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v i a 'th n h cong tro n g nhim vu u t i n oa ohnng t i - v _jEin
sng chng minh i iu vi mt thng sm banh*
Chung t i gp nhng kho khn tro n g h a i nm t l ch huy in h a
-y khi lm c n g 'ta c o .'Chung t i mt h a i may bay, v 0 0 'mt ohuyn .
t i gn n vng tha d r i th ng c trc tr&c t h l t i phai
quay* l i v may mn l s t i p o Nam V it Nam* Hui ro n h
vy c ngha l b l chra t r e , t h t chn nn v chung t i chi c t h i
bay trong nhng m sang tr n g 00 ' l nh&u lm la ba huyntrong *
mt thng#

Khi cng v i o khng t r i ohayf i khi t t hi khng

b i t
Colby c cho rng nhng ngi ph 'cng t r e nh chng t i cao
qu ng lng dng cim ca chung t o i tro n g nhuyen bay thp hay khng,
v h i n c th ng, ta n g h rng mt ch ic trny boy a b mt l a v
bay qua cao hay khongdu l 50 b - Va b ra - a dich phat hien# Da

sao l na khng dS g anh g ia o ban tp h cua mt ngi khi hon

to n khng 00 8 g iao t i p v i nhau ngoi XQ
v CIA v pbi cng
khng bao gi chung ung v i nhau v thm ch khng bao gi gp nhau
bn ngoai cn o Chng t i ch. gp nhau d nh my bay hoo ou
l o b s quan* Khng o tin h thn th in , 't i ngh la mt
'iu
ang ti c t r n nhiu phng d i n v chng ta 00 th tim
h e u __ c
nhiu chuyn v mt ngi, nu n thm nha ngi yf va tr
tharih
bn be ca ho
#
Tuy ahlxi, t c dp chng minh oho Colby thy rng t i
chng b ni phng i u. l dp m t i c yu cau ch ng t
ve *mt p h a i on M r a Nang bng may bay qua nga bq bn*Tro khi
b t au vt b in t i ni *%wNay ng Colby* ng yu CQU chung
t i
ep dung l i bay thp Ti s bleu d en oh ng th y chung t i baythp
g i o i n nao !
.
0
Ti by vt quabn vi co s khng - s khng t h t
y#
Mi phut sau t nhn l i Colby VQ cao bn ca ng pha sau#
Mt
ca olby t r thanh gan nh mu vng 9 khi chung t i bay l a l a cab
ngn sng 5 'b # Mi oho n kh chng t i ap xung a Nng ng tamdl
n mt cu oi e thn* Th r i , khi ohng t i i vo nh* may bay* mt
ng t a tr nn hi ^ong hn v ng quay l i pha ti.# Ong ohl
noi
o mt u t "Ky 9 l n t ma ng oho ohung t i bay kha s a t
mt
no nh th nn oho chng t i b i t tro t i flS mang
cn
ou
th e o " .
Trong khi chng t i t i n hnh nhim v ohin au th, nhng ,'sra
n t au t i n bao im ohng l n h xut h i n tro n g o cu chnh t r
vn mong manh cu a Nam'Vldt Nam.Sau g&n nm nm cam quyn
tng
thng'Dim a t r nn^ro t a i v ngi ta oang ngay ong oh
trc h
nh iu hn o h o&a ng ta Thng T n8m 1960, mi4 tm nhn
vt
ti n g tm OUQ V it 'Namt^fcrong o 10 ou b tr ng, m3 mt cuc hp
bao danh oho 080 nha bao ly t i khch sn C a ra v e le . Trng ouo
hp
, h t 080 Dim dn nng dn vo ta y ong sn v i h i
phi
chm dirt oh kim*duyt v vlo giam g l ngi m khng (em r a x t
X0< Cung nh nhl%u ng tro n g ohng t i f nhm ngi t r n y
lo
n g l r oo hot ng g ia tng nhanh hng oa V i t cng vi s* qun
l n Sn khoang 10,000 ngi vo nm 1960, thg gy ra mt vn

h i u nh nan g i l t Io lng cua Dim ng hn h v gp bay l n

t
nhng l i b t lc khng chn ni t cngf mt lo lng a kha nng
t l n cng b t c u v i b i t CIZ lu c no*

11

Mi tm nhn v t oh t r c h chnh quyn o i h i Dim

hoo
Q i m oh cua ng ta bng oao ouo ol cach hnh chnh, kinh t
v qun s t hoc phai t oho* v T T l tun b thng th n nay ma
phn l n nhng ngi b b t gl* '
**
*
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t n g tro n g phn dn, oGng vn khng ngn o tng thng Eisenhow er
g i l i ouc mng Dim*vo ui nm f nhn dp k nim l n th nam
ng ay pm Xn cm quyn. Nh vy khng phi l Eisenhow er khng b l t
n d lu n ang chng Dinu Ong b i t r t *ro l a Dim khng c lng
dsLa chug que mng l i g ia n d p r i n g ca ng V i t Namf mt mng
l i a tng bao co cho ng nh sau tro n g mt ban c t n h ti n h bao
fio lit h o i th n g Tam tr c : "Nu khng 00 nhng b n phap hu
h u hn cua ohinh phu bo v nng dn va e lm cho ho hp
t o
, mt och t c h oc, t h tro n g tng l a , V t og s m rng
vung
tcm 00a t ca h 0 nng thn* Co th e ngi ta s t i p t c b t mn v
b t bnh Vd ohx ph n h i u hdn na nu khng b chn ng* t h
chc ohn n mt l c nao L u s lam cho ch Dim p h i sup
. .

ng n h i n , Eisenhow er b i t rng h o i by gi Dim tr thanh

m t ngtri n d t , va g ia o quyn u hanh cng v o hang
ngay
rong chnh ph cho ngtt em tham cua ng 1.8 Ng inh Nhu*
ngi
ang nn mt v* Cao h o t ng t n b$y long tham khng ay ca Nhu*
c b i n th u t khung b oua bon ta y s a i oua ng t a lm cho
o hlu
nng dn l n g th n t r th h ong Bn.' Ngoi nhng chuyn khao r a f
Mu con l y l i phn l n rung t a o cp phat tr o k ia
cho
nng dn tro n g ohng t r n h o i och* rung d t cua Dimf cho nn VQO
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u c nhng ngi la n h o do chnh h 't do bu r 8 | irng r a quen
xuyn iy Ong , th a y -th t t 0 co x trng v h &g x
a
phng tong nVng ng tn h trng "chuyn nghip" do ohnh n*
ohi _
nh* Ngi ta*ong thy bn t* oa Kh trong v l o xa bo truyn
thng x thn ny. Tht th , vi mt v v uhng t n mt thm oang,
Bhu cng o cng vi ng H Ch Minh lm, chng kho g l nga -o
ng Ho Ch Minh tr a long vy. Tuy th , Elsenhower vn OU bao amvl
Dim l g hon ton: t i n tung Dm v ha lipn l v in tr M ' vn
t i p tuo V ifo g s bng n y, v 3 tun 18 sau, v i o
xy

ra I mt n v qun i tm ca ch l t Dira - v bt gi
tri
tro n g k h i h ang hnh ng Guo eo ohnh d i t Nguyen
Chnh
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c n o khng qun do t i c h huy* Sang t i n h sng ngay 1 1 /1 1 /1 9 6 0 , 3
t i e u oan nhy d u 'o u a ng ta chim phan l n o v t r th e n oht

s i Gn, k l c cn c khng qun, lm t i tr th an h ngi t cua h

T h r o i h chun b moi mt QU t i n ' cng vo d in h Tng thng# '
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ngh i u inh* Th ch ip nhn* Cuc t i n cng s k h i khngbao
gi c t i p di en na v chiu ngy hm y Dm ha v i Thi
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ng t a s t ohe v* cho Th th a n h l p mt chnh phu Mon
kt
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do
ng kim sot*
cng l c ~ cho chn la do Dgh oua Nhu, oon ngi
quyt - Dim m thm e qun trung thnh t 'pha bo v pha
vo th u . Ngay trc khi Thi y tho c iu g ang xy ra
cao l c lng OUQ Dim ohim l i o n h i u v t r th e n c h t
s i Gon# Cuc o chnh a t a n v .

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nhng
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ra
ho t i b l t I "Ky, chng t i th at b a i 1 I Chung t l phi th octk h il
n i y mt coh nhanh ohtg bng khng t h Dim s chem u
ohung
t i* Ong t a x in mt chio may bay d a h i tr n Cam -pu-ohia#
Ti mun gip hf Lo nao nhay d VQ khng qun ong r tth n
t h i t v i nhau v t n h c h t cua cng vo lm . Th nhng t i
khng
t h i no oh thn l e i may bay 'ch h i v. nu lm th f t i 88 khng
bao gi t r l i V i t Nam o.
*
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tr n g m mu o ohnh l mt phi cng thuc khng qun 00 l i t n b
xa v i Thi* Sau mt v i phut lng l f t l oho dog ta mt
o h io
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8
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o
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Ti con nh ngi t a knh n Dm nh tH nao tro n g nhng ^ngay

sau k h i ng thng o9 nht JL Hoa Ky Kh n thm O a-sinh-t n vo
1957 c d i n va tro phin hp lng v i n quo h i, ng i tr n
c h i c may bay ring 0U8 Tng thng v Elsenhower ra tn sn
bay
on 23g qu nh 'ohng t i oe b tng thut OUQ tp ch
I
sng (L ife ) v chn tng ca mt "oon ng th n k anh th e p # Thi
trng R obert Wargaar ca MU YOO m t QXLg xh l a Nmt con
ngo
m l c h s c th nh gG lite la mt t-rottg nhng nhn v t v i cua
th k 20 v ngay cho n vo cl 1961, thii n thm S a i%Gnf ph
tong thng Johnson cn gi ng l "Winston hurohill ehu wo
Mo d quyn l c khng pkl bao gi cung lm oh ng t a _ h
ha nhng thng vn xm cho ngi ta m mt} th ay i y k n ,
th a y
i o mun v lm cho nhag ngi tng ng h m.nhT>ha ehan chng,
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tu
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mt
ngi c. oan khc nghit v Tb kht khe
2 nghi n i
khng
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r a khoi phngo Th*ra t t Geu nm trong qay ch'C xa oua tr l
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Trn L Xun9 v ngf l i mt ngi theo o Pht t'nh v b theo
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1 mt ngi o th n nn b Ng nh Shu a tho 8 tr th n h ba t

n h t phu nhn hng hoh, xinh pp v kh tn h cua Nam V i t Nm.

Tin
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/
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bn
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quan
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i r n h r p 'khp mi ni* Mi kh b t c ngi no tro n g bon ohung
t i r a ph an ung hoc d ch iu i l hnh ng cua chng t i
u
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c mt to cho rt,h on heo* Tht l b i at t l sao ng ta khng vn
LjfcfSB' t i 'nng cua mnh ohng cng sn*
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08
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thy
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,. * .

cn nh mt ngy n, t i i xudng khu oh rc r v rn r p oa

s i Gn. Nhng ngi bun bn r i r t hd ngy thng v tng
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theo nh l i ng ni* Tht ng chng hiu b i t my v och t i p
XUO'
i nhn dn* Ngy hm truo nhng tay s e l ca Nhu i dn
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t c
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k i n thnh lp C8C p theo ku nng trng Do Thai (K ibbutz) CO
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vi em hon l i oho nhng ngi chu th c a ca nhng oy cam o*
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8 nm qua*
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ly oung n h n th y im ohng l n h VQ quy I t n h l Dim p h i r a l
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cho
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' ; cha ohay va lu n cay o\xtg khng g ia i tan o hm Theo ln h ca
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chua
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nha l n h o.pht g la o oho la do oc n v oa i i oon Nhu t h ' oho
Xa do lu n ong sn g&y ra*
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ta xu ng i x khng ep v lo b ng t a t h co ve cng phi l y
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so lanh o t no
cn 00 mt l do th h a l lam cho ti n h h n h mt 00 n h j i ng
q u n nhn caoh mng - c quan t l oao 00 t r c h nhim t u y 6X1
ohn
th n h v i n ch n h ph - khng on k t o h t ch k h i chn lra nhng
n ri l n h o co h i u nng v ng h h mt cch t r n vn*
Nhng
th n h v i n , tr o n g H ng khng 00 cng mt l t ng v cng
th e o
u o i nhng ch in h sch nh nhau, h l a nhng ngi o b n h t r
hot
u ch khng phai l nhng ngi co l t ng. H trung th nh v t a
n g i i p bn th a n tr o h t , ch khng phi v i t n c. Lc
t i
khng y th c c i u ny mt cch ay u nhung sa u n y , k h i '
lm
th tng, t i mi thy v h lu ctuc h nhiu hn na* cc*
thnh
v i n tro n g Hi ng qun nhn cch mng b t u c i v nhau hu nh
n g a y sau , v vo gi a th n g Ging nhng ng mun tm och th n g
q u a n ti n chtfc ch u ln b mt cuc o -c h n h khc*

Ngui ng ng sau v i c chnh l tng Nguyn K hanh, mt nhan

v t kh ngi th p , v u t n h , chm r u d v th c h i b - r
d
m i * Ong th c h ni cu :
"Ti l mt ngi l n h 11, m qa ng v y . Trong nhng nm n g o i
h a i mi t u o i , ng a tng lm du k c h c h i n u chng Php* M ng
m mt quan ruyu L t, cn d gh .ng l mt ca s danh ti n g o u a
V i t Nam v nhc tn h cam a on.
Khnh l mt ngi bn c t r i va t i mn ng t a . Ln au
t
c nghe v c d n h o chnh vo thng tu a n th an g G ing
khi
Khanh v - hu nh l qa cu th a - n i r n g ng khng h i l n g v
phng th c Minh l n ln h o t nc* Ong khng n i g i v v i o sp
X p mt'CUC ao .chnh, nhng ng ta mun thm d phn ng cua t i #
v a t*n c ban t i dng vi Khnh. Ti cng khng h i lng'V 1 Minh
Lon* D s a o - i na t cngthuc v th e h t r , nh Khnh, v d u t
c lm nhm vy. ca t i tro n g v i c l t- -Dim, nhung t n h tr n g
0 ua chng t i cng khng kha quan g hn tr c , cng vn nhng khun
m t c quanh ban n i c c . Chng khc gi o mt b b i o vy# Cuo
ao ch n h Dim xay r a ngy 1 th an g Mi m t, v vo ou th n g G ng
t h Khnh l l n nm quyn, x t th eo n g h a r t s i ng oua
t
" o chnh" t h y khng ph i l mt ouo o ch n h v i t ng Khanh
v a nhng ngi theo phe ng chi k c h Minh Ln v t g i o ng ny
v nhng ngi ong onh vi ng t a tro n g Hi ng qun nhn
coh
m ngf l c t tng tru n g l p .

