Wednesday, May 16, 1973

THE SUMMER DAILY

Page Nine

Wednesday, May 16, 973 THE SUMMER DAILY Page Nine

U.S. civilians stay

on in S.
By The Associated Press
The GIs are gone from South
V i e t n a m, but thousands of
American civilians remain, car-
rying out tasks that are shroud-
ed in official secrecy and often
clouded by confusion.
About 23,SOO U. S. troops have
left the country since the cease-
fire agreement reached Jan. 27.
A far cry from the half million
U. S. military p e r s o n n e 1
stationed in Vietnam at. the
height of the war.
DURING the conflict nearly
46,000 Americans were killed and
more than 150,000 were seriously
wounded. These casualty counts
go back to 1961, but the actual
U. S. military presence in Viet-
nam goes back to the 1950s when
an average of 650 American ad-
visers were assigned there.
Official U. S. advisors are now
prohibited by the Paris accords,
but it is estimated that between
6,000 and 7,000 American civil-
ians, many only recently muster-
ed out of military service, are
supporting South Vietnam's mili-
tary machine.
Most of the civilians are em-
ployed by a dozen major contrac-
tors and more than a hundred
minor ones. Their main job, os-
tensibly; is teaching mechanical
and electronic skills, but some
are reported o be maintaining
aircraft and communications
gear.
ABOUT 800 civilians are as-
signed to the Defense Attache Of-
fice which has taken over the
DAILY OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
DAY CALENDAR
Phychiatry: t Fast. "Multiple Iden-
tities in Borderline Personality Organi-
zation," discussant, R. Ekstein, Reiss-
Davis Child Study Ctr., L.A., CPu
Ad.. 10:15 am.
Commission for women: Homer
Heath Lounge. Union, 11:30 am.
Botany: M. Fuller, Univ. of Georgia,
"Phycmycetes as Models for Develop-
mental Studies: An Electron Microscop-
it's view," 1139 Nat. Sci., 4 pm.
SUMMER PLACEMENT
212 SABI
'STUDENTS: Job openings still
available in Detroit area. Also some
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(AHEER PLANNING & PLACEMENT
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INTERVIEWS ON CAMPUS: Dept. 1o
Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisheries &
wildlife will be at CP&P Thurs., May
24, recruiting for: Fliery Biologists
Wildlife Biologists, & Refuge Manager
Phone or stop in to schedule an Inter-
view.
TEACHER CORPS / PEACE CORPS
Earn a teaching certificate in Elem
Phys. Ed. along with a M's & be paid
while doing it, a combined program i
ottered at Wash. State U. oe the 1t
year & in Venezuela the next 2 years
Write: Rm. 102, Smith Gym., Pullman
Wash. 99i63.
State U. College at Buffalo offers
Intern Programs: 1) grads w major i
Eng., 3 yr. program leading to M's de
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etnam
former U. S. Command head-
quarters at Tan Son Nhut air
base in Saigon. The old "War
Room" of the Command has be-
come the "Readiness Room" and
is inaccessible as ever. It was
from this room with its glowing,
illuminated charts and elaborate
communications facilities that
the U. S. war effort w'as directed.
The Readiness Room is now be-
ing manned around the clock by
a staff of about 40 civilians most-
ly retired officers. A spokesman
for the Defense Attache Office
said, however, that the Penta-
gon is hiring nobody less than
three years out of uniform, ex-
cept under waivers granted in
extraordinary circumstances.
The Viet Cong. has charged
that 17,000 U. S. military per-
sonnel remain in South Vietnam
disguised as civilians, but no evi-
dence is available to support the
charge.
THE U.S. EMBASSY estimates
that there are a total of 9,000 to
9,500 American civilians in Viet-
nam, including children and
tourists. Officials recall that U.
S. civilian contract workers in
Vietnam reached 14,000 four
years ago.

UP TO 7,000
AMERICANS Build-Up
STAYING 500000-
IN SOUTH 400,000
The grunts are gone, but
U.S. civilians are supporting
the South Vietnamese
military machine. 200,000-
Ostensibly, the civilians'
main job is teaching 100,000
mechanical and electronic
skills, but some are
reported maintaining -
aircraft and
communications gear.

U.S. IN VIETNAM, 1961-73
and Withdrawal ---4 0 pl16
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Peace talks bgn -"" first troop
AXwithdraoal
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Between 6,000 and 7,000 American Civilians
are sppttiy iotO totoms wttsy masit

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are supporting South Vietnam's miltary machine
CASUALTIES ( From an.1, 1961 to cease -lire of Jan. 28, 1973)
KILLED 1 3 SERIOUSLY WOUNDED K3
TOTAL: 45,948 TOTAL: 153,303 303,640 if less seriously wounded are added
50.000---__ _ _

40,000--
30,000 -
20,000 --
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1961-64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 70 71 72

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