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cu ms. thieu and government members.



cu ms village administration cadres after the training.



cu ms thieu talked with village cadres.



cu he presented to each a gift.



ls village cadres after the training.



after that thieu met the press - he replied to many questions of newsmen he was surrounded by newsmen and photographers




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Background: Yesterday, president Nguyen Van Thieu, when he presided the ceremony ending the 4 weeks of training for the village administration cadres in Vung Tao sea shore, declared that any pressure, even from US president Nixon may not force him to accept a coalition government with the communists. he released that the ARVN will be encreased up to 1,100,000 men at the beginning of 19?0 (actual number of ARVN is 900,000) to replace the US troopers.