- .fYw~•"i"" ,...T ' \r 0 .) ,. ~ .J\..J1'\..:4.r~/J.. J . j\':°) FO=l THE PRESIDE~~T FROlvI BUNKEI'{ Ee:-..: ewith my thirty-seventh \vcekly n-iessagc: ....-,_'t" c '""a ...... ~'-11o r o+ J a~u·a r 3 1 l ...i. t-... c: .J...J./ u s .... J..1. .Y .J., rness2ge. It thus covers a The early dc:.ys of the period, build-up of eJ:;_-:;:;.r...y V\'ith ant.ic:.?21.-:ory preparations for the Tet holidays under\v2.y, phere 0£ ::...·el2..tive calrn. It began, grez..t sig...1ifi.c2.nce, Appe3..:-ing legislG..tive b:r-anch 1 I .J , •1• 1 c was a soocr> posn:;..ve, 1 1 • , • • l t in sco?e, Ol.:t,,_1r...:...Ylg pLans o oerl.ellL che execu-civc and iegisl2..tive branches He ir_dicated his plans to move cuicklv in establishin • .... .J.. for in the constitution, cou::c::..is. · But he · _,.,, 1 ~ t' ' . , :i f e.7_::er:n2. :::or:r.; ,~~at: n: aernanas '\vell as developn1en.t of political parties. \V'r:ile he meJ.J.~.;io:;.ed s o:r... e of the substa:ntial achievements which had alre2.C:y oc:en a cco.:-1-. 2lishe:d, t.l:e ::na.in thrust of his speech lool,ed to the future. Here :::e covered ., + ., , d t.. .L •t , . , .L1 4 J... • b o·c.n. plans _01· tn.e io:~ger t..crrn a:n . suort.. r-a:1ge pr1or1 ·y prograr:is on Wft:l.c:-. ,_;:e 4 0 over:-.1.lnen·~ ':.).:'..40'.1:)0S ec: to concenb.ate i:n the ne:x..'i six to seven mo:nths . Thcs e ~ch:de.ci 0 ... jll.C.icial a:-ici ad.:::-ninistr2.ti.ve rcforrn, e:~pansion of educational oppo1-".:u11itics ; :!-... e devel0?:.··n.2:::.t oi industry a:ad agricu1.ture; f!:1e stimulation of la:nd rcforrr., i~: the social fielC., vigorous measures to improve the refugee situatior... ; ".:o 8X~):=.,~d pti.'Jl,ic hcah:-.. :rne:c..sL::r cs; to improve the co:nditior-.s of labor and measures a.:nC. i::c -.;::..tivc s -::o b!'i:.'1.;S t:1e youth into the service 0£ the nation. To c2.rry out ::hese pl·ogr3.::-:'is, he 1 4 ' , d ' .. 95 b .i 1· . . . , . , th " ' , . ... ~ ~'.., ::> d -. ... ri J. 0 t --~ :'.):-esc:..-:·cec a o-:..: gC:....: 01 i ion p12.s;::e1·::; wn1c:i .c ...;.SSc:Ylo1y 1:::. :::; .......c:: l.~..:: ....... '-C:.-"'-'­~'J as ·.::;.e firs~ order of business v'l":c:1. it resumes its session on .?eb:::-t.a.ry o. 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I~: is obvious th~t fhey \v ·-=-re r)·.-..-.~--.r1: .... ~c.r1 , .,... .. • .... \._) ... ~ ........ \:_.; I.. --........ ..... t....; -_t,....C.. -\,;,... .......... 2.::.:Q ~)12n::.1ed vvell 1n 2dva:ncc. It is equ2.Hy clear that they were coord:;-_c.-:.,(::2 o..:-~cl _cor::..·el2-t~d \v:th the rr1ass1ve and open invasion in northc:rn First Co:~:ps by l:\ort~ Victn.a.n1ese Forceso It is evid2n-i.:, too, tl1at the initial success of the attacks wc.s due in ?art "'...o el2:rr:.e1:.t oi surprise c..:::id to ::he fact that L1ey were n1ade irJ. flagrant vio~c.:.::.o:-... o: t:-.e T et ti·uc e pe rioC. which H2.noi as v1e~l as the G over:nrnent 0£ Vietnan."l hc.C:. 0:..-oc:~i:.-:-_e~ . I think it1 s fair to say also that there vvas smne f ailur e of ~ntelligence 0:1 J. ou.:::-sice, for a size2~bie nu:::ribe1· o:f Government of Vietnar.n. tro ops and many Go'.re:::-:ar:1er.t of Vietnam ofiic:c:.ls were 0:::.1 leave. 7£--.at --.:~1ese -..vid.cs?re2.d, concerted attacks w i ll result in a r:ias s1ve r:.l.ilit2..ry de:e:2:'.:: fo:: ·.:he e:-.teY".cl.y is evident in the c asualty figures r eported Saturdc.y mo::-;.1ing . Fro::.--:. 6:00 ~) . rD. Ja:-n:ary 29, the beginni:!1g of Tet Truc e period, to r...J.idYLigc.t, Fe~ ?·2r1 2, ac.::o:din:; to our figures, 12, 704 of the ene1r1y were killed, a:r;.d 3, 376, :.-:.1.c..ny uf v.1 l"'.o::-:;. ·will bcco1rie prisoners of \var, "\Ve::re detained; 1, 814 individual and .345 .::::-2\v-ser-~r2C: weapo:ns vvei~e captured. Allied losse.s were 983 killed of which 318 we.re. U . S., 1 01 -t. "r"ffi'T o·f '-1,.,e n "°-')11.bl:C OI,. 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