The Government of South Vietnam. after considering the situation carefully. reached the conclusion that their chances of repelling this inevitable Communist wave attack will be better if they consolidate their resources nearer to the capital city of Saigon. As I said. this was a military decision that. given the circumstances. was probably a wise one. But hereas elsewherewe cannot separate the human element from this development. The decision to retreat may have brought the South Vietnamese army some additional time. but it has also created thousands upon thousands of new refugees. more than in any short period in the history not just of this war. but of war itself. At least 100.000 people. according to the most recent estimate. have fled from Quangtri and Hue to Danang. Mr.
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