 | United States. President (1963-1969 : Johnson) - Presidents - 1965 - 1296 pages
...off the coast of North Viet-Nam, patrol, (3) to provide a combat air patrol over destroyers, and (4) to issue orders to the commanders of the combat aircraft...not only of driving off the force but of destroying it. NOTE: The statement was issued following an attack on the US destroyer Maddox by Communist PT boats... | |
 | Richard Tregaskis - Asia, Southeastern - 1975 - 496 pages
...air patrol above them. He ordered the Navy, in a message made public the following day, August 3rd, "to issue orders to the commanders of the combat aircraft...in international waters and (b) to attack with the object not only of driving off the force but of destroying it." The next day, August 4th, the Defense... | |
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... to issue orders to the commanders of the combat aircraft and the two destroyers (a) to attack any force which attacks them in international waters, and (b) to attack with the objective not only of driving off the force but of destroying it. 