Abstract
THE ABORTIVE REBELLION in Saigon last Novenber, coming on the heels of a military coup in neighboring Laos, focused worldwide attention on the political situation in the Southeast Asian republic. Interest was especially high in the United States, which has given approximately $1.3 billion in aid to Vietnam since 1954 and is committed to come to its defense in the event of a Communist invasion. American press coverage of the uprising indicated considerable American sympathy with the rebels and a readiness to accept a denouement that would have seen President Ngo Dinh Diem and his government ousted. Another current of opinion, however, while uneasy about certain aspects of the Ngo Government, was dissatisfied. with the rebel alternative. These contradictory expressions suggest the dilemma of many observers in analyzing the development of the Renublic of Vietnam during its five years of existence.
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