Year: 1967-1971
Author: US Department of Defense
English language
Format: PDF
Number of pages: More than 7000

Documents of the Pentagon (or Pentagon Papers) - the common name of the collection "American-Vietnamese Relations, 1945-1967: Study" (United Study of Vietnam, 1945-1967: A Study), intended for intra-departmental use in the Ministry defense, but partially publicized by the American press in 1971 during the Vietnam War.
The creation of the collection was started in 1967 on the initiative of the US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The project involved army officers, civil political scientists and historians. The common goal was to write the history of the American government's decision on the Indochina issue, including decisions directly in the course of the war. The work consisted of 7,000 pages (more than half of which were occupied by various documents) and was not intended for promulgation in the near future.
The documents of the Pentagon became available to the public thanks to the analyst of the US State Department Daniel Ellsberg. Disappointed in the Vietnam War, Ellsberg, when dismissed from his job, managed to secretly copy part of the collection. He tried to offer these materials to members of Congress opposed to the war, and when this attempt failed, he gave the journalist Neil Shihan, known for his criticism of US policy in Vietnam. In June 1971, the Shihan newspaper The New York Times began publishing Pentagon documents, which caused considerable dissatisfaction with the Nixon administration. The documents indicated that the administration of the previous President, Johnson, was deliberately taking action to escalate the war, despite Johnson's assurances that the US does not seek to expand it.
The case of publication of documents reached the US Supreme Court, which ruled that American newspapers have the right to publish them. The promulgation of Pentagon documents increased the mistrust of American society to the highest power structures, and the documents themselves were used by the anti-war movement as another evidence of the insincerity of the American government in the matter of the war in Vietnam.
By now, the full version of Pentagon documents remains classified.


Index
[Part I] Vietnam and the U.S., 1940-1950
[Part II] U.S. Involvement in the Franco-Viet Minh War, 1950-1954
[Part III] The Geneva Accords
[Part IV. A. 1.] Evolution of the War. NATO and SEATO: A Comparison
[Part IV. A. 2.] Evolution of the War. Aid for France in Indochina, 1950-54
[Part IV. A. 3.] Evolution of the War. U.S. and France's Withdrawal from Vietnam, 1954-56
[Part IV. A. 4.] Evolution of the War. U.S. Training of Vietnamese National Army, 1954-59
[Part IV. A. 5.] Evolution of the War. Origins of the Insurgency
[Part IV. B. 1.] Evolution of the War. Counterinsurgency: The Kennedy Commitments and Programs, 1961
[Part IV. B. 2.] Evolution of the War. Counterinsurgency: Strategic Hamlet Program, 1961-63
[Part IV. B. 3.] Evolution of the War. Counterinsurgency: The Advisory Build-up, 1961-67
[Part IV. B. 4.] Evolution of the War. Counterinsurgency: Phased Withdrawal of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, 1962-64
[Part IV. B. 5.] Evolution of the War. Counterinsurgency: The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, May-Nov. 1963
[Part IV. C. 1.] Evolution of the War. U.S. Programs in South Vietnam, November 1963-April 1965: NASM 273 -- NSAM 288 -- Honolulu
[Part IV. C. 2. a.] Evolution of the War. Military Pressures Against NVN. February - June 1964
[Part IV. C. 2. b.] Evolution of the War. Military Pressures Against NVN. July - October 1964
[Part IV. C. 2. c.] Evolution of the War. Military Pressures Against NVN. November - December 1964
[Part IV. C. 3.] Evolution of the War. ROLLING THUNDER Program Begins: January - June 1965
[Part IV. C. 4.] Evolution of the War. Marine Combat Units Go to DaNang, March 1965
[Part IV. C. 5.] Evolution of the War. Phase I in the Build-up of U.S. Forces: March - July 1965
[Part IV. C. 6. a.] Evolution of the War. U.S. Ground Strategy and Force Deployments: 1965 - 1967. Volume I: Phase II, Program 3, Program 4
[Part IV. C. 6. b.] Evolution of the War. U.S. Ground Strategy and Force Deployments: 1965 - 1967. Volume II: Program 5
[Part IV. C. 6. c.] Evolution of the War. U.S. Ground Strategy and Force Deployments: 1965 - 1967. Volume III: Program 6
[Part IV. C. 7. a.] Evolution of the War. Air War in the North: 1965 - 1968. Volume I
[Part IV. C. 7. b.] Evolution of the War. Air War in the North: 1965 - 1968. Volume II
[Part IV. C. 8.] Evolution of the War. Re-emphasis on Pacification: 1965-1967
[Part IV. C. 9. a.] Evolution of the War. U.S.-GVN Relations. Volume 1: December 1963 - June 1965
[Part IV. C. 9. b.] Evolution of the War. U.S.-GVN Relations. Volume 2: July 1965 - December 1967
[Part IV. C. 10.] Evolution of the War. Statistical Survey of the War, North and South: 1965 - 1967
[Part V. A.] Justification of the War. Public Statements. Volume I: A--The Truman Administration
[Part V. A.] Justification of the War. Public Statements. Volume I: B--The Eisenhower Administration
[Part V. A.] Justification of the War. Public Statements. Volume I: C--The Kennedy Administration
[Part V. A.] Justification of the War. Public Statements. Volume II: D--The Johnson Administration
[Part V. B. 1.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Roosevelt Administration
[Part V. B. 2. a.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Truman Administration. Volume I: 1945 - 1949
[Part V. B. 2. b.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Truman Administration. Volume II: 1950 -1952
[Part V. B. 3. a.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Eisenhower Administration. Volume I: 1953
[Part V. B. 3. b.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Eisenhower Administration. Volume II: 1954 - Geneva
[Part V. B. 3. c.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Eisenhower Administration. Volume III: Geneva Accords - 15 March 1956
[Part V. B. 3. d.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Eisenhower Administration. Volume IV: 1956 French Withdrawal - 1960
[Part V. B. 4.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Kennedy Administration. Book I
[Part V. B. 4.] Justification of the War. Internal Documents. The Kennedy Administration. Book II
[Part VI. A.] Settlement of the Conflict. Negotiations, 1965-67: The Public Record
[Part VI. B.] Settlement of the Conflict. Negotiations, 1965-67: Announced Position Statements
[Part VI. C. 1.] Settlement of the Conflict. Histories of Contacts. 1965-1966
[Part VI. C. 2.] Settlement of the Conflict. Histories of Contacts. Polish Track
[Part VI. C. 3.] Settlement of the Conflict. Histories of Contacts. Moscow-London Track
[Part VI. C. 4.] Settlement of the Conflict. Histories of Contacts. 1967-1968

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