CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1968/01/19

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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
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*North Vietnam: Hanoi has mounted a full-blown
effort to publicize its proposal for a cessation of the
US bombing.
The campaign stresses Hanoi's willingness to
talk with the US at an early date in exchange for a
halt in the bombing, and has taken the form of press
conferences by North Vietnamese diplomats and in-
creased propaganda support from Communist
countries in Europe.
For example, Hanoi's man in Paris, Mai Van Bo,
reportedly told an interviewer on 17 January that
North Vietnam was prepared to talk about "everything"
and that such talks could begin within a few days, once
Hanoi decided that the bombings had really stopped.
This interview, however, has not been authen-
ticated by Hanoi--as was his earlier interview on the
16th. The later interview may not in all details, cor-
rectly reflect Hanoi's views. As reported, it goes
well beyond previous North Vietnamese statements
and would be a further indication that the Communists
are trying hard to make their offer seem as attractive
and reasonable as possible.
In addition to Bo's publicity efforts in Paris, the
North Vietnamese consul in Rangoon called a press
conference on 18 January to propagandize Trinh's
statement. The Communists in Europe also seem to
have taken the wraps off and are commenting favor-
ably on the North Vietnamese proposal. Czechoslo-
vakia published a Foreign Ministry declaration of sup-
port on the 17th and on the 18th the Soviet press called
the Trinh statement a step toward "peaceful settlement
of the Vietnam problem." 3.5(c)
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