VIEWS EXPRESSED BY NORTH VIETNAMESE (DELETED) THAT ARTICLE BY JAMES RESTON ACCU

Created: 12/29/1966

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SUBJECT VIEWS EXPRESSED BY NORTHARTICLE

BY JAMES RESTON ACCURATELY ASSESSED HANOI POSITION ON NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT SECRET CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE

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MPSE5SED BY THE ARTICLE BY JAMES RESTON IN THEECEMBER (SIC)

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OF THE BOMBINGS BY THE UNITED STATES WOULDHORT TIME LEAD TO THE WILLINGNESS OF HANOI TO OPEN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

[THE CESSATION CF THE BOMBING MUST BE ACCOMPLISHEDAY THAT WILL NOT CAUSE HANOI TO LOSE FACE OR APPEAR TO BE SURRENDERING TO AN ULTIMATUM, AND IF THE BOMS INSS WERE UNCONDITIONALLY STOPPED, THIS WOULD HAVE THE DESIRED

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POSSIBLE, BY WAY OF SECRET DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS, FOP THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH VIETHAH TiECRET AGREEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT IF THE BOMBINGS WERE UNCONDITIONALLY STOPPED, HANOI WOULD PROMISEHORT PAUSE TO INITIATE NEGOTIATION TALKS.

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