This is a memorandum for General Lemnitzer concerning anti-guerilla forces in Vietnam.
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This is a memorandum for General Lemnitzer concerning anti-guerilla forces in Vietnam.
This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files.
National Archives Identifier: 193412
Full Citation: National Security Action Memorandum No. 12 Forces in Vietnam; 2/6/1961; National Security Files: Meetings and Memoranda: National Security Action Memoranda; Meeting Records and Memoranda, 1961 – 1963; Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorandum-no-12-forces-in-vietnam/, April 15, 2026]
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