Throughnd went on progressively more responsible positions to become chief of staff of the army and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Few men have played such a significant role and the developments leading to our current involvement in vietnam. For the last five years, general taylor has been associated intimately with the making of vietnamese policy decisions. As personal military representative of president kennedy and 1961 and 1962, as chairman of the joint chief of staff, and as our ambassador to South Vietnam in 1964 and 1965. He is now special consultant to the president , and accompanied him to the recent conference in honolulu. General taylor, we are very pleased to have you. We have had you often before and are very familiar with you. We welcome you to make whatever statement you choose. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, i want to thank you mr. Chairman and the members of the committee for your willingness to hear my views on the situation in South Vietnam. I am afraid they wi