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VI. FOOTNOTES
1. This program 'was approved by President Kennedy on 11 May 1961, in NSAM 52.
2. "Program of Operations Against North Vietnam" and. undated Memorandum for the President, "Operations Against North Vietnam," both attached. to Krulak memo to Mr. McNamara, "North Vietnam Operations Paper," 2 January 1964 (In Vietnam 381: Jan file).
3. Attachment to Rusk letter to Secretary McNamara, "Mechanism for Political Control and. Guidance of Cross-Border Operations," 11 December 1963 (In file of materials prepared. for SecDef prior to SVN Conference, March 1964, CF8 - Sec VII.A.). See also Anthis memorandum for Deputy SecDef, "Division of Responsibility Between CIA and. DOD for the Planning and. Execution of Operation 34-A," 16 April 1964 (In Vietnam 381: Sensitive file).
4. Memorandum, "Covert Operations Against North Vietnam," December 1963, p.l. (In file of materials prepared. for SecDef, "Back-up Book, Saigon. Trip, 18-20 December 1963.")
5. Ibid.
6. From NSAM 273, 26 November 1963.
7. CINCPAC letter to JCS, "Combined. HACV-CAS Saigon Plan for Actions Against North Vietnam," 19 December 1963. (In 092 North Vietnam, 1-35033/63.)
8. Roger Hilsman, To Move a Nation (New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1967), p.527.
9. "Program of Operations Against North Vietnam," 2 January 1964.
10. Agenda papers (Item E), "OPLAN 34A-64 (North Vietnam)," c. End - February 1964, p.1. (In file of papers prepared. for Mr. McNaughton prior to SVU meeting, March 1964, McNaughton VI).
11. CINCPAC l etter, 19 December 1962. (In 092 North Vietnam: 1-35033/63.)
12. "Program of Operations Against North Vietnam," 2 January 1964, p.1.
13. Memorandum for the Director, CIA, "Probable Reactions to Various Courses of Action with Respect to North Vietnam," 30 December 1963 (Tab D to Ibid.).
14. "Program of Operations Against North Vietnam," 2 January 1964, pp. 6-7.
15. Ibid., pp. 1-2 (underlining added).
