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I believe that this additional aid will help to deter the North Vietnamese from further escalating their military pressure and provide them additional incentive to resume the political discussions envisaged under the Paris Agreement.

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Special Message to the Congress Requesting Supplemental Assistance for the Republic of Vietnam and Cambodia

01/27/1975

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