>> aye. >> no. >> aye. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> aye. >> the clerk will report. >> 28 members have voted aye, 10 members have voted no. to.he resolution is agreed article two is amended is adopted and will be reported to the house. the committee will recess until 10:30 tomorrow morning.

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retaliation for communist p.t. boat attacks on the high seas. this is the maddux, one of two abodes attacked in north vietnam. war craft from two carriers aenged the unwarranted read with 64 sorties to vietnam sort he bases. more than half the boats were destroyed and north vietnam oil reserves badly depleted. it is estimated that 10% went up in flames after direct hits. the pentagon said two pilots were lost. the u.s. sorties were launched as a warning to the communist that unprovoked attacks will bring prompt response. the lights burned all night in the white house as president johnson conferred with his advisers and he went before the nation to report on the crisis. sense, this new

act of aggression aimed directly at our own forces again brings home to all of us in the united of thethe importance struggle for peace and security in southeast asia. theession by terror of peaceful villagers of south vietnam has now been joined by open aggression from the high seas against the united states of america. the determination of all to carry out our full commitment to the people and government of south vietnam will be redoubled by this outrage. , our response for the preent will be limited -- resident will be limited and fitting.

althoughans know, others appear to forget, the risk of spreading conflict. we still seek no wider war. i have instructed the secretary of state to make this position and twoclear to friends adversaries and in deed, to all. i have instructed ambassador sivan sent to raise this matter immediately and urgency -- this at theraise united nations. >> in southeast asia, we want nothing more and nothing less than the assured and guaranteed independence of the peoples of that area. helpe in southeast asia to our friends have their own opportunity to be free of important terror, of asian

assassination managed to the north vietnam communists based in hanoi and backed by communists chinese from peking. >> the united states announced that 5000 more military advisers were being sent to south the unum to bring our forces there to 21,000. -- south vietnam to bring our forces there to 21,000. the also united misstates -- united states military machine has enough to face up to any threat. the communist vietcong rebels appear to be stronger in recent weeks. they have made hit and run raids in four miles of saigon. there are reports of enemy troop told up on the south vietnam border. for the first time there is talk of a south vietnam drive into north vietnam.

reinforcements are being moved into strategic locations as part of a new strategy in this frustrating war. this is not a force -- this is not to force a showdown with the reds, but 80 chance to show that the u.s. wants to contain the war. air squadrons are transferred leaders of both parties united the president to carry out our commitments to defeppedz defeppedz -- to defend world responsibilities. >> it is our responsibility to military action to force military strength who is as vast