NORTH VIETNAMESE TACTICS ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06786706
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 20, 1968

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EXPLAINED THE TACTICS BEING FOLLOWED BY. THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ON
PEACE � NEGOTIATIONS AS FOLLOWS:
A. THE DRV FOLLOWS A POLICY OF GRADUALLY CHANGING AND
CLARIFYING ITS PEACE' TERMS IN ORDER �TO CAPITAL IZE ON THE
APPROACHING AMER ICAN ELECT IONS. BY ORCHESTRAT ING THESE SMALL
CHANGES IN THEIR STATEMENTS ON NEGOTIATIONS . THEY HOPE TO MAKE
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IT. INCREASINGLY CLEAR TO WORLD OPINION (AND IMPLICITLY
AMERICAN OPINION AS WELL) THAT IT IS THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
WHICH WANTS TO PURSUE THE WAR IN VIETNAM. .
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