Secret White House Tapes

Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA, November 22, 1965

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  • ROBERT MCNAMARA
November 22, 1965
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MCNAMARA DISCUSSES JCS REQUEST TO BOMB PETROLEUM STORAGE TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM; STATE DEPT CONCERNS ABOUT RESPONSE OF COMMUNIST CHINA, USSR; POSSIBLE MILITARY GAINS; QUESTION OF MINING HAIPHONG HARBOR; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS AGAINST APPROVING REQUEST NOW