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Iro n g din dao chri t i kliong c uit 0 cu c , uhuTifc, by & Siig hom
sau mt s quao tro rig on v g i t i l n v bao 2 mXoi i&hl c cliuyJ&
d xay r a ; vu t nn t r v cti cV T oi v i vu.{]g t r v ,th GLL&
may v tro r vong nua gi' sau d u h tni uh &i t o i v u i tfih x ,
Minh Ln v pliti l n <Jc tiith v i u tro n g cliuh piiu c a ttg .ta b l t
o* Anh c th e o t i klixig ? lo i n v i n& t a l a c* H
p h t d,
Khnh chc chau l th n h cng v.k&rig OOXJ p h i lo ugti g v phakhng
qun na*

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tii^y d i e h n h ph. L t Miuh l n r i , iChanh l i b uhii Minh ha lain*
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3
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Jiiiinh. l n l i b l t v Khanh. l a lm Quc tr n g . Alt tiing sa u

&iii Jn l i lm Wuc tr n g v Khnh, l i lua ri!i tng mt l n na.

lrong th i &ian , Khnh. v t i khng
t i -ihlc h i h y mnh c h i n tr a n h . H
phng c t lm chri v i c , ch yu l
ph imuh v iit;h r n g 19 p h i I i mt v a i
c ii 'dao ch in tr a n h .

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du sa ug cung khug l o i b iiu kh aflg d.
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s i Gn v p n t ng nt c h i n d c h "Bc t i u 11, ku g o i chung t i a
cin trar i l n p iia bc v tuyn. 1 7 . cng tro n t; ngy hm o t i
ni
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v h c k hoch ch .0 c h a i l a i iirii ng do* iiu
c da th o mt phng n cho mt cuc c h i n tr a a cng k h a i C10D&
mirj Bc t n^ bc m t 9 c c v i c nm bom nhn^ mc t i u c b i t , va
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H to g i c rng t i l o t t i n t c 1v B a rre l R o ll r a n g o i v
lchng he t i n t i ki t i th l a khng hay b i t g v cc k hoch cua
h* H t g ia c rng Khanh khn& i: l 'i ha vi ticlamara sau k h id
dc cnh g i c l a dng nn m ch iu uioh dah. miu Bc
i SI Maxwell T ay lo r s y rng nu khng c hnh dng g ti p tlie o
sau l i ku g o i tfBc t i n 11 t h aam V it Uaoi s thnh r a b t mn
VJ1
qun i Hoa K* c b i t l ng ta S rng mt trong nhng phi ' cng
cua t i c th c t caah b t cn php t c v nm bom xung Ha -Ni* nh
vy s ln ch.0 cucciiia la n rng.
lhng v i s iaon lo n ang xy r a thng xuyn tro n g chnii ph
Spy V i t Nam nn t i khng t i n rng nhng l i n i cua Khui hoc , cua
t i l i c ti t a c 'h i c g .
I
) thng c h n , Khnh gn niLU b l t l n na. Tht th , t i
cu ng ta - Hm sng chu n h t 13, mt ngay t i cn. nh r v o a
l n du ti n t i a jtfai, V tiing l a i cua t i , d i r ngoidungo.n
tro n g mt ngy* Ti l i xe a nng r a khi s Gn thm sn bay
Bin Hoa, 35 clrn v p h a bc* Trn ng i , ngi s quan cn v cua
t i bn v / chuyn mt s qun, lr i eig d i ciuyn, nhng co l VI 00
mt Mai bn cnh, nn l c y t i chng ch m:m
Tu n h i n , k h i chng t i n Bin fioa t h s k i n uycnhn. ' i g i B t l n h ca t i SalGon yu cu a mt c h i c tr c
thng d n Mai va t i , v ra lri cho may bay ciiin du nem bom'cat
cnh t r i n h s a t .
Khi l i n l c v i t i bng v tuyn* cc p h i,c n g .C10 b i t r^Qun
lr i ang ti n vo S a i GEN Xin ch l n h cua cmn
tng".*
' i bo h l th xem lo, qun, cua a i v h 'b o ca& l i l q
ca tng Dng vn ac ! t lnh, vng sng Cu JLiong*
i b i t ic v bong nhin t i cm thy bn iciaon v -cngcpiiD
no trch. nhim* rg l ic ang mun tim cach nm l y quyn liaab.
v mt tun, l trc , )'C v to i c ni cliuyn v iQxari, ng
ny
t r a nig cla h iu l a mun tr tiinh. mt nh c tai Thc r a 9
t ' c n i ;"Cn phi c
bin php g v i O t a mi pc11* c
cho rng nhn x t ca t i hm nhiu hn l ahn g t i n o i, ti ll
l a ng ta d dem mot sir on cng vi xe tng d o chnh ma khngii
bo tr c . Khi t i' p tr c thng xung s i Gon t h i )ic kim s o t
W
thanh. pho, k ca B ton^; tham miru Va ii p-ht tixanhi.

Ti b i t ong imoa dc khn& qun ctx t o i Un& h, nhng r i t

n&he duyc king n i cua tiag. jjjAui vn P hat t r a d i phat thanh* iiG mt
ngi bri cua ic, ong ny c nhiu l i tuyn b m t o i chQg th c h
Mo d ch uyc &ag t a da r a l a nhm phc h i l a i t r i t th u y t cua Dim
VG g t a cung mut da vao uy ttJ sun c cua Dim*
V
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Ti khng t i n tog P h t. Khi t h y .l a ng t a ang h k o h 'dng'cng
vi )o t i gpi v cho )c b i t ; "Trung tng hnh ng theo mt
phng tuc m t i kiing th nao ung h c G ii php khn ngoannht
l trung tng nn quay tr v u
Thay v th , ng ta a xe tng n vay quaaLcn c khng qun
cua t i . Khi xe tng t i n n v t r t h t r i d t i nhng a u tr isa n g l n v l ka chu. Ti i r a vng dai* tm gi c h i huy ca cc to n xe
tng v cnh cao : fllu aoi eho xe tng t i n l n mt bc na l a t i - s e
ch a nm. bom11. Cac xe t n g on bih b t P&. Binh. chng y fciiongcohieia
k h ch vi khng pn v thc s h khng liiu chuyn g i d xy ra
sng r a , t i l i g i ic v bo ng t a : " n l c tru n g tirngnn
t b (inl\. y l a l i n o i cui cung ca t i . I'ieu tru n g tng kliHg
r u t l u i , t i s in bom xung B c h huy ca Xxu3 tn&M*
0 ri t a nh .bo cuc.
1'ri th 'i g l , V it Ham khng nh.ng c h t i n linh ch ien trao b .
-ring cn chun b mt cach ciam r i d co mt l c no do, qun i s
tr a o quyn ianii l a i cho p h a dn s . Toi t n th n h ng l i n y , min
l a c rihn& ngi dn s dy kh rianV~Nhttng~-d-ieu ~kk -khan ladcmg
nh moi v i c quanh cJlng t i u o ngi l n tu i quyt - in h
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tun chn chc. ^
. *9%'-,.
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cchmng chp thun cho tn&Kiinh t chc h u tng ; I r a vn Hng,
mt thy g io 61 t u i , cu tr ng s i Gn* thay th ng lua
th i
tng,. }4t c iu g i p&: tm th i ciio, d lch h n h th&h.
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php Va t cho duy cc cuc bu c . Khanii v c h huy qua i*
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9
khag nhiCL xa thy rng va t h i ha h t l a Jcha& CO can dam khing
du v i hang ngha vn ngi gy r i ph piiach t r n ng ph s i Ga,
chong l i chnh ph riu ahuyc v bt l c cua Oig ta*

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kin, thanh l p UiuYn& Jui dng quc g ia qua l tu y t iu-liuc

co the c nii th.6 neu chung t i kiiu# phi ang t i n uiiin mt
cuc
u tra o h mt mt jnt cn d chri^ l i crig ei* v i tu u 1 0 a( ngo
t a they r l thng h i Dg quc g ia c h i c ahng n&h v i n
vng
m t h i . Hi ng qua g i nua arig n cc qun ruyu s i Gungi
t a g i d l v i n bo tng Ti cao quc gia* .Murng lu c d t r a t i cog ln dc mt iu g t r o n g khi tr c k ia ttha& n g a i t r e tu i
van c h n& yn e .nhn rng ngi g i mun lm g t h i lm i do ca
s thay i ny cung n g in th i, ait k h i t i pgn chn c cuc o/
chnh cua P hat chong l i Khnh, t a tr thnh mt l o i lLaiit.kJfcing
chxi thc cua niim-s quan t r e , tin ni nhng iu mnii n g h m khng
s st* Mot nh bo t cho chung t i dariix h iu l "hm tng t r e !l
Tn g i ny cn dc nhc n mi*
Kiby g i cc tng t r hp l i hu nh hng ngy, thngthcmg
su by s. quan. cp cao, khng k&i no tr n 10 ngi, c l c cLing t i
hop 1 b chi huy phng d ca tng T hi, c l c vn phng cua tng
Nguyn Hu c, phn ln l cn c khng quxi n i t i tru ,n g * Khnh
cng ci tiLU dn d CQ.C cuc hop tho lun ca chung, t i . Taimtcuc
hop nk th ' B 1'Stig tham mu vo gi& thag Mi h a i 196*ft IQinh noi
mt v a i tHanh v in trong Thuyog *ki ng quc g ia ang m mu g ia n h t t
o quyn h anh!11# Chung t i b.t rng kiai, th t i a tng ^c vo Mirth
Ln v mt ngi - Ti gx l x iii I ci l a l a "chung tng chng l a
i ay ? lf.
u&i khc l a to :VHt chung i l xon
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quyt nh t i cho l s bt fci h. ' i cn ah lic do vo kho&ngchp
t i va tng c (sau ny l tuah; v i a tro n ni cc .cua t i cJa,0
du
kh i t i g i i him D ta v tham ) ttin vao ng ii ta y v a i: 1! i)
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Jhng c g kii khtie Khh cm u co l c lng v traflg>
t i
hoan toan kim ao t ILhng ,qua fthung n&i khac kim sp a t l o ling
c b i t , thy qun. l c ch ia, hy cu Ti cho tim nhng s quaa cp
rio* cung cp chi t i t , th la h cho quA cnh i bt Knh Ln va
4
ngi khc na t i nha Cu. ii.0* Ngy hm sau , t i l o i my bay a h i
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tro n g mt th i giaa
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tng tham mu, va ti* cha ra lnh l y ttiy .bay a ahng 'agcr
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bt g i l n p h a bc 0 th. in th o i d re o lu* xa d i au tii mu n i

chuyn VI Khnh* Chg t i theo d itro n g M Khuh chm chu gk* tklri
thong n i l n ohng ti n g McM foo$e ,rickin^ it cach v thng vpht*
in% cui cuagf sau khi d t Qij.g 00he xuougfoug quay san g .n i vi chung
t i : "i s T a ilo r mun gp t t c cing ta t i d i s quua iu*
nguy
by &i. jNho& t i khng i . l o i co th ni vi caoh nh th*Trongcac*
aoh. c a i d i d i n t khng ? MKhng a i tin h Qguytt c. KhtOii quaysang
t i Di
anh l lanh. do cua nhom tg t r , auir nn 11
Thiu va Thi ng i cng vi t i . dc iauag Tn Ca& cng th*
Chung t i khng iii nao thc s th a th Khnh v v ic ng t a
trnh, khng chu d cuc hp t a d i s v c l. nhng g i pht
chiu v cng

n
kho .

