SECRETARY OF DEFENCE ROBERT S. MCNAMARA HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE ON VIETNAM ACTIONS Part 1

Description

Summary: Secretary McNamara tells the newsmen of the events that have taken place in the last 24 hours. He tells of three Vietcong attacks: Pleiku, Tuy Hoi, and Nhatrang. In the Pleiku area the US casualties were 7 killed and 109 wounded. McNamara says: "As a result of this action, elements of the US and South Vietnamese Air Forces were directed to launch joint retaliatory attacks against barracks and staging areas in the southern portion of North Vietnam. "He speaks of three aircraft carriers that took part in the mission the USS Ranger, USS Hancock, and USS Coral Sea. One US aircraft was lost. Secretary McNamara answers questions of the newsmen. Under Secretary of State George W. Ball answers one of the questions. Conference in progress as film runs out. See press release in caption files.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection