STATEMENTS TO JAPANESE PEACE ENVOY YOKOYAMA ON VIETNAM BY WESTERN EUROPEAN GOVE

Created: 5/20/1966

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AS.IA, YOKOYAMA MET WITH FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER COUVE DE MURVILLE AMD ASIAN BJMEAJ DIRECTOR MANA'CH DURING HIS VISIT ARIS (LATE FtohjARY AND EARLY MARCH). COUVE DE MURVILLE TOLD YOKOYAMA THAI IT IS NOT USEFUL FUK THE UNITED STATES TO CONTACT THE SOVIET UNION OK OTHER THUD COUNTRIES IN AN EFFORT TO SETTLE THE VIETNAM ACCORDING TO MURVILLE, THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CONTACT

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KCRTH VILTMH AM) THE NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT DIRECTLY. IF JAPAN DESIRES TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD PEACE IN VIETNAM, JAPAN UST ASK THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TOWARD BOTH "OhTH VIEThAM AND THE VIET CONG. MURVILLE ALSO STATED THAT FHAliCE T CONSIDERING ANY CONCRETE PLAN FOR SOLUTION OF THE VIETNAM CRISISOLUTION DOES NOT APPEAR IMMINENT.

2. ASIAN BUREAU DIRECTOR MANA'CH STATED THAT BEFORE VIETNAM PlACl NEGOTIATIONS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN, THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT POINla MUST Bt CONSIDERED AND ACCEPTED BY THE UNITED STATES:

OF CHINAEACE CONFERENCE ON VIETNAMj

OF UNITED STATES BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM;

PARTICIPATION OF THE VIET CONG INCONFERENCE SEPARATE FROM NORTH VIETNAMESEOft ME NT ING ON CHINA'S ATTITUDE ON VIETNAM, MANA'CH STATEDHO UGH CHINA HAS URGED NORTH VIETNAM AND THE VIET CONG TO CARRY

ON THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE, FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE PROBLEMBE BY THE NORTH VIETNAMESE AND VIET CONG

5. INOKOYAMA MET WITH 3RITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY MICHAEL STEWART, WHO STATED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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