Tng iaxvvell T ay lo r, a i s M t s i Gn tro n g nLn, Dm 1964

V&j96i>? l mt con ngi daog ti u biu ca toest P o in t, ng t a c6 m t
thri tch. .ckia tranh xut s c, v khng nhng ng S tng ch i huy mt
s o an khng vn tham d vo v i c g i i phng ch.au Au m c ch huo
qua th 8 Qriu 'ia D c LO vti uytt thm v r t nhiu mychtrng
txtxng khng kh i ko ng c th qun cluyc rng g khng con 0* trongqutt
ng v i t cch mt tuog l n h na* B thng phc tr n g g ia n d vtran g
nh ca ng khng sao che dy c piong th i qun B ca 0& khing
tn u y t ging cho chang t i . Taylox tiiuc v l o a i ngi lun lu thuyt
giig cho ngivi khc ch khng ph-, l ni chuyn v i ho.
l t c chDg t i Jco vao vn hbn& cua ng, mt g ia n piing nhn
xung sn. nho co mt cy me khng l m c mt i s a i d o l tng
tr n g c^o sc manh ca M V it -Nam. 1'aylor r a h iu mi chung t i ngo
v bt u mt cuii rt xng :l nXat c cc ng u ni c ti g Anh
ch ?" Chng t i g t u, mc d tr n thc t , Till km v Anh g*
T aylor n i : nc r i 11.Qirong ba com t i t a i j& tng Westmore la n d , t i c n i v i t t c qi v l ngi M chung t i t cha agy
cc cuc o chnh lm r i* Qu tii t t i ph l i 0O mt .cach vicixl
AIC u kho m ghe c ging n i cua ng ta* ffl sau t i mla
quen c vi giong iu l. t a i . D n i dc tin g Phap luu lo t
9
nhng tg a niit iih. n i bxig ti n ^ Anh., v tro o g l o y 9 t i nghirng
ng dang thao phin l a cinog t i ichng tiiclx ba n t o i t $ tht. lestmoreX ana. Ti v a i V n i i"hng b ia n d tfcc l tu y t ma11#
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khng h i u .T i ngh t i t r i n h by r rug l e t t c cc k iaooh
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khng the nao ym tr* qi v i liii mi duyc na au qi v c lm mxh
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n h n chng t i v. hi:"N gi nao i ctin cho nhm nby dy ? ,fWui v
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l b i t rng iunL l ngi ni c tin g Anh-kh lit t i dap:
tlrl'i king phi l ngi phat ngon cuanhm, nhng t i n o i c ti n g
nu Ti s g i i th ch t i sao dm qua l c lng v trang ]iniicon&
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ng tro n g 20 nm qua. Va: lm t& nao oan k t dc k h i xna ngyno
cng c t i n n o chnh ? Chng t i b i t rn g nhng t i a an do cc
thnh vin trong thng h i ong quc g ia ta r a , v l iu mang
i si khBg b i t " .
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r n n t tro n g qun o i 00 tii t a i h i cho V iet Najn* T i n i cho ngr
v mt bc th cua mt thnh v in trong thng h i dng quc g ia i
ciio th tng, cnh g i c th 'tng nn c i chng qun, i* Thiu c t
ngang n i : 11Thng ix ng quc g ia lchng th ln ch v clanpiip*
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g i khng- nhng mt v i thnii vin tro n g Thng H ng quc g i a m
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th u c cnh t cua Quc hi nh ngn chn i co c gng n h b giup
V t Nam b i v nhm thnh ven ny , ca 4&0 h i Anh i cho
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r i nay l a lu c t i Con l t l n h kkng qun v tr o n g k h i t n gu v i
va i ngi v i t bo Hoa Ky, t Di v i ho l min Nam V it
Nam*
chung t i h t sc cn c'm t s l n h o mnlio T i v i n dan tr n g
hp cua mt nc c yu km utyC H i t - l e b i n thanh-m t a
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an
mt cch de dang tr n g hp ng H& Chi Minh va/nStt v i n dn nh
vy
t i cng s b c h t r c h khtig km g k h t i v in dn tr c ta s hp Cua
H t - l e . T gh term cch th c bi H t - l e s dng qyn l c va
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khng bao g i xem H t - l e nh l mt v i anh huhg o
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co mt s r c r i t 'n h gia* chng t i . Trong a v quc tr n g 9
h i u khng c b t c quyn l c g tro n g thC to Chnh, t i p h
Chiu tr c h nhim l y quyt n h v VGC ny a lam cho T h i u s in h
ra
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ch th n h l p mt c h n h ph tr c bi va T hiu s c tr h n h em
T hiu Tiun c quy^n 1c v danh vong, nhng l a i khng mun nhn nhng
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snh,
h o t c h n h t r i V iet Nm, nhng ng b o a t ng ch n h t r i lu n
lu n
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ca n i cc Ca t i , mt b tr n g d i n cho min Bc vn c c Cam
vi mt b tr n g khc min Nam, s dung quyn hnh c^ a m nh mot
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nn
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a n t v : ,Nu ug cm th y t minh 00 th th a y t h l u t php
g i l
quyt cng v i c t h ng Rn t chcngay by g i * . V b tr n g ny a
c Can am cfrg dy va x ih c g i i n h i em ngay t c khc*
/P l n lm t tng V80 l c ai s d n h , l u c i a Hoa Ky t r o n g .
cuc ch i n tr a n h V i t Nam ang th a y i c h i u hng. Ngy 2 th n g 4

nta 1965, sSu tu n 1 S tr c khi t i nhm' chc, t n g thng Johnoon

quySt in h l b b in h ca Hoa Ky nn c nhng h o t ng t i n c n c.
L d nh n l a t i d khng c b i t quyt in h ny c a
tone
th n g Johnson l c biy E i , nhng cung khng co mt a i ng p
nhng
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n h
nay c g i b m t. Jo h n so r T quyt n h nh vy b i v h i h nh
ntu c h tfin cng bng cch nh bom sung v v i c anh bom keo di
c th n g - t h a khng th ngn chn d'JWj'C s sup c u a ch g min
Nam V it Nam'vi ch n h ph thung th y i lu n . Johnson d khng dm
t n g cng v i c rih bom v. e s Su- Can th i p Cua Trung Quc, do
o
m Johnson r a l n h oho l n h thy nh b Hoa Ky nn k h i s
hnh
ng t n cng v chun y cho g thm sanc V it Nam t 18.000 n
20.000 qun; t n g cng s 57.000 qun Hoa K l c by g i ang x r V it-.
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v
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in h cua Johnson khiiR p k i d dc la y qua smf bi vi
t '. ng 6 t h cng sn danii mab. tro o g cupc t a g i h e .c a a ip
Vu W estmoreland dS. nhn thy l ng to cn c thm CLutt* toestm orelan
n o i v i O a -sin h -t n MV i t cng; CO kha litg htth qun o. c p tr u a ^
V <o4 tro n g t t bn vng I I I en th u t ca min l\lam V i t Ham* c
s
liuta. aao n& tJjong qun. doi V it UaiQ a l n cao mot cacii ^ixac taa^*
S tL it h i tro n g cac tr n 4n a ci l cao hn anc t i n li u * 5C
k&ng thay chung t a c dun& l o i hanh on& no khc Ln l t u hsx
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ac
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n g h i m tro n g sp a W eatmorelana x n tkia t t c l 44
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cua
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. Dngtiing khog c ciil th. iu g mi M n h da vn a ch
t Westmoreland tro?my Ka gaa y hoo troag bt, 0 thi.^iia

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xong t i a cua dn chung Hoa K i jgp'i; chakL-plnl Hoa K tr oa pli bin
0 v 0 khiBg lioiig iy cng tQ* them k ill l oan 173 d. Gu HoaKi
tfcfttt f i a t o oiiin v i t u on c v l lupemg Nam V it Kam phac
i * i Gn &gay 27 thang 6 . Bi v i cuc h&nh qun 'ico a i tro n g 3 ngay ny
v Uor 1 * l i f t du t i n m qun d i Hoa .K d tham g ia t c chin theo
iciu nl?
d i ithng piii l a mt "iiauh ang a b v an n i'ih 11 m dy
tja2i l ttt ouc hanh qua m ttestiaQ#eiaud a g i xa ixai qun "lngv
tiiT,r. trong vn& Vit cn. WefltiaoretJud c J6i v i t i l a chin ^hut
Mlnfc v 'd i t 1* th aah b a i ke ch. vo cu i um 1967*
! Trong vong mt thung k t k h i t i, nhrn chic tiu tun&, b trng
^ quc phng JadNaira d den V ie tn a m d c tn h ve ban yu cu* 44 ti u
on Oiia. We0 tttox#iadL#McJMeiiiura ciap thu bn yau cu - Va Hi
q tham mu tru ng l i n qu/1 Hoa I cng cnp han ban yu pu.. cua
^fitaorX andf v vo cu i UflUBat96 qun s Hoa K V i t la .t n g l n
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v th. t ag. Mciamaxa c s ang thm t i Yo trivc cu o
nm
1965 t 4l bao cao l a i vi tng thng Hoa Kr ^Cinh phu .qua nhn ca
M t toa m ahng khg ve^c a ag h rng r i oua L ohog
v
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ha
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ca Jotuison tro n g v i c g i qun dk Hua Ky i t c c h i n .
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Q&hi
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gm nhng gi c ohc quyn lu : B trng sOL fcjiao Dean Huak* b
trng quc piig MGaix., tr l b tr ng quc phog John McNaugirton,
c vn trng v chnh sch i goi idcGeorge Buficly b 'trng
nng
nghip r v l l e i'reem an, b trng y t , g io due v phc l i Gar d
en er, cc tung E arle- Wheele r i W illiam W estmoreland va Maxwell l'a y lo r ,
dc U .S .G rant h arp , va cc d i s Henry Cabot iiOdg, A v erell H a r r i- J
man v Leonard Unger.

l i ngi i din vi tng thng Jonsoa vi tng ltt v . tng

Kguyeri Hu Co, b tr ng quc phng tro n g n i cc cua t i n g i i i a i t bn
t i..
1ng thng Johnson n l n chu ca h i n gh nh sau : "Cincig
ta nhm-hp t a i dy l tho lun c b i t ve uc s ngiiip cua
iia
b.lnh. Khi chng ta r i khi ni y l chung t a h. quyt ttt
khng
p h a i c h i c xhn thu-h chin, thng chng xtt l c , m con ciiin tiingca
nn i, bnh t t v s tu y t vng. Chuag t a ang Icon cho ngua
vng
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ch d dc l p t do. 1'roQg b i d ie n vn phc tJtiao tr n ciuiyu bay ac
H onolulu,, t i n i : MT i ktong n gh rn g chg t a hkx c i t i u yc
t n h tr n g a i a h ao^ cua t t c mi ngi tr c k&i ciig t a ciaat,
nling chng t a p h ai th c h i n duyc nhiu t i n b iia na so v1
'tihuii
t c h m cluing ta d tao c C10 n ngy iiorn nay. Cug ta pJaait^oduyc
rat x i h o i c kh. nng n& vng khng b la y chuya trc nhng liku
'goi g. CL ca cng sn* Ghung t a phi t o dc mt X h i tro n g

mi ca flJtLuxi u ip th cm th a y l i mab. c mt tng l a i f uycknii

tr p g v 00 ph.m g i , moi ca iha aeu th ay c th c mox c h.i nao doct
cho r i n g mnh, v cc coa c i mnh *dc SO0& tro fig mot bau khog
khiug c g l chu n n , tu y t vn& ttoc c caia g i c l b b r i M. Dy
l nhn^ l i n i ciin^j r a n , khojag; jiung hng m. l mt SU! tuyn b thng
th a riu IHO o ca t i v . n a c ch V i t item.
Johnson d eham ch n g t a i nghe v Ip. t i d t l i , Johnson
euxm inh. v p n a t d i v n i : "T ht iiay , th ti% d n i ^ n g nh mt
ngi. Hoa &* 11 ut p it t Jo h n so n , t h ay l int l i tn. auxyng -cao
B lm T i th ic ii Johnson v n&ay t l p u chuus t o i d 1P tm u,c
l b i v i Ctt -tiai chung t i l ahng ngi mun ln c vic* v d k h i
ching t i t r chuyn tron& l c a i ac tiieo huii la& ca JiLhach. n
.
cn piaiie, h o p , t o i cl d p tr| cng lie tiin^; tru y S n ilnix VitXilam
y s ung h thD^ ny nhu: ii liit pimonfc t i n thong t i a v tuyntruytt#
Liic b. g i V i t i^txn CUU1& t i c iii c iia i i d i GC piiat in h
t
t r n luy bay* Lc k iic, Johnson quy l i p iia ah.6m ngi p h i t Giang
ti th e o sau chn^ t o i v a g o i ngi ph t r c h c quan tiiag t i n toa
K
( blb) dn v n i v i v i n chc ny i u g l t i vca trla b . bay v n o i
thm ; frUii tng K n i n&- Hy g i p
th c h i n v i c a l i n n^ay
by g i 1*. 1rorig; vng mt th n s a u , r^i Hoa K dc xem truyniiL
V e t JAej.m i^a l i yu cu cua t i yo ^ i tiieo dng l i tii^thia^,
t h i c l p iii a v a i nm mi C0 ^c h i u qua.
ildajcwell T a y lo r cung c mt H onolulu iiag idia^ cn l i s
V ie t N&m aa* in s a u cng t i v T a y lo r gp nhau * V i t Ivam t i l l l c
t i let mt ^ khng qaaa tr g d i v i Duylr v l c y 1'a y lo r c
cta rjgnl g i n a v gay g t d i v i t i Allig by g i p t i i tiau
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2. 0 T 4 ft t r i n h btty x c
tr c uy bn ri i i% ui cu li th y n /,
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chol ph cun t o i l "ch iih phu dci t i c n V t hum uyc u r^iiO vii^
c h i o c u a (juiia o* l ron, l a c qukii JLc CUM Uiti Stu cinii pbu h
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it a iiii xnyt, t j
c h ail ph S b i l f t t 4 troiifc iy um tr u c ict na'* v i v^ m t i igiil
l 00 a o t v i k h c h l t c h i daii c u a iit a n in ii d a r^ 1D lanii veiai
c h in k t r Hom V i t A*aiiw,
Chn& t i u cho p b i a 11101 Ihoijfc co chui& t-ron^ o c n i :
"Hoa Jt 'cam k t to n tr n g nguyn t c quyn t qu t c a c c an t c v
cua c c c h n h phu G s ciap thun, ca un cling. Hoa K
ii. g i p ci
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Xg i v i Jo h n so n , c h i -ri u g mt b th n g cao nh'?* vy cuag
- cha au* gy clip1 9 Johnson hp t t .c chiiflfc t i l i / Cho n ngy
hm tey t i v n con co tli nh ro Johnson l y ngn ta y c h vo
t g
aoa cua ban thn& cao opxxxg icili J o h n s o n . u u t l i trng im mt
vi
pJtion^i aach s c ao cua mt a&i tiiuc minTextS, va dbiag t h i l n l t
lxl v p iia cc b tr n g Va v i a ciic l i a h , n i r v i t t c m i
tigcriMat cci qua q u y t l .o n ^ , ttt khon^; c h i c n i su n g ai tii c s
mun th c h i v i c xy dn^ liit nc V it toam mi'. "Hn g n g i
ca
th ban th.pg co n ay Hp Joiaa^jn n i tr o c nh v y 9 ,,b v dy l nit
bn tlin^ o m chk t a kJaon^ mun s b i bo qua. i hn^ cao ny
s
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v
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wi v c trch, rihim t a i cc b i i i h nay, -qui v b, trn^vk

