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 CIS NO: 94-S382-11
 TITLE: U.S. Government and the Vietnam War, Executive and Legislative Roles
     and Relationships. Part IV: July 1965-Jan. 1968.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: xvi+969 p. Index.
 DATE: June 1994
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 103-2             SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:S.PRT.103-83/PT.4
 ITEM NO: 1039-A; 1039-B             PUB NO: S.Prt.103-83, pt. 4
 LC CARD NO: 84-602715               MC ENTRY NO: 94-24938

 Fourth volume in a 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 from July 1965 to Jan. 1968.
 Contains the following chapters:
 a. Idiom of Power (p. 1-42).
 b. Formulating U.S. Strategy and Plans (p. 43-76).
 c. Trying To Find a Key (p. 77-111).
 d. Bombing Pause Decision (p. 113-170).
 e. No End in Sight (p. 171-212).
 f. Congressional Discontent (p. 213-266).
 g. Whirlwind: The Buddhist Protest, Spring 1966 (p. 267-313).
 h. Suppressing the Buddhist Protest (p. 315-352).
 i. U.S. Escalates Military and Political Action (p. 353-385).
 j. New Emphasis on a Settlement (p. 387-436).
 k. Stalemate (p. 437-478).
 l. Searching (p. 479-523).
 m. 1967: A Year of Reckoning (p. 525-556).
 n. President Decides To Use Greater Force, regarding President Lyndon B.
     Johnson decision to expand U.S. military activity in Vietnam (p.
     557-606).
 o. Westmoreland Requests More Troops (p. 607-669).
 p. Congress in a Quandary (p. 671-703).
 q. Deepening Dilemma (p. 705-763).
 r. South Vietnamese Elections and a New Diplomatic Initiative (p.
     765-797).
 s. Crumbling Consensus (p. 799-852).
 t. Crucible (p. 853-902).
 u. End of Strategy (p. 903-943).
 Includes a subject index (p. 945-969).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam War policy dev, July 1965-Jan 1968, Congressional
     and exec roles
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): GIBBONS, WILLIAM C.;
     CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE; VIETNAM WAR (Congressional and exec
     roles in Vietnam War policy dev, July 1965-Jan 1968);
     CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS; MILITARY.STRATEGY; AIR WARFARE;
     BUDDHISM; PUBLIC.DEMONSTRATIONS; MILITARY.ASSISTANCE; JOHNSON,
     LYNDON B.; WESTMORELAND, WILLIAM C.; MILITARY.PERSONNEL; ELECTIONS;
     FOREIGN.RELATIONS