Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky Sitting at Desk

(Original Caption) Air Vice Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, commander of the South Vietnamese Air Force and leading spokesman for the officers who challenged the civilian regime, said the military meant literally its offer "to act as a mediator" on "all differences in order to achieve national unity" During press conference following the coup on Dec. 20. US Secretary of State Dean Rusk suggested, Dec. 23, that the US would be forced to curtail its aid to South Vietnam if a unified Government were not re-established in Saigon.