DELETED ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE U.S. ON POW/MIA AND AID ISSUES AND DESIRE FOR

Created: 6/15/1976

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ISSUES AKD DESIRE. OIL TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTANCEl SOVIET OIL EXPLORATION IN NORTH VIETNAM

THE DRV CONSIDERS THE POW/MIA ISSUE A PART OF THE

IN LATE APRIL6 THAT THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OP VIETNAM (DRV) WILL NOT ACCEPTRECONDITION TO THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THE TASK OP SEARCHINC FOR MISSING PRISONERS OF WAR (POW) AND THOSE MISSING IN ACTION (MIA).

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THE VIETNAMESE WOULD LIKE BOTH PARTIES TO SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND NEGOTIATE ON ALL ISSUES, AND THE DRV IS HILLING TO DO THIS. BOTH THE POU/MIA ISSUE AND RECONSTRUCTION ISSUE WOULD BE INCLUDED.

THE DRV IS PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE.

AT ANY TIME; BE SAID THE DRV DOES NOT HAVE ANT TIMETABLE

COMMENTED THAT THE DRV CLEARLY

. AID TO ASSIST IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF NORTH VIETNAM.

UNDERSTANDS. POLICT HAS ERYLOW (DEFEAT) AND IT IS NOT EAST TO START OVER AND COME TOGETHER; MOREOVER, VIETNAM DOBS NOT WANT TOITUATION WHERE THE DRV PROFITS FROM ITS VICTORT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE UNITED

THIWGS GO OH AND CONTINUE. LET

RECONSIDER TBE SITUATION, AND TBEK SOME REAL DISCUSSION CAN GET UNDERWAT. VIETNAM, HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND PRESS. TO NEGOTIATE.

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RECENT TALKS VITH OTHER VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, VOICED AN APPRECIATION. EXPERIENCE ANDOIL EXPLORATION, DRILLING, AND EXTRACTION OF OIL. THETHAT THE AMERICAN OIL COMPANIES ARE AMONG THE BEST, ANDARE VERY INTERESTED IN. EQUIPMENT AND TO EXPLOIT THEIR OIL RESOURCES. THE VIETNAMESE BT DEALING. OIL COMPANIES THET WILL ACHIEVE FASTER AND THET ARE URRY TO DO SO. THETHEIR SITUATION WHEREIN THET ONLT ARE RECEIVING CREDITSAID FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. THE VIETNAMESE WANT TO STAND THEIR OWN AND BE INDEPENDENT. THET EXPRESSED THEIR FEELINGS "WE WANT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN OUR COUNTRT AND ITSWE CAN USE THE RETURN TO PAY OUn LOANS."

OFFICIALS IN HANOI RECENTLY DISCLOSED THAT THETOIL IN THE RED RIVER DELTA NORTH OF HANOI. THE SOVIETS TO DISCUSS ANTTHING FURTHER REGARDING THEIR STRIKE.

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