NORTH VIETNAM'S RESERVATIONS CONCERNING THE PLANNING FOR THE BERTRAND RUSSELL "WAR CRIMES" TRIBUNAL AND ITS INTENTION TO COORDINATE WITH THE JCP ON COLLECTION OF "EVIDENCE"

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005429136
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2010
• Case Number: F-2009-01396
• Publication Date: February 23, 1967

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'NORTH VIEINA
THE JCP ON COLLECT.
ACQ:
H 'EVER9 EXPRESS HIGH REGARD FOR THE WORK OF THE JCIWCV IN
COLLECTING EVIDENCg FOR USE AT THE TRIBUNAL, AND SAID THEY
OF IMP TANT POINTS WITH PLANS OF THE BERTRAND RUSSELL CRE-
TARI T IN PREPARATION FOR ITS(~WAR CRIMES" TRIBUNAL. THEY ID,
CERNING THE
I. (SUM RY: ACCORDING TO HO CHI MINH AND OTH RANKINGS MAR 16 1967
NORTH VIE NAMESE OFFICIALS, NORTH VIETNAM IS AT ODDS A NUMaZR
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THEY ADDED THAT
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ORTH VIETNAM WILL ENCOURAGE AN IN
ATING DELEGATIONS FROM NATIO
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JANUARY, PRESIDE HO c
TNAMESE OFFI ALS. IN
WITH THE VISITING SEVEN-MAN D
PARTY (JCP)--CONTROLLED JAPAN C
CTIVITY.
EASING NUMBER
EE TO INVESTIGATE WAR CRIMES
A. NORTH VIETNAM DOES NO
IGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THE
HAVE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRIBUN
SUPPORT IT NEVERTHELESS.
V
BUT WILL
N
0 OUTDO THE NUREMBURG
B. MORT H VIETNAM WA S THE TRIBUNAL
A
A
TRIALS IN CHARGING CRI S AGAINST HUMANITY.
C. NORTH VIETN WANTS THE TRIBUNAL TO PA S SENTENCES ON
THE AMERICAN WAR IMINALS, AND IS DISSATISFIED T T THE PRESENT
W
PREVAILING VIEW N THE RUSSELL SECRETARIAT OPPOSES HIS.
H
D. NORT VIETNAM WANTED TO SEND AN OFFICIAL DELE TION TO
I
TARIAT.
PARTICIPATJ IN THE TRIBUNAL, BUT WAS REFUSED BY THE RUSSEI4L SECRE-
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 REQUEST THAT X00-400 INJURED AND VICTIMIZED VIETNAf SE PQOPLE
THE DURATION OF THE t'WIBUNAL tic DINGS MUCH SHORTER THAN THE
PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY THREE N S PRESENTLY CONTEMPLATED BY
F. NORTH VIETNAM WAIVES THE TRIBU L TO CONVENE Ac SOON
TO MAINTAIN THE AUST E ORDERLINESS OF THE IBUNAL PROCEEDINGS
THAT NO MORE THAN OR 4 SUCH WOUNDED VICTIMS HOULD 609 IN ORDER
0. NORTH VIETNAM HA DEEPEST CONF ENCE IN THE TRIBUNAL'S
THE RUSSELL SECRETARIAT.
OFF IALS ACCEPTED THE JAPANESE PROPOSAL THAT THE JCIWCV REPOR
ADDITION DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FROM VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS ORIGI-
MENTARY EVIDF. E, FILMS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MATERIA EVIDENCE.
PRESENITATION OF TS REPORT TO THE TRIBUNAL, COMPL E WITH D000-
AND WANT THE JCIWC TO TAKE THE LEAD IN MAKING HE BEST POSSIBLE
JAPANESE PREPARATORY AC VITIES LED BY TH JCIWCV.
I T I A L
 TO THE TRIBUNAL SHOULD INCLUDE AN INDICTMENT OF ANERI$AAN MILITARY
AMERICAN AGGRESS
4. NORTH VIETNA
BACKGROUND MATERIALS
TRIBUNAL WORLD-WIDE
HANOI, AND CO
TO HANOI BY
EPARATIONS BROUGHT
LAINED THAT SUCH .
VIETNAM FROM VARIOUS
ITEE.
CIALS SAID T
F INVESTIGATING M
USIASTIC ABOUT
EXPANDING THE Sc E OF SUCH VISITS, NOW IS IN FAVO OF BRINGING
MORE INVESTIG ING DELEGATIONS TO NORTH VIETNAM, AND S ALSO
ENCOURAGING HE INTERCHANGE OF SUCH VISITS BETWEEN NATI
LATING UBLIC OPINION AND SYMPATHETIC SUPPORT AROUND THE WOR
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