WOULD THE LOSS OF SOUTH VIETNAM AND LAOS PRECIPITATE A "DOMINO EFFECT" IN THE F

NLJ.058.002.004/3 1066 S-E-C-R-E-T APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE: DEC 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR 9 June 1964 SUBJECT: Would the Loss of South Vietnam and Loos Precipitate a "Domino Effect" in the Far East? 1. The "domino effect" appears to mean that when one nation falls to communism the impact is such as to weaken the resistance of other countries and facilitate, if not cause, their fall to communism.