The White Papers
The White Papers Communist Conspiracy In March 1965 the United States Congress released the State Department document "Aggression From the North: The Record of North Viet-Nam's Campaign To Conquer South Viet-Nam" (the white paper) for publication and distribution to the American public. The white paper conveyed the situation in Viet Nam as perceived by the government and would shape the perception of the public for the early part of the war. Primarily it suggested that the cause of the struggle was limited to a communist masterminded take over of a separate and sovereign nation. This view does not fully account for the historical, nationalistic struggle the Vietnamese had suffered in the previous century. The lack of reference to nationalist movements against the French creates a biased interpretation of the conflict. The authors of the white paper either intentionally ignored the long standing move for self determination and nationalism in Viet Nam or were so concerned with communist control of a united Viet Nam that they discounted the nationalist motivation. Nonetheless without this consideration the conflict was painted as an aggression and subversion of a recognized government by a separate country. Not only was
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Approximate Word count = 1079
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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