The Pentagon Papers
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Volume 1
Document 30, US, Army Position on NSC Action No. 1074-a, 5 April 1954, p 471-72
ARMY POSITION ON NSC ACTION NO. 1074-A
1. There are important military disadvantages to intervention in Indochina under the assumptions set forth in NSC Action No. 1074-a.
2. A military victory in Indochina cannot be assured by U.S. intervention with air and naval forces alone.
3. The use of atomic weapons in Indochina would not reduce the number of ground forces required to achieve a military victory in Indochina.
4. It is estimated that seven U.S. divisions or their equivalent, with appropriate naval and air support, would be required to win a victory in Indochina if the
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