The mission came in the wake of the Krulak–Mendenhall mission in which United States Marine Corps General Victor Krulak and State Department official Joseph Mendenhall gave diametrically differing outlooks on the military and political situation in Vietnam.
Misi tersebut diadakan saat pengangkatan misi Krulak–Mendenhall dimana Jenderal United States Marine Corps Victor Krulak dan pejabat Departemen Negara Joseph Mendenhall memberikan sorotan yang berbeda atas keadaan militer dan politik di Vietnam.