REDACTED THE COMMUNIST OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH VIETNAM, CHINESE AID TO HANOI AND TR

Created: 5/27/1972

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TO KILL ALL POWS AND POLITICAL PRISONERS IN THE SOUTH IFFALLS. ON THE CONTRARY, POLICY

OF THE PRG AND DRV TOWARD ENEMIES WHO SURRENDER OR ARE CAPTURED IS TO INFLICT NO REPRISALS EXCEPT ON THOSE GUILTY OF ATROCITIES. OVN MILITARY FORCES HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT DEFECTORS WILL BE TREATED HUMANELY AND THAT OFFICERS WILL RETAIN THE SAME RANK IN THE LIBERATION FORCES THAT THEY ENJOYED IN THE ARVN.

5, STRESSED THAT THE PRG IS SEEKING THE

RESIGNATION OF THJEU AMD A CHANGE IN QVN PCI ICY. ^SUGGESTEDCOULD CLAIM SOME "DIPLOMATIC ILLNESS" WHICH KOULDTO RESIGN WITHOUT LOSING FACE. AID THE PRG ISA WAY FOR. ALSO TO LEAVE SOUTH VIET RAMIF THE PRG IS IN CONTACT WITH THE FRENCHTHE WAR.THAT THE PRG IS IN

CONSULTATION WITH THE FRENCH "ALL THE TIME."