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Title:
North Vietnamese views on negotiations
Date of Creation:
April 8, 1968
Date of Declassification:
August 4, 1992
Type of Document:
Cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
2 p.
Abstract:
This Cable gives details regarding the position of Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) on negotiations: 1) The DRV has no objection to making preliminary contacts with the US while partial bombing still continues; 2) The first contact must be aimed at the total cessation of bombing before talks continue; 3) The first contact must only be between the US and the DRV at the ambassador level; 4) The DRV rejected Moscow as place of first contact and proposed Phnom Penh.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1993-001248
Link to Full Text: