Office of the Historian

128. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State1

Geneva, March 24, 1962—1 p.m.

Secto 100. For Acting Secretary from Secretary. Reference your recent report strange aircraft over South Vietnam2 I believe it of utmost importance that we not permit other side to establish precedent of air supply, reconnaissance or other chores on behalf of Vietcong. We must not let them repeat Xieng Khouang maneuver in South Vietnam. Hope arrangements are being made to see that hostile aircraft over South Vietnam are shot down.

Rusk
  1. Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Vietnam, Country Series 3/1/62-3/12/62. Secret; Priority; Eyes Only; Limit Distribution.↩
  2. See Document 120.↩