Conversation with ROBERT MCNAMARA and OFFICE CONVERSATION, September 13, 1966

MCNAMARA SAYS DEAN RUSK APPROVES WILLIAM WESTMORELAND'S REQUEST FOR B-52 STRIKE NORTH OF DMZ BUT HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT NAVAL GUNFIRE REQUEST; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS LBJ APPROVE B-52 STRIKE TONIGHT, ASK WESTMORELAND ABOUT LIMITING GUNFIRE; LBJ APPROVES STRIKE