U.S. TROOPS IN VIETNAM
6 No Premature Withdrawal’ CN.Z Pre«» A««n.—Coppripht) SINGAPORE. June 19. The Prime Minister (Lee Kuan Yew) warned yesterday that a premature American withdrawal from South Vietnam could jeopardise the security of South-east Asia and lead to the domination of small Asian countries by large Asian countries. He told Singapore University students he did not believe “there will be any premature or precipitate withdrawal from Vietnam. “But at the same time, I think it will be unrealistic for us to believe the Americans can keep on pouring in troops and men and resources indefinitely,” he said. He thought the South-east Asia situation would be “reasonably secure” for the next five “and possibly 10 yean."
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31091, 21 June 1966, Page 8
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