1.
SV CAN THO RESIDENTS ARRIVING
0.05

2.
LV CROWD ASSEMBLE AT CEREMONY SITE
0.10

3.
LV VIETNAMESE TROOPS LINE UP
0.12

4.
SV PREMIER KY WALKS PAST SOLDIERS (2 SHOTS)
0.16

5.
LV PACKED PAVILION
0.19

6.
SCU KY WALKS PAST CROWD
0.21

7.
CU CROWD WAVE FLAGS
0.23

8.
SV KY WALKING TOWARDS PAVILION (2 SHOTS)
0.27

9.
SCU GUESTS IN PAVILION
0.29

10.
SV KY ADDRESSING
0.34

11.
LV SOLDIERS
0.35

12.
CU KY PINS MEDAL TO BATTALION COLOURS
0.40

13.
CU GENERAL HUU CO (RIGHT) PINS GALLANTRY MEDALS ON SOLDIERS
0.42

14.
CU GENERAL QUANG DOING LIKEWISE
0.44

15.
SV GIRLS GARLANDING SOLDIERS
0.47

16.
SV CAPTURED VIET CONG WEAPONS
0.51

17.
SV PEOPLE LOOK AT WEAPONS
0.52

18.
LV EXHIBITION OF WEAPONS
0.58



Initials RM/V/MR/ES



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Background: THE PEOPLE OF CAN THO, SOME 150 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF SAIGON, GAVE A ROUSING WELCOME ON FRIDAY TO THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE PRIME MINISTER, NGUYEN CAO KY, DURING HIS ONE-DAY VISIT. THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT TO THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA WAS TO PRESIDE AT A MILITARY CEREMONY MARKING THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS AGAINST VIET CONG IN THE AREA.

THE LARGE CROWD WAVED PAPER FLAGS AS THE PRIME MINISTER WALKED PAST THEM TO A SPECIALLY ERECTED PAVILION AFTER INSPECTING SOUTH VIETNAM TROOPS WHO WERE ENGAGED IN THE OPERATIONS. IN HIS SPEECH, THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD END DISORDERS AGAINST HIS MILITARY GOVERNMENT OR RESIGN. HE SAID: "IT IS TIME TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. WE MUST STOP THE TROUBLE. EITHER I STOP IT -- OR RESIGN."
ASSISTING PRIME MINISTER KY IN PINNING GALLANTRY MEDALS ON SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING SOLDIERS WERE THE DEFENCE MINISTER, LIEUTENANT GENERAL NGUYEN HUU CO, AND THE MILITARY COMMANDER OF CAN THO AREA, LIEUTENANT GENERAL DANG VAN QUANG. VIETNAMESE GIRLS GARLANDED THE SOLDIERS, AND THERE WAS AN EXHIBITION OF ASSORTED WEAPONS TAKEN FROM VIET CONG KILLED DURING THE OPERATIONS.