STATEMENTS BY NORTH VIETNAMESE (DELETED) THAT CONTINUED AMERICAN BOMBING AND AM

Created: 12/23/1966

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AMERICAN BOMBING AND AMERICAN REFUSAL TO RECOGNIZE VIET CONG ARE CHIEF OBSTACLES TO NEGOTIATIONS

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HBUHHIHHHI^^OTIATIONS ON THE VIETNAM WAR ARE IMPOSSIBLE WHILE THE BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM CONTINUES. NORTH VIETNAMESE CANNOT Cfr^ER^CESSAT^ON^ OF INFILTRATI ON .OF SOUTH VIETNAM IN EXCHANGE FOR CESSATION OF BOMBING AS THAT WOULD STIFLE THEIR ENTIRE EFFORT.OBSTACLE TO NEGOTIATIONS IS UNTED STATES FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE

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DELEGATE ARTHUR J. GOLDBERG'S REQUESTO BRINGEASE-FJ^RE_ AND. TH'S. MIGHT.ESSENING OFANOI ABOUT UNITED STATES INTENTIONS.}

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VIETNAM'S REFUSAL.TO RESPOND TO UNITED STATES PEACE OVERTURES,HHH

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IMPOSSIBLE TO AGREE TO NEGOTIATE WHILE THE BOMBING OF NORTHHbbBBHHH NORTH VIETNAMESE DO NOT AGREE THAT ANYAMERICAN BOMBING SHOULD BE MET BY AN EQUIVALENT EFFORT ON THEIR PART. THE BOMBINGS AS BEING WITHOUT ANY GENUINE EQUIVALENT ON THEIRTHEIR VIEW THE- SUGGESTION THAT THEY' SHOULD CEASE TO.-INF1LTRATE SOJTHEXCHANGEESSATION OF THE BOMBING WOULD MEAN THAT THEY WOULDTHEIR ENTIRE EFFORT^ WHILE THE AMERICANS WOULD CONTINUE^)LAND WAR

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STOPPED, IS UNITED STATES FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE VCDIRECT PARTNER IN THENORTH VIETNAMESE DEMANDITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPSOF THEIR BASIC FOUR POINTS IS NOT MEANT TOONDITION FOROF PEACE TALKS,ONDITION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE. STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN INTENT TO WITHDRAW ITS FORCES AFTERON PEACE TERMS WOULD SUFFICE. 'THE MODALITIES OF THEBE WCfiKEO OUT IN THE .

bI^HHHHIH^KhERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW ABOUT THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS: (A) PEKING IS TOTALLY OPPOSED TO THEM. IT SUITS THE CHINESE TO HAVE THE WAR CONTINUE, INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES WHILE CHINA IS UNTOUCHED; {B) HANOI WOULO BE READY TO NEGOTIATE IF WHAT IT CCWSIDERS TO BE THE INDISPENSABLE CONDITIONS ARE MET; (C) WHAT THE VC WANT IS NOT CLEAR. THEY ARE FIGHTING MEN AND DO NOT ALWAYS SEE EYE-TO-EYE WITH HANOI.VIETNAMESE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VCHAND^HBBKjHEY MUST BE REPRESENTED IN ANY PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

JHMBHHIbBEaS TO WHETHER THE! ESCALATION OF THE WAR

MEANS AMERICAN INVASION OF NORTH VIETNAM,VIETNAM BELIEVES AN AMERICAN INVASION-MUST BE ANTICIPATED SOONER OR LATER AND IS PREPARING FOR IT. BaHaBBBBBBBBBNVASION WOULD NOT NECESSARILY DRAW CHINA INTO THE CONFLICT,HH"OBVIOUSLY AN

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INVASION OF NORTH VIETNAM WOULD INCREASE the THREATAND THE ENTRY of CHINESE 'VOLUNTEERS' WOULD BEVHHHHHHv^bHhopE IS FOR

NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE, EVEN FROM bJHbTR IENOS. " fvHHB FORCf NEUTRALIZATION Cf NORTH VIETNAM, but HHBL*do NOTTHE 'DOMINO THEORY', THAT CHINA WOULD ATTEMPT to TAKE OVERASIA IF-THI VIETNAM WAR ENDS WITH THE AMERICANS'

NOT BRING UP THE Si NO-SOVIET CONFLICT.

IIIBLbHIibbIIIIHHIaS to THE TIMING CfALTHOUGH NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM INTENDED TO BE REUNITED, it WCOLD_NOT TAKE PLACEBEFORE the AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS"

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REITERATION Of THE AMERICAN "lb POINTS-CONTINUES TO PUT CONDITIONS THAT ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO HANOI.

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ENGTHY WAR/flHHH"WT ARE USED TO WAR. WE HAVEUARTER CENTURY OF IT NOW, AND WE ARE HARDENED. l LLILLION AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO APPROACH ANYTHINGEAL VICTORY, AND EVEN THOUGHORCE MIGHT BE ABLE TOELATI VELY EFFECTIVE MILITARY OCCUPATION OF SOUTH VIETNAM, RESISTANCE WOULD GO ON INDEFINITELY."WAR WAS ESSENTIALLY AN AMERICAN WAR, AS THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE CANNOT BE COUNTED ON FOR EFFECTIVE FIGHTING.

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NO PERMANENT VC OFFICE WILL BE OPENED IN PARIS, AS THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN NO INDICATION iT WOULD WELCOMEEPRESENTATl I.

AUTHENTIC VC REPRESENTATIVES NOW IN

STATE CINCPAC PACAF APPAC PACFLT

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