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To: zonkie who wrote (115974)	12/14/2000 2:12:57 PM
From: H-Man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Near the end would have been better phrasing 1951 - 52 but he definatly maintained the 'advisors'. September 26, 1945 - The first American death in Vietnam occurs, during the unrest in Saigon, as OSS officer Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey is killed by Viet Minh guerrillas who mistook him for a French officer. Before his death, Dewey had filed a report on the deepening crisis in Vietnam, stating his opinion that the U.S. "ought to clear out of Southeast Asia."

To: zonkie who wrote (115974)	12/14/2000 2:26:45 PM
From: Mao II	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

zonkie: You ought to read The Quiet American, Graham Greene. Published in 1955 and based on Greene's experiences in Vietnam during the French war. The key figure of the novel has been variously likened to all sorts of characters like Edward Lansdale. Greene denied that there was a specific role model, but insisted that the events in the novel are based on absolute fact, including a massive public bombing in the midst of crowded Saigon, "arranged" by the shadowy American agent. Greene, by the way, was an excellent journalist as well as being a brilliant novelist. M2