:c a c ha v i a tiY C vtnac tro n g -h tti cnrm pii./ q u i V ng qun la c h a ii
t i tc Klio t q i v i va q i v i s o*c chia u iioc D. cLnhrt c h n h
v i cfg v i c ud q i v a .lm duoc 11.
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w i v ' xy <in^ ciyc aban^
tro r^ i ap snh, h o t da c h v h i no
, v if a t a t Vi v cho C10& t o l b i t i^ctyt tii i giaD v c c con s .
do^rx h a i oaa thn 4j cap CO
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trig fra l a cc vi. th c h i n ?c d i u g r i ?", .
t^uay v pha John- Garaer, b trag y t f g i o dc v phuo l i
CUQ. mri, Johnson n i v & n. l a vn y t 'v * o dc, ay
ng
G ard n er ,'Ckung t a iciirig mun n i sung n vn nym chung t a mua ,
lam mt c a i g tx'ong l i n h vc nay* l!Ing -tiing illia .l s e g i cc i
chuyn &ia sattg V i t fteunn* Dng vy.f niurag cung t a $t ha ; fa
lm t c n g o i v i c g i chuyn g i a . Cc chuyn& ia ny an

sao g bn . hg t a se hun l u y n ' nhn v i n y t .B ao iu ? Ging

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tr&ch. tt chin k hoch bay r a )k lng v i s y a t r cua
khng
on may bay kiia tr u e v th bom cia t i* T i c h i nhtung
tGg tham mu tr ng lxa t lri cupc hri qun nay* Di r t t e c l a
tro n g cng v i th tng chnii pi* t i piiai
S a Ga*
Xaio
k h i u , cuc hnh qun ,khng gp chng c no ang k* Chng
t i SU! dng l n h d, l n h thuy nh b v x e tn g v anh
th eo
l i c cng. Chung t t r i t s d.AS y t b t ng n xmlo m

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chung t i ohim c i pht thanh v cc a diem then chSt kliac

gn nh l tr c k h phe chong co t h gi thc dy* Mc
ti
chnh cua t i khngph l kha dn s c l a t h i x mi l a CO s ch.1 huy
ca qun i cng k h ai i theo nhng ngi Pht t* Ngay k h i

chung t i gp phi mt VLU d kh khn : vt l p quan nngi

Hoa Ky
Chng kh g tg tng r a c s kinh hong ca nhngngi
Hoa K a ^lng* Luc by g i h ang lm c vn. cho mt s n
v
c qun i V it Nom va cc n v ny ang b cc n v i khc
cua
qun i V i t Nam t n cng* Khng b i t c vn bn. trong cua cuc
hanh qin, cc c vn Hoa Ky ny l c y t h i l h p h i ung
h
iX 'y. Lnli thy oh b Hoa Ky Sa Kang d.0 tDg Lewis w. Walt ch.
xuy v tng W alt ng th i cng l c von cua qun oan l toalt

to r a g n d tr c mt cuc t n cng tr n phn l n h th m Walt

t
cho l mnh, co tr a c i him m l i lchng c cho b i t tr c .
Mt so binh s thuc qun on I i theo nhng ngi P ht t
th c s c h ia pko cua h v p h a cn ci khng qun Ding klxi
may
bay ca chng t i p xung va. e da cho n sng* v lo l n g muon
tr n h mu, t i d g o i gipy ni. ra. Nang v r a l n h ch.0 mt c h i c
my bay qun t r n cho phao binli ng v th xung mt th.ng ip
:
"nu mt p h a t pho bn r a , t s t u d ie t t t c cc pho t i cn
ci phao b in h 11. Cn ci pho binh nay b i t i t i s i lm nh t i ni
ch.0 nn king c p h t phao no bn r a .
Tuy n h i n , k h i thay c h i c may bay ni t r n - mc d c h i c
may
bay ny . i t h i hnh mt s mflg ha b n h - tng W alt g i n Sf v
l i n sau o tng tng thafli mu trng cua chng t i g i g iay a i
v vn phng t i Si.Gn v n i ngn gn : "Iang Walt yu cu t i
ngng cuc hnh .qun v a nu chng t a t i p ttc S& dung may bay ym
t r , ng t a e doa l s e cho may bay Hoa Ky bay l n baa r t cacmay
bay cua chng t a *
)n y t h t l i p . l c v i i s Lodge, Lodge b i t v s
de
doa cua tng W alt .va n i thm : "Ti p h i h> i s xem 00 phi
l ch n h s c h cua ch in k phu Hoa K kay khng. u thc o l
chnh.
flch, t h t i ae bay r a a ttng tro n g vong 10 pht va hng dan
cac
may ba trong cuc hnh, qua xem o o i qua Hoa K c can
eua
bn r tu tng nc V t Iviajai hay khng*1

Lodge khng ng l a t i i v i liodge nh vy v c ha l

s g i mt thng ip ngay tc khc cho W lt ikic d cu chuyn

xy r a p tr n , v i t ln h V i tNain rigay t i a dim hanh qun vn

cn yu cu t bay ra VI vy a vo gi com tra t i d bay dn i)a
.ttng duyt x t tn h hnh* Ti c h t h cho cc t l n h ch in trng
ca t i sp hng cc kiau pho l n nht ca chung t i c h a thng vo
cn ci cua Hoa K p h a bn k ia con sngnh* Ti dn s "Mi ' qun
i Hpa Ky kh i s bn r i myby ca chung t a tLX pii ti u
d i t
ngay cn c ih. thy anh b ny. y l l n h 11.
Ti c h va n i xong, t h tng Wait g i mt thng dip yu cu
t i n gp ng s , t i on chng l Walt nhn c thng ip
cua t a i s Hoa K s i Gn. Ti'. t r a l i l t i r a t la y
lm
t i c , v t i khng c t h gi r n h Mt; v a i phut sau , Walt l p l i l i
yu cu ca ng t a l n riy v i v n i n i hn. Ti van t r l i
I
"khng" Sau cng Walt g i dn mt thng ip : "Vy .th t i . c
th n >p t h tng c khng ? Ti' g a i l i mt thng p t r a
l i : "Khng, t i ln l y t i c l a t i h in g i ang r t bn".
Ht cuc Walt l i g i mt thng ip cho b i t l a Walt c
c c h i t h i ca O a-sinh-t n tho lu n v i t i tr c k h i t i

nhn
r i

t h i c u a W a it , n h n g t i

cng

~ l toang* Xilc d t i i n t i t v

cam th l a tr khi h i ay keo d i kia l u r o i v bi v t i

tro n g th ch ng, iin t i c th t r a rng lng. Toi

tr
l i : "c r i , t i c ti drJa cho thng tng 5 p h t" .
D ]hng h c chuyn l t i i da gp W alt. Walt n vn.
phng nh b ca t i t i cn c khng qun l\ing v i l n h s Hoa Ky
a, ucg, mt ngi cng k h ai ung h nhngng 1X0i P h t't* Walt'
c h o .t i h t sac- l ng n v sau t i h i Walt ; "Ti c th
lm g cho thng tng ? v tlrng tng muon, g ?M.
"T i sao th tng hah. qun r a y ? w ait L. t i ,
"V ic co tic S can h g' n t&ng tng khng !M; t i h i
l i.
"Cu- chuyn l nh tii nay, l i l t l n l\ l n h tby nh b Hoa
Ky t i y v t i l c vn cua b t lnJa V i t Mam vng r)y. T
ng h rn g tr n g cng v cua t i , t i c th e c cho b i t v .iu g l

"Trong nhg cuc hnh quu thng thng c l e %h\xi& tng d

c thng bo", t i p l a i , "nhng tro n g nhng cuc hnh qun k i u
nay t h khng* ly l mt vn d n i b - g i a .n chun^ va
c h nil
ph* NSu t i 00 th n i th n g , t h cuc hnh qun n> khng c
can
h g n thng tng v thng tng khng cn p h i b t n v i c
ay . Tiirng tng n cho t b i t , . thcmg tg phuc v.
tro n g
qun d i Hoa Ky c bao nhiu nm r o i ?*
' Vi v h i ng s t , Walt t r l i l a Walt phc v 23
tro n g qun lc*

nam

"lh t h e , t i n i " t h i v i th i g ia n tr n g qun i la u .

nh
vy, thng tg p h i b i t l i k h i mt s i quan nhn c c h t h
Qua tng t l n h CU8minh tr c k h i hanh qun b t u, hoc tro n g k h
hnh qun ang t n hnh v c k&i sau cuc hnh. qun, c p h i
ph
y khng ? M*
/
X

1y

IQxiv Walt g t u xong, 't i l i a thm, ,vau t i n g h l thng

tng can b t b t c iu g v mt cuc hnh qua, t h l
ng
nhin l a t i se thng bao thng tng k t , nhng y khng phi l
mt tr ng hp nhuf vy,f
W a lt V a k h n g k h n g . g i J c n v n i

II\ihng tJbu t n g

rng )a iMng vn y a t n h Lah. thuy ah b ca t i c tii i

co-qun ru uhg. Ti khnghiu t a i so th t n g l i phi
q u n r a yn.

b i t

vo
ua

n) l a k i n ca t-hng tng ch khng p \ cua t i# T i h i

lg b i t dtrc l l n h thy nh b cua thuHg tng cn c 'th

r a pho uSng ru, nhng v.-ny khng l i n quan. g a i u

ma.
t i ang c .gng lm v l t i l p l i quyn l c cu a ch n h
phu
trung ug. Gi d mt n vH b uc b t lnh ca thng
tng
kng l i q u y a c h l huy cua ting tng t h thng tLng c
ch u
dc Jchpn ?"
Ti b i t
rc, b i / g i
tng u t v i
l a t tug.

l W alt * t r i l i "khng11.'T i l n i t i p s
"Ilxi
a in c n t thung tng y t i muon n i vi. tiiuyog
okuyfn Ciuttg t i 00 mt chnh ph s i bn v
to i
tu nhng ngi Pht tu ay 00 gng hkoh ng d l t

 chnh phu .ca chng t i , t h i t cng tro n g tr ng h y p g i ag ti

thng tng k h i txng tQg th.y b t buc p h i t a i l p l i 'y quyo
k h i c mt n. v i th u c b t le a b ca mlih. Q l n ciag i**
By g i W alt t v trm l n g hn, thng cam ho v W alt aii i
t i v i i c h t lo g i t r n s c mt l a t i s hnh quan t n cag r a
Hu ha khng ? T i t r l i v i Yifali l "khng" v W alt h n h ah

cn thy h t s c yn lng* P t xong k hoach c a t i o i

vi
Hue* Theo t b b i n min T rung, g io n g rih mt con r n / v i Hue l
u ram* lM^ng l th n va n a t i n h Qung Tn v Qung Nam ang tlieo
nhng ngi P h t S v ve p h a nam I) Nang l u i r n . T i
d
khng mun g i t ch t OOQ r n n y , v i c m t i c th lm uc n t i
t n cng Hu, u cua r n . v vy m t i nh vo th n r n a
Nang, mot cng m inTrung, s i t gy 331c ng hn l a Hue -
nhm
'l m t l i e t r n By g i t i .d n h phong t o a p h a bc v p iia , tSk
a "Hang. Thoo t i , tr n g h^p uy hh. nh l mt v d th c* ion
ho t r c . ^ vn k t hp chnh, t r v i b h i n tiLit qun s , v
lau.
ny t i c Cni n g h l , mc d h o i ay t i d c mt th e ng r a t t t
i v i J.ohnson, nhng lic by g i mi l l c m* op ilnli o 'Hoa K
b t u

th c s t i n

t n g C' t i

b i a

h n v u n g -h o

t i

.m t

cch nghim- ch n h hn.

