Pentagon Papers: After Tet, Study Reports, Joint Chiefs Sought Virtual Mobilization
Pentagon study shows that after Vietcong Tet offensive in Feb '68 Joint Cs/S and Westmoreland sought to force Johnson a long way toward natl mobilization in effort to gain victory in Vietnam, but pressure set off a last, bitter policy debate in Adm that resulted in rejection of their views; explains that Johnson for 1st time faced squarely prospect that he had sought to avoid, full-scale call-up of reserves and putting nation economically on semi-war footing; notes that Johnson confronted prospect at time of great dissent about aims and conduct of war; Johnson finally relieved Westmoreland of command and on Mar 31 '68 announced decision to limit Amer operations in Vietnam