Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, November 21, 1965

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  • ROBERT MCNAMARA
November 20, 1965
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MCNAMARA REQUESTS AUTHORIZATION FOR US TROOPS IN PLEI MI AREA TO FIRE IN SELF-DEFENSE OVER CAMBODIAN BORDER AT VIET CONG, NORTH VIETNAMESE FORCES; MCNAMARA SUGGESTS U THANT BE NOTIFIED AND THAT UN ASK SIHANOUK TO PERMIT UN FORCE TO PATROL CAMBODIAN BORDER