20 th n g 5 k h i iiOdge t r l i si Gon, liclg hnh. nh ' i t
s c h i lotg v k t qua cua .v i c t i lam . Lodge l a jnot nha
ngoi
g ia o g i i , d cho cam n g h i cua mnh nh th e no chng ne 9 nhng Lodge
. khg bao g i dm co v ru iu g cho a i , va o cng l tiurc
cht
cua t a i k h x s ca -og ta,5umg tro n g d ip Clay, Lodge Q
ni
v i t i : 'l i, , l y ljn Vui sng b i t c th t ng l y q u y t
n h hanh qun r min Trung, liu th tng k h n g 'lm v i c o f th., c
p tii tng a lm cho t i p h i t h t vng"*
i cng thcmg
xay r a , 'sau ny t i .,tr thih. bn t t
vi
tng W alt v k h i t i / thm vng uag t h i k iii W alt
cung
bay chung 'trgi o h c my bay l n th n g cua t i n thm- nhng n xa
x i ho lnh# T o i cungfdS. thng tro* l i tng hanh, d in h cua W alt

dng ba tr a* G mt l& n, t i n i v i Walt l a t i h t sc aung sng

k h i tixay c h a i tng iff Tabasco t r n bail n#. ay l a th nc tng m
t i a t h c h .
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mt tron^- nhng D^i bn t o t niSt ca t i va t i s l o cho th u tirng

iding bao g i th i e u ntrc tixn& Tubas co t r o
s u t d i cua th u tng*1*
v th c s ViiQ.lt d lo v ie c ny* Vnelt a dti xep (l t i nhn, dc
mt thng nc tng Tabasco moi t h u o fthtfng Tabasco l l o i
nc
tng m ngi t a p h i dng c mic v t i p h ai bo l i iLhoajag c
chc thng S a i Gn sau k h i i!aja V it \lam sp o.
Hue khng &y r a lch kiiaa nao nh t i d d t r . 'Chung t i
c t dit t t c nhng ng l x u t p h a i t k Nang, eang g&G n h t cua
Hu$ l cho n h i n - l i u , th c phai hoc cc l o i t i p l i u khc
khng
th <i qua c* Co Hu, do T r Quang va tng lihufin kim s o t
,
khng bao l u sau u hng Va cixi da lvlc y t i mi g i
cah.
s t d c h i n r a g i t r t t .
T r Quang c a i s i (xr bn& my bay mc d v i c ia
nh.
s say Ei chnh, t r nay l n may bay l c a mt vn d , b i v , th e o
, l ngu p h i cng th u t l i- v i t , t h k h i T r Quang nghe n o i
l
my bay i s i Gn s ba tr n b i n , T r Wuang inh, n in h l
chung
t i s a y l n may bay em v t y xung b i n .
T i p h i th n tro n g v i T r Quang, b i v t i khon& mun ' ln
ko y tr thani mt n^i t v do, cho nn t i a quyt nh xi
fl
th e o ch n ha v p ung h n h th c g i y t i nha tro n t mt bnlLVen
s Gn. Bii; tr c cc* mnh khe m y s dng n f t i chu
tm
chn mt bnh v i n tron& d c'm t bc s l bn cua T r Wuang#
T r
Quang bnh v i n ny "b o i dng tro n g v i th a n g , nhng gn Dh l a
va vo bnh v i n l T r ^uang i tu y n b l y s tu y t th c
%

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t t c cc b i v i t t r n bo v c i c h t sp ncua T r Wuang,
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rnr T r v^uaJTig khng bao g i gay i . Ai k h l cac c6 vn Hoa i^r
koi
t i l k h i no T r Wuang s c h t, t i p X "Uu T r i^uang th c s
l mt n h k s t h i 'C l T r Wuang e ,Qh'&% nhng T r Wuang l
ngi h o t ng ch n h t r i v ngi bua bac fll cua y ang cho y n mt
-cch k n d o . cc ng k h i th c mc, v l i T i mt ngi h o t
dng
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nghip chh. t r cua y Mv
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s ca h l n 600000 ngi tang xng v i l o lyng V it from . ca

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chng t i* Luo by g i qun so Cualoa K V Nam V i t AO l vo

tr(D <+59 000 ngi*

khoang

R o b ert Mc Namara san g thm V i t Nam c t n h t i n h h la h

v
toestoorelcK x u a t t n g thm 70*000 n g i Tuy n h i n , JklCo Namara
muSo g i moi s tn& thm qun mc t o i th i u o Ca ia i u bao co
v tng th n g , v tong thong c' ha l qun s Hoa -Ky V i t l
se
uyc t n g l n nu c nhu cu cn t h t . , hng tr u c -khi t n g
thm
q u a n ,'Johnson g i tng T a y lo r v c la r d C l i f f o r d mt" vng
cc
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Tong thong Johnson va t i d lam v i c n v i n h a u , mc d
CC
mt Xri l i e l y lm t i c l , tro n g mt cuc h o i n g h Guam, Jo h n
son g hoc cc CC vn ca Johnson t c h i khrig thu\c h i n mt sng
i a do t i ca ra )0 l mt ioh. g ia n n, t o b o . 1'i muon
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mt n o i ao to:'i . &i qun v t i p l i u vao Itfm t n cng chng
ta* i cl tnix nguyn nJby xung Bc V i t dwt huy cn c
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IX

THAM NHNG; NHNG NH TRIU PH

CA CA HNG QUN I HOA K

0
V ie t Nam'-chng t i cng c nhng xe h i c sn xut tkeo_ '
g i y php cua cc cng ty nc ngoit va tro n g cng, v tliu tngft i
van thng xuyn ic cc cng ty nc ngoi -thm do k i n va
mong
t h t l p c ce x nghip cua h* Moi quan tam cua t i l a
pka chn cho c cng ty t o t pht va t c mt thQL hp giao doh co
lri n h t cho V it Iuam*
'

Cng ty M it n i tr n nh mt nha s trung gian n gp

t i
v. v t i * t i nh* Sau k h ni chuyn qua l i mt luc', nha. s
nay
a r a de ngh h t c l hp n :*u t i k cho php thanh.
l p
,x ghip la p rap xe h i- tiaV cng ty Mht nay s biu cho t i
mt
t r i u - la bng t i n mt III 300 ch ic xe h t i Tng cc b bn*
*

Than nhung l m4; tro n g nhjing vn to ln. nht cua V it Nam

v cng l t nn ma t i pht ng mt ciiin d i ch e d i t trriT^ong
o h l a dich. ny hBl ma ng 196 5-19661 t i ch.0 x bn tr c
cng
chng t n g ia n thg T Vink t i '- ch Ben Thaoh Si*Giu,
Ch en ao l mt t nn lam. cho cng chng phn 09
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hxm - b i v 'g o l lc. thc cn' t h i t cho t a t c mi ngi . H
thong 'mua tin go V i t am. nm tro n g ta y mi thng g ia c th l c ,
phn l n l ngi Trung Hoa. H c th n nh b t c gi. no m* h
muru Ho kh i s bng cch tc h tr go, va k h t i ch. vict chc nh;
nc <i kim s o t t h t i plit /hin c ngay c v i c hp mang g
o 2 ung sng to ra mt tn h trng khan him em l i hu
qua
l g i a go trn, t h i trng v g i siri h o t tg vot l n .
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agi t t c h tr vng a noi vng d b a mat .tr n t h trng
Ti c g ^ i c h o 'l n g ha *ngn kh.0 l . chnh piiU .an jem vng r a bn
tro n g mt t i trng cng k h ai cho g i vng h xu ong. B
trng
k in h t l c y cho b i t l "Vic cng k h ai bon vng khng th
thc
h i n c. Chua c chnh ph o lm nh vy'; hn Da, vng
cua

ohuug ta do Hoa vin tr T Hoa K co 15 Be khng cho php oh# t a

bin vng cng k h ai * "Gfcuing ta fl khng thc B bn vng"* t i t r i l i
"v chng ta lm nlur t h najr"*
3au tgixcri Php t h ngur Hoa Kjr n - vio bun bn ob #a
bnh trng nh chura bao g i t h trc kia* i l mt thc

khng th no tranh urro tro 0 ouc lAg khi m L&ag

l i
trng

q u to.

nc ngoai 0 t t i a v.0 Y i t I i i i c b i t khi nhng qun l U

llxi
gr l

qun ln h Hoa nf luxra htng tun CUA h c tix uhiu b.-th.u

ngi v.t Nam trong mt nB*
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Moi n v qu0 i Hoa K u c mt ca hk4 v mi QUA

qUn i l i l mt kho bu v t gom nhng hng ha hitm c *

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hng qua i ny* Bt c agi ln h Hoa Ky no mua hiig a i n

th u i
trong cc ca hu3g qun i cunt %u c th bn l i moiag o
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g i g p bon ln gift aua, nha* r i sau . v i c g i xay ra ?
on V
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i
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tay
mi ng khc nhau trc khi c da ve t tron& Jh bp eu
mt
ngi bn g cua mi 1 quM ep tng VlSt Nam*

n t cho cng t h ngi CU& chc u b t r v i c .cp l n h o

cp chop, bu a' o nhiu s tie n to l n god t a cc ngu hng.Chu ngka.
g ia ' n h t r l mt ilnh thc tham uhng, v tu eng u 00 ba con
cua Dim, v h
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Dim* Ag nh Nha, ph tra c k v ia <ft au n in h , l t y qi OU* Qtkiofr pku
t a i tr cho fiU34 d n lao ca y va d dh l u vo nhuv tA t i a
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I) &ip v i c h n ch lm p h t , q i Hoa Ky a p h a t cho b in h
s cu a h t i n p ii u th a y v p h t t i n n g n . jNm 1 ^ 7 0 , n&uyn mt xe
t a i - c th n g ch a b i nh cp 0 cng s n bay s i Gn cng n h ie u t a
t i u p h i u v i tng s & i t r i danh n g h a bng n h i u t r i u -la $m
1 971 > mt t i u b an ca thuOTJg v i n Hoa K b i int cp v t , r ie n g c u a
m t nh th.au Hoa Ky tr o n g m t ni l n n 118 t x i a -la * Tng 30
t h i t h i c tc t n h ch. in h th ic v m t ca ch. de d t do cc th oan
mua bn t i n b t hp php g y r a cho c h h n ph Hoa Ky l t t khoang u iiat
- l a m o i nm . Trm c p k h a g p h a i l

v a d duy n h t . ' V i c k h n g th c

h i n ung n c c i u k i n -m u a b : g ia o ic h cng t r thnh.

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khng ph-i l a v n b. m at ca^p hay l a qun l khn& t t . Ph&n l n a
hng h a n i t r n khng bao' g i c ch n V i t s p f
H oi th a n g b - 1 ^ 6 7 , mt y ban cua c h n h ph Hoa K t i t . l l
tr o n g v i c xu a t M&iu mi mt hat& t Hoa K, ttgi nhp khu u c
hop l i m t s t i n h o a hng v c bn^ chin^, l a n h i u vu mua bn e
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sao khng c nit ngi no ing r a Ug h t i tro n g co gpg t h i t
l p mt x nghip s n x u t pin. bn t a i V ie t Najn !) Ngi t a . thu.
c hngl'i nbian to l n . Bo co ny nu t e a 60 thu*ng g i
co
dnh, l u tr n g v bn ch <en pin bD va co a r a l i kh.yen cao l a
nn each chr Nguyn. ic Cng, .B trun& thng mi v cng ky &
l c by gi, v t t c cc v i n chc cao cp t i b ny v 10 v tin h
tr n g . (ch thch, cua ngi d ch
l c by gi b tr ng tag mi
v cng k ngh l Ph.& Kim togoc, cn Nguyen )ic Cng l ph
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l n g l' Thiu cch chic ligun vn Kgn, mot tro n g nhng piiU
ta
thn. cn a h a t ca Thiu va cng l ngi t chc tro n g ang dn chu*
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v. mc d l do ciing c nu . r a , ngi t a a i cg b t l Ivgn

b th a n h tr n g v c vu cuc i u t r a cila iu p g v i a v VI c t i n
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b c h in h qyn (thiu s g mt cch phung p i, tro n g s piian ln
a b g i i chic ca ch n h quyn s i Gn l y cp va bn l i cho c .

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d i cc D&hp v th a n h toi t i c h n h cho quSc h i - ngi t a co l i t
k* 1 h3 t u th u y , gom c t u tufiu phng v t u S b raa h ti qun
V i t
H am 'di cJo b i n mat* Tho nhmg aguon t i n m ngi ta t r c h dan t*
t a i s Hoa & t h i t ng Nguyen v n h Mghi, Dguyn l t l i
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l c lirng li am V i t Warn dng bng s n g cu Long, d la y - c p 8 . 0 0 0 i
v tu y a v 24*000 v k h c. nhn d Hoa K tr a n g b v d bu phnln
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t\m cch th a xjp cho mt my bay ch h ah khch c l n ca Hoa Ky

man r idii s i Gn 17 tn t a i sn cua 1'h i u . Ti iclng b t l Thiu

c . th c h i n dc y n h o hay khng, nhng k h i T h iu r i s i Gon v i
t n g Khim ngy 26 /th n g 4 d i ai i*oan, n i ma anh cua T hiu ang
im i s cua Ba V i t Nam, t h ng i t a n o i l T hiu mang th e o 5
v a l i cha y - l a .
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nfciil l mt l i khuyn khn ngoan <i v i mt ng i t r t u i Anli
n n lo cho tng l a i a n h , n g h i n nguy c cua mt cuo o c h n h 11 f
M arcos n i : f,G i d nh co chuyn g xay r a , erih nn nghe theo t i
T i lu n lu n c s n h a i v a l i bn gi ng nga cua t i 11*
n k h i t i nu vn. v i n t r v i t n g thn& M xon tl . Hoa Ky
a t i ^ n vo V i t Ham tro n g 20 nm r i* u t i n l a v i n t r quna
m Hoa K da n cho ng i Php da vo Do l u t v i n t r plig th u
chug nm 19.49 (M utual d e fe n s e a s s i s t a n c e A ct o f 194:9) va c h i u
theo
m Hoa JCy g ip v mt qun s cho k h o i UATO va mi th a i il p
l c bay gi/, cho H h.p va Th NX r I - r a n f T ri u T i n , PiL i-X ip-pin
v Trun& Hoa quc g i a . Trong nm ciau Php d nhn c kho& 2 0 tr i u
- la V&. mc d vir t r ny cua Hoa K cho Php l. cn& c- k h i

