State Department Publication 9857. Editor in chief: John P. Glennon. Editor: Edward C. Keefer. Includes official documents concerning: discussion and formulation of policy in Washington; policy implementation in South Vietnam; the relationship among the United States government, the Diem government, and dissident elements in South Vietnam; United States intelligence assessments of the viability of the Diem government and the prospects of potential coup plotters; and United States military involvement in Vietnam.