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 CIS NO: 84-S382-17
 TITLE: U.S. Government and the Vietnam War, Executive and Legislative Roles
     and Relationships. Part I: 1945-1961.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: xiii+365 p.
 DATE: Apr. 1984
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-2              SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:S.prt.98-185/pt.1
 ITEM NO: 1039-A; 1039-B             PUB NO: S.Prt.98-185, pt. 1
 LC CARD NO: 84-602715               MC ENTRY NO: 84-18265

 First volume in a four-part CRS study, prepared by William C. Gibbons,
 analyzing the roles of Congress and the executive in development of U.S.
 policy regarding the Vietnam war. Describes evolution of major decisions and
 interaction between the two branches of Government during the 1945-61
 period.
   Contains the following chapters:
 a. France Resumes Control and the War Begins (p. 1-63).
 b. U.S. Joins the War (p. 64-119).
 c. Prelude to French Withdrawal (p. 120-173).
 d. Rattling the Saber (p. 174-227).
 e. New U.S. Role in Vietnam (p. 228-281).
 f. Counter-Revolution and "Nation Building" During the Interval Between
     the Wars (p. 282-349).
 Includes a subject index (p. 353-365).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam war policy dev, congressional and exec roles
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.RELATIONS; VIETNAM WAR; CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH
     SERVICE; GIBBONS, WILLIAM C.; HISTORY; CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE
     RELATIONS; COUNTERINSURGENCY; FRANCE