76

MO, ngi Php v l tham mua t i lp l i quyn thong t r thc dn ca

h daJcheo le o a mt s t h i t b sang ng Dng*
)n om sau 9 b tr ng ngoi g ia o Dean Aches on tu y n b l Hoa
K
s"vin, t r cho Php s dung tr c t i p chng l i V t Minh., v.
l
vu k h u t i n c ch n s i Gn bng my bay ii i th a n g 7*1950
Ben thng k t i p , nhm 00 vu v i n tr qun s .(M ilita x y a s s is ta n c e
a d v iso ry group) ca tng thng rum an cng n s i Grn danrirachvieo
g ia o cho ngi Php my baynm bom, xe tn g v dc - t t c . cc
v k h o u c dng g t ngi V i t Nam*
Ke t cho n k h i Php b i tr n nm 1954 Ho K g i t h i t
b qun s t r g 2 ,6 t -la va t t r khong 80 phn trm p h
t n cua cuc chin tr a a h v h i u cua ngi Php nham duy t r quyn lani
chu ca h tr n t nc chng t i . Tht l a ma mai x i t bao v i c Hoa
Ky d ang h mt ke th u a cuc, ngay c t l c by g i .
jfk

cng tro n g khong th i g ian * o , ch n h ph bo trcctpnin

c v i n r qun s , k in h t v k th u t t r i g i hn 100 t r i u -la*
Hoa Ky t i n tng l ngi Php s c h i n thng vo nm. 1954
I
''T ra i l i , xy r a tr n inBin Pha v cuc thm h i cua ngi FhaPt
hng Hoa K vn ti p t c v i n tr ch V i t Nam di c i cua t chtc
h i p c ng liQ. chau (SETO) v Hoa K mong mun l t chc ny s
che ch ch.0 Hoa Ky khoi b* l.n n l caa th p vo V i t Warn v i

thc dn. Lc u v i n , tr Hoa K c s i dng vo h a i v i c c h h

l a dai. th p h t n cua qya o i V i t Nam va v i c n h c nhng
ngi
d i c t min Bc*
lng thong Eisenhower g i ttcng JLawton C o llin s sang v i t Ham
VCI t c a c h l

c p h i v i n

c a m n h g i m s t v i c

ti n

hah

i t

chng t r i n h hufc luyn qun s , ng th i tro n g lu c Hoa Kr cng

ng tin, th ch in mt chng t r n h o i cch rung t.
fn nm 1956, Hoa Ky v i n tr* cho ch Dim bnh, qun
270
tri f c d -la moi nm, v y l s t i n , tn h theou ngi, m Hoa K
m v i n tr nhu hn h t so v i b t c nuc no tr n th g i i , c h ltr
co Lao va Qru Tin*
Trong I nm u cua ch o Dim, Hoa K d ng ra mt phn t t
c-la d t^ang t r i ph ton cua ton' b quxi l c ^am V it Nam, va ; O
phan trm cc i ph khc cua chnh phu. Hoa K b p vochothiu

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S qun nh la o ban u'V8.0 nm 1950 k h i l c lng
d i c lii l
c
quan c vn v vin tr qua s Hoa Ky (MAAG) tng t 327 l n 900
troAg nm 1960 ; va nm 1961 n ln t i 3*200 v vo nm 1962 kh. m
c quan ay- dc nng l n 'th n h , b t l n h v in tr qun s Hoa Ky t i
V it iu (]*IA,.) di quyn iu khin cua tng P aul H arkins t h n
t n con s 1 1 . 300 .
Trong nm 1963* s qun Ji3 tng cng l a 16 .50 0 va vo nm 19 6 4 1
di quyn c h i huy cua tng Westmoreland, l n n con s 23*0 0 f
Nm 1 S659 l i cac l c l*ng M m nnim y u v a i tr chin .u, s
qun-ca'ho tng t i 180.000 ; nm 1^66 s quad ny l 389*000 ; nm
1967 463.000 * nm 196, 495*000 v vao nm 1969, n l n t i t t
inh v i con s 541 *500 ngiri*
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cho c h qun th o t r a n g o i va khng cho hng ngi cig snmang

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m c t& g i i phng hon toan thanh ph ny. s thng vong l n
r a t cao : khong 4*000 qun A b g i t cng v i 5000 qun lam V it
Nam,
Mc du cho s>i v i c t r n th thm nh th no i n a, nhng
to a
t h t l n la o n h t vn l nim t ho va y t n cua Hm i v i ngi,

v t n cng Tet gy nn t t c nhng noi kinh hong cua mt v Trn

ciiu cng kh c v l n u t i a n h i u ngi k nhn r a r n g h s
lrhffig th e no th n g n i t r n c h i n tra n h # c mt s ta n v mt h t
nim t i n . U gui .ta b t du a r a nhng l i bo ch a. Tirr^ iostniore la n d tu y n b : "D cho l vo g i a th n g g i n g chung t i b i t \xo
ch c ch n l mt cuc t n cng quan tr n g a c c ii qun t r
tn h
th c h ip n vo d p t t i n a , chng t i vn khng phog on*iiyc ban

ch t t h t s hoc quy m cua mt tr n tQ cng tr n ton quc uhg

86

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t u cng c t n h c h t t s a t nh vy t r c s c mnh c a chun& t $ i w*
iu hon to n khng dn&.D nhin a tuvi'flg to estm o relan d d ap h ai
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l
Xlh trn& t h khonfc c b i t f nhng l i .l v mt l y do cng r t c ops Ro rg l .m t s cc quan chc l n h do cua Hoa m s k i Gn

ch tm a r a mt l o t bo co l o g i v nh Trng c gng auy t r

c cm tng l qun M ng chim u th so v i V i t cng# .
p h i mt mt v a i nm mi kham ph r a dc t r l a doX bn t h u
ny, tr c k h i nha phn t c h Samuol Anma, mt chuyn v i n c a ClAohuyn
nghin cu v s qua CUQ V i t cng t i t l 1 ) irng ngi
co ' y.
a r a nhng c t n h c t i n h cach l a d i v 'c c l c l ng cng s n
tr c k ii cuc t n ng xy r a . Ong p h t b i u r n g mc d cc bo cotiali bo cho b i t l a p h a cng s n vao lu c y c khoxig 600 .0 0 0 qun
nhng b t l n h Hoa Ky V i t Xjam v a i s M s i Gn c n h t
dii i c t con s xung cn mt na t r i n h by cho bo c h , quc
h i v nh tr n g b i t , dama a r a rnmg bn i n t n cua tng
C raig to n Abrama, ngi da th a y th tng W ostm oreland, va cu a i
s
E llw orth. Bunker chng minh l i n i cua ngta

V th k h i c quan CIA t i n on cuc t p cng t t tr c

h ai
th n g , t chic ny vn cn v i n dan con s 300 .0 0 0 qutt cng s n , cns
ny l o i t h i , v o h 'c n g a r a k i n l t r n t n cng s
khng l n lm. ul c d l c y muc ch, cua chung t a l l a g t bo ch.,
cng c>ung v quc h i Hoa K, nhng chung t i trong ngnh t n h bao I
chng ta qu th n h cng tro n g v i c t l a g t chng t i 11, ng Adama
d p h i th a nhn nh v y .
l c cuc t cng t t va mi xay r a 9 chung t i khng t in a o
tr a n h th u c s giup ngay t c H h cua p h a Hoa Ky, tr c k i a ,
bt
c l c no xy r a mt t r n n h , p h a Hoa K phn ng v i t c r t
nhanh, nhng tro n g v t t h^ c mt t i i "ch xem" t h t l l l n g .
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lic y , chutife t o i a bt d u t l i i KilOUk i i i u

SU' C8I1 t c e a s a

xa t i mc n v klioiJfc, hieu liy

th t a k i u qu^t liuti chiuthib
hay khoi^ ?

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t r l a h by v ny nh l a mt c k i a th i) . Taa& h e s tp o r e l a n tu y n
b
do l mt c ii n tiianfe v l ^ i t cng da kiOei h ciiin cic mt thriph.
no n& oai t r Hu, v h .0 d b i t h i t h i r t nn& n . D iu cay. cuing,
nhng qun chng ii Khonif, sao l l y l i ciiim t i n doivoi k t qu
cua t r n c h i u t r n h . Di v i nguOi iiy v. t t c h i dc xem l m tch in
th a u g th e o c h i u hng v. D unkerque l a mt c iii n th n g cu a ngiAri
tr o n g t r n c h i n t r a n h th g i i th I I .

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MT L DV v SAO N-Mil B THHS c

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khu vc c c h khu p h i qun s h a i trm dm v p h a b c . Mt l n
na;
ong ku g i mt cuc dn xp ha b lu h qua thng l n g .S a u /ng
cho n mt t r i bom lam xn xo d lu n : t n g th n g Jo h n so n lo a n b o
t i n ng khng r a t i lng c to n g th n g vo th n g mi mot na v
nh
vy ng cr t h n& t r n m oi cuc u tra n h , c h n h t r b m t tr o n g n i
b v hng ng b t c san g k i n tiim d no nhm tm kim ha binh*
I
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cho c g i thm 2 0 0 .0 0 0 qun Jai san g V i t Mn th e o l i yu can, cua tng
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c u c m p h n c y n g h a c t h t i n h n h *

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v ffi phn b t r iioin i na v l c s b t ng k il n v im
t ohic cuc thcmg lcmg. ItfguOi M ngh Geneve, D ja k a rta , New
I D elh i, RangOjOn v V ie n tia n e va t t c nhng ni ny b Bc V tte n
f bc b. Bc V it Ham a ra ngh LP Phnom Pnh va Yfaranw v
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thng 59 Hoa Ky chp rin ngh cua Ha n i chn P a x ia lm n i h i
&9P v c ng A v e re ll Harriman v Cyrus Vance lm i d in tro n g
cuc m phan. Bc V it Nam c h n h ng Xun Thy*
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phn l n v Ha Noi d i h i ngng xontton. nem bom BcV i t Xamtrc
k h i tho lu n mot cuc n xp t i hu* Ham V it Nam khng thaw d
nhng cuc thao lun t r n : iu r c r i l cc' (^3 n^i l a i r t l a m
h. CiLng t i d khng h i a n i, p h i chng nhng cuc da phn quan .
tro n g d nh l a s d i n r a gi a Bc v Nam V it Nam hay l giaNam
V i t Nam v mt tr n dn t c g i i phng, hay l g i a Hoa Ky Bao v a Naia

89 V i t Ham, h a y l a g i a c bn phe h o c l con c thm ,phe DQO na*

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ngi cng s n , v ciiang t i l i cng Ithng co n h cng ngi
vi
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n h i n , ' t n g t h n g J o lx n so n v i v g y s c ep v i c h n g t i

d hanh, ng th e o . Ong v ng!cu? v i n ang Dn chu d tra n h gh t n g

th o n g , l

n g W u b er t H u m p h rey m ong mun l

c u c m p h n v h a b n h

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VIT N A M HA TN GI Y NG G
Chnh s c h -tra o tr . v a i t r ch in u lf ti cho ng V it Nam
c t n g W e s tm o r e la n d d c p

nm 1 9 6 7

ng ta

n i v i d nchung

: t r n i. tru y n hiri rng

c t h 'b t u r u t mt so binh s vo
Mm 1969 nu chng tr in h qn s trn b v nem bom va ti p tuc
,
uhng iu ny ty thuc vao kh nig ca min Najn c tl ganhvcuyc
nhng trch nhim ch in u nng n hn hay kkig.
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s

em l h id v n e , n h utxgn g t a

tn h

t o n r n g G t h d u y t r m t

oh khng g sn S a i Grn bng cch tn g cng K l c lng

min lim V it Ivsau

cua

m x o n g h i vo ngn scix 10 t - la th c h i n v i c nay* v

tng Greighton Abraxaa,. ngi thay tng Westmoreland lm t ln h lc
lung 1 V i t $am Iioi *iy68, bt 'u m t ' chng trn h cp tc tthmy
mnh. v i c hun lu y n qua i min nam. V it ianu Mm ly l ||||i t i d
ban hnh l n h tng dng v i n fvbuc t t c thanh Ain t 18 n 3 8 tu i

cu p h i d i qun d i ch 5 cn nlng iix 1 7

t u i v t 3 9 n 43 t u i c

th c t g ia nhp oo lc lng bao' v x p*

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qun v n&ha qun'm ngi i g i l cc n v i 11t p nham". Moi tu n

c 100 qun nhn V it Nam i my bay saM d theo hoc cc
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tr c c u i th n g 8 k h i mmi en Nam V i t Nam. am niin tr a c h n h im ch ia

au nhiu hn.

