Viet Ong presence and the state department office of intelligence and research and the Cia went even further arguing that the Viet Cong had a significant effect on at least two thirds of the Rural Popula none of the agencies queried was Able to predict a Victory Over the communists As . Spokesmen were doing in 1966 and 1967. But the . Military Mission in Saigon and the joint chiefs in Washington urged continued . Support while the state and defence depart ments voicing the View that Only a Compromise settlement is stressed the need for self Reliance on the part of the Saigon regime. As Cia it held that Progress in South Vietnam has been sufficiently slow and frag Ile that substantial . Disengagement in the next few years could jeopardize All recent the summary Points to a Sharp disagreement Between the defence department and the joint chiefs with the latter in sisting that Saigon be Given continued . Support to As sure its sovereignty and the former requiring Only that the South vietnamese be free to choose their political future without external Archie gets his lumps Washington a Al ready cuffed by the teams ters Union television s Archie Bunker has collected some new lumps from the Ameri can jewish Congress. 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