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DATE	EVENT OR DOCUMENT	DESCRIPTION
17–20 April (Cont'd)		thought and preparation. At the 19 April meeting with the Country Team, much of the discussion is devoted to the problem of pressures against the North.
25 Apr 1964	President Names General Westmoreland to Succeed to succeed General Harkins	General William Westmoreland is named to succeed General Harkins in the summer.
29 Apr 1964	JCS Msg 6073 to MACV	The JCS, worried at the GVN delay, ask MACV to submit the force plan for 1964 by 7 May.
30 Apr 1964	Lodge, Brent and Westmoreland See Khanh	In a showdown with Khanh, Lodge, Brent and Westmoreland state that the fundamental problem is lack of administrative support for the provincial war against the VC, particularly the inadequacy of the piastre support for the pacification program. Khanh promises more effort.
	Embassy Saigon Msg 1889 EXDIS for the President	Lodge informs the President that Khanh has agreed to US advisors in the pacified areas if we are willing to accept casualties. Lodge recommends one advisor for each corps area and one for Khanh, all reporting to Lodge.
2 May 1964	Lodge Reports on Delay in Mobilization	Lodge reports that the draft mobilization decrees have still not been signed or promulgated.
4 May 1964	Embassy Saigon Msg 2112	Having asked to see Lodge, Khanh asks him whether he, Lodge, thinks the country should be put on a war footing. Khanh wants to carry the war to the North and sees this as necessary preliminary.
6 May 1964	NSC Meeting	The NSC confirms Rusk's caution to Khanh on any moves against the North. The President asks McNamara to make a fact-finder to Vietnam.