.
t r t qun th ia i c cotig bo tro n g th an g ^ v
t h tDg so qun M gim xung con !fi nghn 500 n g i.
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qua l mot cng v i c bun nan* ihng vic* xy* r a c d n h l u n t i
t r i qua nhii* nm i lm cho t h i u b i'h c ny mt cch, sau schn
l b a t c ban lu n th u y t nao,
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l
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s l quan V i t Kam p h i th eo l i sng ini, nhng 00 mt i u kling
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ca
ng i |H | l' k h i lam t l n h khng qun t i mi tiy r nhng nguy C
x u t p h t t nhng vn y* i lun lu n n g h rn g nn sdng
khng qun mt cch de x n , cki nao cSn t h t mi s dng mt cch
t r n ngp, p o ,'s d nh vy l VI V i t Nam l mt nc
ngJieo I

- 91

Chng t i d ixpc dy do p h t i t kim v iiu nh ha ti n ,tr o n g v i c

t i u th. bom n . cn khng qun M c ngn ech r t l n , no h chng
bao g i n&h n chuyn ny*
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qun
t h b t ng gp s chng c ca dich* Pbn ng tic kne cua M
l
ngng t i n qun v i p h i g khng quu n do i bom l n u c h .
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khc n tJ3 cng v t r ny ma v sau mi b i t l a c h i c su .
bay
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ma . Moi chuyn mng 6 qua bom, v th e o ngi ta n i v i t i t h m oi'
qua g i 6 .0 0 0 -la * Kt qa cuc t n cng y , c c sng i linym
t r , l chng c bng chng no cho th ay g i t <jrc l y mt
Vit'
c n g .
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s th u c vo p h i pho a cc tng l n h cua chng t i.
dn
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dn& h n , v n h i u k h i chng t i bay t i 5*000 p h i x u at mi
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v s a ngi thng c h i t r c h k c h l i t b b in h V it
Nam
khng c h u t i n hanh dnh. nu khng c khng qun ym t r . Nhng h
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b n h s cua chung t o i l i vo s ym tr cua khng qun*
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ca c h auy n g h cua nhng ngi tng c h i n u s t cnh v i
nhng
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92

thuoc l khng g i i hn cho cao bn ng .xnh* Kt qua la moi n

vi
V it Xam u t a l c hot ng s a t bn cc n v i f va kh i cac
n
vjL V it ftan* t nhin phi h o t ng c l p t h i h cam thay th ie u ,n h
niuing <J xa x l cua M.
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xah,
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v^ p h n g ti n cua M t h l chng c g kh. c trm ngi M c i quan
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v phun nc xuong ngi ho* Ke n mt ch ic my bay ln than&
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phng xong t h \ c i my bay ln thng th nht tr l i phun nc
lan
na cho sch.
yI
lilt la n k h c , V t i v t c i thm mt t i a oa iil h e o .l n h g n b in

g i i Laov Tt trn nh ni c mt cn c pho binh M %

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thom ngon v u c nh ba n ctla cac nh phu ho.
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ro n g gn mt nm trb i t i k c h l i t p&ti i v i c ti n hnh,
phn P a r is
ihung m o i tu n q u a i c h u n g t i m i cam t h y l

khng t h t i p t c

c h i n tu. k h n g h n ir u N g o i nh ng cam g i c m t m o i Qua c h n h

t i

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r i I Cang ngy n&i iKy cn^ ni thng oho chng t o i hiu l ho

quyt
tain chm t cuc chiu*' \\ vy cui na 1 S6b t i n P a r is , C0JH du
p h a i o n m ie n Imqiu V i t Mai14 th a m d dam p h a n hQ b i n h .

Nhng tr c khi b t u am phn thc s 0 khch sn M ajo stic

,
chung t i co mt thang hay hn mt thang tho lu n "s b v
hnh,
th u c b n hp Hnh th u cua n phi lm sao cho chung t i co t h l
th o lu n ma van khng cng nhn M.TDTGP*
i, c i ban y o l a mt c a ban ky qu* t r a n cng ky qui
i v i bao c h , nhng v i chung t i n c mt tSm quan tr n g
c
l n # Vi th chung t i khng khng o i gc thc h i n .tng ly tng
t
i^ u ^c th S a thun la khng phn b t MTDTGP nh l a mt phe r i n g ,
r t i cuqc aai phn, va iu nay c ngha l khng chnh thc
ngi
cung 'ban v i hQo
NhiH c i ban c hlnh thu khac nhau uqc ngh nhng
^u
,b$ g t bo* Va t i n g h l t i giup vo v-c g i i quyt vn cbn
k h i A v e re ll H arrim an, cm dau phi on M n thm t i b i t th cua
chung t i# Ti th a y l a ngi My a b t u bc mnh vH c i i ma hg
cho l mt s bng bnh v t -vanh cua chung t i , nhng t n g thSngThu
a c h t h r cho t i l a khng qc nhuyng b VI b t c l do gi*
s
Harrim an l a mt g b t t r va ng t a co mt th i quen r t
lam
cho ngS i th o i th o i c h r Ong t a lan g t a i , p h i eo ng nghe
va
h e k h no cuc tho lu n lam cho ng ta khng quan tm^hay bc
minh
t h i ng t a a ta y t t g Sng nghe mgt cach l l i e u , c cho
ngi
i th o i thy# Hi ng ta ?n tim t i v i bn v phc mt c i batnhlnh
bu d c v a t b o l a

ch u n g t i k h n g th e

ch p n h n m t c ban n h v y ,

t l t i th y ta y ng t a a ta y l n nh g c i ng nghe# Nh mtnguSd
m t r o o t h u t , t i t c khc a r a bn, nm ban v phc kiu
bn
khc nhau cung v s xfp t cho ng*
Ti n l : "Eng a cho p h a Bc V it xem t t c cung mt luc*Hay
a cho hg xem moi l n mt ban th i* Va bn nay - tS nh du X bang
b ut c h \ - la. ban duy n h t ma chung t i c th e chp nhn# Mu ng gno
l i n cui cung va a no r a nh l a k i n c5a chnh ng, t h i co th
l h se ng "
y a c t c dng* Sau mt thng mc ca h a hc - vi
l
b a chu u k n I Harriman * ngh p l l c i ban hInh tr o n f rng 26"phut"
khngc b i n t n , c hay du hi g khc, anh'cho cc trngphi ont

v h a i c bn hnh ch nht anh cho cc thanh v i n khc, moi

r-ng 3 "p h u t , di 4 - I* - p h u t, t i d i n nhau each c a i ban
18 " in s " .

cai
tro n

Cho n hm nay t i vn t i n rang nu Harriqiiin mi th o t vao

a r a n g h y t h khng bao g i

Il N c h p n h n *

Luc l gia thng ging nm 1969 va r t cuc c th e

bt
u nhng cuc ara phn co thc chat# Vi Nixon by g i & Nha Trng,
Harrim an r u t l u khi san khu, v mt p h ai oan mi ca ri do Cabot
Lodge cam u n- thay*
v phn My t h i chn tra n h V t Nam chm dt v i ln h ngng bn
v ao na m th bay 27 thang Ging 1973* Bn ngay tr c t
tng
th o n g Nixon xut h i|i i tr n my tru y n hlnh sau khi hip nh yc k
.P aris va lo a n bo 'cho n b i t l a ng t uyc hoa bnh tro n g
danh d# Ong noi rang qun i u s r u t h t tro n g vong 60 ngy k t
k h i ngng ban va t t c a tu bnh My s qrc H Ni phong th ch *
Ong
t uyn b rang hoa binh s hon thnh nhng g ma My ch in u

bao v tro n g bao nhiu nm t n hao xng mu* "Min, Nam V it Nam (m
g a n h c quyn t quyt nh tng l a i cua minh"*
Ong ha v i cac nha l n h o Bc V t ran g il s c gang gup! h
h an gn nhng v t thng chin tr a n h .
Nhng ti p n co mt on g qo o ma t khng th nao chu
c b&i v n di c ngl l a i di minh n lam cho ngu t a lon
ma*
Nixon l n ti n g : Chung t a hay t hao l a My
mt bu hoa binh n c th phan bi ng minh cua
b in h cua 'chung t a , chm dt chn, tra n h cho r n g
cho chin tra n h t p d en SNv i 50 t r i u dn

khng chp nhn

chung t a , b r tu
chung t a nhng vn
ng Dng*

Nhng l i tuyn b ng th i cng <3fc r a H Ni v

Sai
Son# Tong thong Thiu o i khng qun M hot ng mnh m tro n g nhng
cuc t n cng g i cht chra n n t a i mat v ngn phn cng
sn xm nhp vung flu.Sc gia* Kt qua l a cc may bay phan l c cua
My
thc hin 374 phi v nm. bom e yn t r q b b in h , va Ha Ni

g i n d phn i : "Nhng ke cungchin" min Nam#

r Noi
Git 'chnh th c , chn tra n h a th\|c s chm dt va
My r t phn ph#

ngi

Ti h ie u n i v u i Smg cua ug M k h i h r u t gc r a
ktai
vong c h i n , n h t l a k h tigo t a bng b nhng con s v to n p b cua
& V i t Nam* Trong o 2 t r i u 3 l n h My a chin u V t Namt c
56.0 0 0 ngd c h t (nhng nn nh rang 38 b n h s min Nam V it Nam iS
t r n l n t i 165*000 ngu?/)* My bay nm bom va e h n u cua My

th c h i n hn 850*000 p h i x u t t n cng va th hon su t r i u t n bom,

tro n g k h i cc may bay l n th n g moi nmthc h in tr u n g b i n h '
ha
t r u p h x u t t n cng* My to n th a t 3o695 my bay v a . 4783
may
bay l n thng* Tnh th a n h t i n , p h t n cua cuc ch in l n t -khoang
13 0 t - la , cha k nhng sS t i en t r a d a i hn v c l i
thanh
t n cc mon C v a cp dng ch in tx a n h .

+
+
Chnng

+
XVIII

Kh sp bu c tng thng va nhm ky bn nm cua t sp I ; h t ,

t i q u y t n h l a du ng Thiu c mun t i cng khng ng c photSng
thng na* Nhng ng Thiu khng muon va chqn ng Hngo Ong Hng
t n g l a th tng u t i n cua T hiuf
sau lm tong th k choThu
d inh ^c lp* Con t i , t o quyt nh n c tng thng*
p

*-1

i I

' '-V^.

y <M

*' V*1

*--jw - ' u

Vi' 1 1

'&

*'

Nhng cuc )u c b g ia n l n , nh t i cho *I Thiu co h ai

th u chnh - ng Minh Ln, t ngai chnh quyn t r l va t i nhng tra n g bon nm cam quyhi Thiu a cng c a v cua minh n
knng con c th e t chc mt cuc bSu c th c s t\j do g*c na* Ong
lam r a nhng o l u t k h i n cho nguj t a kho lo n g c th e tra n h c,
ch ng n i n thng c. H. Ch Minh c l -ng khng lam hn c.
}lg\XQi muon ng c p h i i d n cho m-t angln ( t i khng . phai
l ng v i n cua mt ang n o ), hoc ph .c 40 ngh s , dn
biu
g i i th i u v bao m* Nhng 'Tiiiu a km so t t t c cc dn
bieu
va nfeh s . Ngi t a oi hS ch k ii t h i |u va bao ra cuts.
1C0

h i V in h i ng tn h * Ti b i t la c u o k v i n mun t i r a ng
c nhung Thiu l g l a r a mt %o lu t cho hg t a ? on ven
ccr.
chS IQ mt cch c o I n , VI th t h vo mt a J, 1 0 x*
Thiu lm u i u e ngn can cc c th u r a tr a n ', c*
nhn v i n m t v cu a n g n i v i t l a
q u n i bu ch o t

hoc

CO t h e

Nhiu

co n 65 ph an

c h o n g M in h ) u c b u

c tr u n g

tr m

t h c ,n h n g

8 au bn nn cam quyn Thiu a k i era so a t uvc cng an , va, qua cng an ,

kerosot c nhn dn*
Trong mt nuyc ma o ch n h a t r th n h com ba, d n h n
l
chung t i c th a o lu n v kh nng lm o ch n h e l t o Thi.u Ti
b i t ra n g t i c th hoan to a n t n tng khng qun va a s tng
l n h t r o n g q n f 9 nhng khng t h e no g i c ^c b mt b i

VI

nhng ngu>* l con l 'Van l i n l c cht ch v i cc n v V it am

Chc chn h se mch Thiu*
Hhieu tng la n h khng nh l a chung t i khng cn ln h o "C hcn
lm sao cho cac s quan cao fcp n h t k mt t i hu th Da T hiu
a
r a i , jmgt ngutti n nh th .
Nhng v i c ay khng lm ^c c tng l n h c th e ung h rat
SI th a y o i ch n h phuf nhng nhng' s quan cao cap n h t, nhng ngud
ln v i c cho b to n g tham tnu, qc ngi l cn canh co l ng
c can th ig p , ng th i t\m cch mua chuc mt cch t n h . T b i t
t n n t c ba ngu?> B to n g tham mu r t g h et Thiu nhng vao
lu c
ma h b i t r a ng khrig c g cu n i t nc h n a, hQ ycnguxri.
M ti p XUC v ha h$n l a nu h< khng can t h i p t h i sau, ny sang My
hg se .c chu cp ho n man
Bi v ln g i My cn co mt khng k h ch n h t r an to a n hg
co
th e r u t qun V no. Thc t h , t , Chu vn T i n , t n h
tr&ng
G ia nh, gan tki Gn, d&i th n cn c khng qun tro n g lu c t
vng v n o i v i binh s : "Chung t i nghe n tng Ky c k
hoch
o ch n h , Nu chuyn y xy r a chung t i s sSn aang p tan* Chung
t i co cc n v my bay l n thng cua M ung h va ao chnh
jnht
n h a th fc
Co i^u l lung l f mc du
ngoi g a o My a n cho t i hieu
TLtg h khng chap nhn mt cuc x u n g ' t cng k h ai gia Thgu v t i
( hay b t c v i c

gl

co v e nh m t c u c ao

c h n h )

hg l i

r t m un

r a tra n h c l chng X Thiuo H n g h ran g v i c y lam cho

bi

cuc

- 97 -

b& u c CO v

d n ch u

h n * %' b u o i c h ? u # i s j u n k e r ? n n h

tro h g cn c khng qun va no i v i t i : "u c ma (%c din

t l

th \

khng p h l a tarn gng t t cho t h g i ! 11. Ong t a con xung phong ki?m
t S n cho t o i v n dqng cu cu*, chc hn ng t a th a b i t t i chng co
h y vng g tr u n g c , nhngc l nguyi k n g h ra n g nu p h a to n
ph
m ta o r a Q*c mt c i v n g o a i bu c t do t h i cng ng ng ti^ n #
CIA. cng lam p l c t i p h a i r a t r a n h c , nhng t i t r
h nh t t r l i % 3 U B unker : "Khng th e c* Thiu nn
q u a , v a n h t in h s khng c h u cho t i tr u n g clf. Rt cu c ,
M inh v t i u r u t l u i va cuc bu c t i e n hanh v i mt t n

.l i
chc
c
-duy*

n h t t r n l phiu : t n cua Thiu*

n l , sau h a i nm lam thu tng va bSn nm lm ph thg thng,
t i "ngi chi x i nc"o Ti vn g i qun ham thu tng khng qun,
v an cn nha tro n g cn c khng qun, va t i thng tu tninh l i , mayb a y r i n g i th a b inh s khp n trong.n c nng co ti n h
than,
h.Qua n h in l a t i chng c v i c g lm, v sau 1973 t i hay i i
v v n in cua t i Khnh Dng, v t i c my by l n
ihng
r i n g . Ngay ca nhng lu c vng mt nh tro n g cn c khng qun t v n
l i n l c thung xuyn v i g ia n h v l t i co mt ai ra d io dn
S
t r u y n t n va nhn t i n t S t nht min Nam. Khi t o i quyt nh lam n
i n , cc bn i cua t i n can ni v i t i rang hQ cam pbyc
quan
nim ch n h t r cua t i va r a t buftn th ay t i r a , cho nn h ngo

mun 'dng cho t i mt tru n g tm tru y n tin * Hq lam t h t . Cc

ly
t r o n g rng r m , a c a t i m $nh n n o i k h n g n h n g t i CO. t h e
noi
c iu y n v i v co n t i

S ai Gon ma con c th n i chuyn v ca

nc

ngoai*

N gt t a c on lung tung kh b i t chuyn My dijng ai cho t #

Mt anh t>n c n g p 't i tr n g ori c khng qun, vo dp t i v S ai
Gon hx t i "Nh Trng n g h th no v. t n h tr n g kh khn c ja t a
h i n nay
Ti n g c ^ ih i n n h n anh t a v h i l i "lm sao t i >i3t ?c?".
en l ^ t nh t a ngtc n h in t r l i : "Ngi ta -bo t i l^anhvn
l i n l c th in g v i Nh Trng qua in i tro n g rng c a anh m".
Khi cuc t n cng mnh l i t b t <fcu - v cho n lic b<ji tr n

Chung t i l i n . ti p tfc gc nhng b i phng s k chuyn bnh

ari^n Nam hoang mang booJby tro n g knh hoang, bi chung khng

con

q u n My y m tr c h o h n a . k h n h n g b a i p h n g SIX y

ung

a if thc
cng ng BI thc nh nhng chuyn xay r a Sr Phap thang
nm 1940 - nhng n iu ang t c l a nu nh cu ty c ng "khng
t i n gLjfetSe l a

CO t i n vui** u c g , t h t a c u n g c t h e n o i r a n g p

6
c
tin

v u i tc l a khng c t i l l gL
Ch t r c h b bnh cua chung t i cha u , ngui t a con gay
c h b a i khrigqun Cua ch u n g

t i la

gt

b t l c VI c h n g u r u t q u iu T c

g nhng l ch b a i ny thung l nhng nha bo khng bao g i chu

t n c tm. t im

h i u xem t i s a o m y b a y cu a c h u n g t i l i

th n g '

na

0'

i <t hn l bay tr n tix r . Ti hoan to a n bc bS nhng l i ch

t r c h ny mc du lu c t khng con l t lnh khng qun na - v5r
t h t i k h n g t lm

c c h t b o ch#

Ch t r c h

ngu& t a hoan to a n khng h i u b i t g l v t n h

nh v y ch n g t o
tr n g phc t p

gy

rang
ra

n g y t u b SI c m t c u a q u n i My -. V t Nam .

Nhng l i c h t r c h thng v t nh sau : u e n g w i va my

m c v o m i^ n Nam c h o n k h i m i n }am t r n t h c

tr

th a n h

m t

tro n g nm nc c khng qun mnh nht th g i i ( ie u ny ung). Co

th i min Nam co t i tr n mtnghn tny bay va nn, su tram t may
b a y l n th n g #

T h n h n g ( c c n h p h b i n h b&o v y )

S \ h i u

b i t

k th u t h in %; cua chung t i ngheo nn n Q chung t khng gi

n o i cho c lat chyc my bay bay cung mt luc Ng t a
v t
nhng cu chuyn khSng khip v nhng t u oan my bay p h i n n tr n
'b s i Gon khng c a t canh duxyc chi VI th i u mt c i b u ji hay mt
mng m cht ng, cha m r a , trong nhng nh kho SQ
Bin
Hoa, ni ma ngu , tro n g mt g ia i on, a cha nhu v t l u c u a
hg
Lo lam t a i h nht cua ngui
l a cho rang hg p h xy dng
khng qun V it Kam theo nh bxnh nh cua khng qun l va c th s
d.\;ng kiing qun v i t Nam nh Bc V it cng nh s dng khng
qun m nh c Au chu* l a mt t r t l m ngi M kbng
ba gi co th thanh cng V it Nam mc du kh chung t i bay
t i m t m g h ln p h i 3CUt ra n g a y , t h i t i

c o n la m t l n h k h n g q u n .

-T'
*

Phl tlm trong ii c h s mi thy c l do khin cho 'quan

nim
n i tr n cua M a fn t.ht b khng sao tr n h <yc Phai i nggc
t t h i k y p h p r u t q u n V6L b t u h u n l u y r i c h n g t i o

Sau c h i n

- 99 -

t r a n h th g i i th hai Php l a mt ncngheo nhng l i lun lun t

h ao
c a i t a i ng b i n ca mnh* Cho nn n g w Php a bt u
xy
ng khng qun eua chung t i vi r t t lng vn# Chung t i
a
u^c hc t t c nhng iSu can b i t v vn bay* imqan
trq n g
khng kn l a cac thq' my bo qun cung c hc t t ca. nhng ^u cn
b i t v mt c my bay* Thng t h l ch c mt thqr my cho moi mybay
va anh nay p h a i 't i n h tung mgi m t, t iu Chnh h thng thuy ng
h ay thay mt ng dn du b 'V*. ?n tlra ra mt cho nin b h. Va
s a u k h a phn lo i vn t h oawi l n h t c h n , anh t a phi
ng
t n tam r a mt g i $hap Thi chung t i c h co mt t may
bayn h n g nh ng c o n n g u f l a m v i c t h u m t r o n g c c n h m y b a y

-c h o

nhng my bay c th e c a t cnh uyc chrih l a nhng tn h hoa,

g i o i v may mc ng t n cy, cn cu v chtt c h .

r t

Roi nhng c vn My Su t i n n va b t ta y vao vc_hu

mt th? h th my mi, da t r n nhng l th u y t hoan to n
tig^c v i l th u y t cpa n g w i Php d sn Chng bao lu nhng
ph tung cao nh n u i v ao. Va chung t i th h ma s dyng*

uyn
tr
ffng

Ti con nh mi mt anh tru n g s chuyn v i n ngurcl tl, c

n h n g t t "bng, m t hm b c v a o t r o n g ia v m y b a y h h c

chp
mSm

k h i th y nit thq; my V igt lam ang* dung dao dip o%0 mt c b u ji 'cho
sch* Anh t a ni na u na th t : "Tri t i ! Ku. a cng
lm
nh anh t h con g la n^n kinh t ,cua nc M ! th i quni? n ,a ih :
Ngoai k ia chung t c c t r i u c m lf.

iu ma ma u c SI lng p h y chc chn c hiu l c hru

Khng a c th e phu nhn tfc rang ceh lm cia u , nli c t i n
bc
va nhng giy .chuyn sn x u t, gi cho my bay lun lun tro n g
t i n h tr n g sn sang c a t canh* Chin tra n h du sao cng l a v i c
t n
t i n , nhng th i gi con quy hn t i n te* Trc k ia , mgt ngutod th
]' .y do Phap hun luyn p h i mt nhiu ngy mi tun r a v sa <c nuQt
b phn h hong# Mt th my do My-hun luyn co th
th i gian y
xung con v a i g i bng cch vt bo lun Q c ng c c i V& thay
*bng mi; ng c mi. Ch cSn p h vn mt v i inh c, kgp mt
vai
dy chnh dn i n , th l a my bay c th l | p t c c a t cnh* Tuy n h i jj
cungcach y a di$a tr n s co tttt cua My lu c h con V it Nanio
Nhng tn h ra 20 nm k t ngy nhng thqf my au t i n doPhp
hun lu y n , chp v nhng may bay DC3 u t i n cua chung t i*
Nhng
ngi y nay a qua g ia , qua cng r n , qua sen n h t, khng th c h hgp

v i c a i phng chm nhiu l a mnh cua f\y* H curig khng c

aun
luyn s dyng nhng my bay phc tp ma chung t i t i p nhrit-TODg
g ia i o% cui cua cuc chiru Thay vo cho hg bay g i l a Dyt lo ^ i
nhn v i n bo qun mi do hu an luyn* ltin^ chuyn v i n V it
Nam
ny

c o i k h in h n h n g n g i a n an h t

m n Cua ho

Gi ay k h i th a t D^i gn k mi th y ro hu qua# Dng

ong
tr c k ia cun cun nhng phy tu n g , nay khng nhng ch chay nho
g i t ma cui cung con kh cn t r c y* Kh quc hi My b u quyt
" khng v i n t r vu k h na t-h nhng ng bang t a i ng b i n c the
g in g i cho nhng'my bay cu cuxig cua chung t i t i p t c bay
t/yc
b l n g qun t bao g i ! Nhngk^ k t c h<3 cha tng O
m hun
luyn i ph v i mt tin h hung nh v y . Th h thor may CO
the
th a y mt ng c bi VI l a v i c lam ma ngi Nl a d%y h, va
h
t i n tng ra n g chng nao con ch in tra n h t h i vn con ng c mi dw
h. la p vo my bay* Nhng by g i h t qng c mi th a y tlit* lu yu
cu h$ o mn nhng l i n h k i n tro n g mt my bay v a o i h S i h
ng
b n , nhiu ng u tro n g sS h s chng b i t p h i b t Su t u*

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XIX

AI S GRAHAM MARTIN
MNI KHE CHI TR HA MANG
Tro* l c h n h t r n g n g a y 2 7 - 3 - 1 9 8 5 , t i
la

t u n g r a x&g t S

y b a n CU*1* n g u y d n t c s a u h n 3 lim n g n g o i c h n h

\
c h c gQ

q ii*

y
Ti m mt CUQC hQp_bao t ^ cu l c b s qun tro n g cn
c
khng qun, v l cnh sa t cng an s khng dam vo o ngn chn# Nhng
4 In h bao cua Thiu r a t th n h mu nh h i th y f va v hiha
cuc hp bao cua t i ', h a ngay trura o* Thiu h l n h cho th u I tng
Khim thrxh lpmgt n i cc c h n tr a n h tro n g myi ng co
quan
icachSng cng %u c th tham- d*

'^Ql Sau 010* tiu t r n t n cn r , B ^t cua h htiri;' T{t CUQC

H qun
nho H1U11& r t CO y
cho du k c h cit kTch mt tiTn n
nno

t r n quoc
2.^ g a Nha
vu lun-mtb u y t Ti n dn t lu
ti ^ n
n au t i n b th a t th u , c cch dn i en c/x t i Khanh IXtoti cha
40 dgai# Hd do t i ang c mt 0* n i on, v kh i ^c t i n ,
t i
l p t e may bay ve Sai Gon bao cho Gc ngi la n h uo aun
q.
b i e t ra n g cuc hanh qun n i t r n bao tr c mt k hoch cua *cqng
3n
t n

COE g c a o n g u y n , v a

c th e

la

B a n H n -th u t*

Luc tng Tiimes ca CIA n gp t i , t i h o i ng t a l i u i

va
T hiu co b i t ra n g BaiiKn-thuQt ang b eda khng ? c Timmes
v
t n g Cao Vn V in , t n g tham mu trng* u n i v i t i ra n g hg
co
ay- u t i n t c v k hoch nh c h i n Ba.i-^na-thuyt ca cng sru V n
n i thm l ng t a co tham d mt CUQC hp v i Thiu tng Phm
Vn
P hu, t l n h qun oan I I , va tng L Trung Tng t l n h s oan 2 3
^ngu> bo v | B un-m -thut 9 Thiu cho Phu b ? t l a sir oan 320 cua cng
s a n ang t i n Ve p h a nam t n cng Pan-ii-thut,. Phu m bo vim i
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va
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Thu
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.no t n g th u )* I'&i cao nguyn, tng Ng Quang Trng r u t l c l gng
phong th u a sng* Truxmg d\ n h t p tr u n g qun CO tjiu mt s
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c h n g a o u mt nhn ..vi r a cua toai^i' s n thna t i ^u n lgtn
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t h t b th . 86 khuy ng hgji t h u , dn n hon lo n v k thu qri s
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c h n h t i a "bo nhim tng U inh vao chc vi n y . Chung t i th a o lu n
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Thiu t i ni : y ban cua chung t i
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Mt ng phy t khc a r a k n l chnh Thiu yu cu M art i n n thm t i do x t sc mnh cua, phong tr a o cua chung t i. u
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con h n ghi nn t i khng th v tuc t i lH artin* Ti c tm chorng
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m c d t i n t c tnoi nfiay rc\Qt ylu hn. Cc t h t r a n ven bi.Sn l n ltrqrt

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nh ng ta c ngp 'n ^ n g . Tuy rang a r a mt k t lu n i mt
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