CHOU EN-LAI CONDEMNS U.S. BOMBING OF HANOI, HAIPHONG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-244-4-9-7
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 16, 1972
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/15: LOC-HAK-244-4-9-7
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CHGU EN-LAI CONDEMNS U.S. POMPING OF HANOI , 1'AIPRONG
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(TEXT) PEKING, APRIL 16, 1972 (HSINPU )--PREMIER
C1-CU EN-LAI AND VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER PP:N `IEN-LUNG PHIS
EVEN IN G "1ET WIT)! TR A :. RI NH, CHARGE D' A FF AI RE S PD INTERIM OF
THE EMFASSY OF THE REFUFLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM IN PEKING.
TR A N 5I NH PRESENTED TO PREMIER CHOU EN`-LA I P COPY CF
THE PPF EAL ISSUED ON APRIL 15 BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
OF THE DVIM VIETNAM NATIONAL FRONT FOR THE LIEFRATION AND THE
PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY COVET?NMENT OF THE REPIE'L.IC OF
SOUTH VIET NA,.. HE STRONGLY CONDEMNED U.C. I"P FR I ALI SM
FCR ITS NEW WAR A.TROCI1IES IN SOUT.. VIETNAM AND FGAINET THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AND EXPRESSED THE IRON U'ILL OF
T F'G PEOPLE AND ARMY I N THE SOUTH TO THOROUGHLY DEFEAT THE U.S.
AGGRESSORS, BRING ABOUT AN INDEPENDENT, DEMOCRATIC, PEACEFUL,
NEUTRAL AND PROSPEROUS SOUTH VIETNAM AND PROCEED TO THE PEACFF'IL
UNIFICATION OF THE HOMELAND.
PREMIER C1-CU FN-1-AI SAID THAT THE CHINESE GOVFRNMENT AND
PEOPLE FIRMLY SUPFORT THE SOLEMN AND JUST STAND CF THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF :HE SOUT.. VIETNAM NATIONAL. FRON'_ FOR LIFFRA.IO"" AND
THE PROVISION AL REVCLUTINARY GOVERNMENT OF THE. REP LELI C OF SO!1 Tyr
VIETNAM AS EXPRESSED IN THE APPEAL. HE !,!ARMLY CONGRATULATED
THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE PEOPLE AND ARMY ON THE BRILLIANT VICTORIES
THEY ;SAVE ~';'UN ON VARIOUS BA.TLEFIELDS.
PREMIER CF-CU E'N-LEI POINTED OUT: U. S. I!YP ERR I PLI S."1 VF
EME_ DYES) AM UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF NAVAL AND AIR FORCES TC
LAUNCH; LARGE-SCALE A;TAUS ON SOUTH VIFiK,AM AND T1-'F PE^M0-0PPTTC
REPLT'LIC CF VIETNA.,. IT EVEN BC ED HANOI ANN NPIF'FCNG TCP Y TNN
DEFIANCE OF THE OPPOSITION.F THE PHUPLE CF THE WCRLD, I~'CL''DT rY' TJr.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. THIS SHOWS IT HAS FIFARKt'D ACAT N Cr TY OLD
TRACK OF WAR ESCALATION'. F-0WEVFR, IT 'T'ILL NEVER SL.!CCEED Ty
THIS MEANS IN ITS ATTENFT TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM THE CFFE:AT T^!
ITS WAR OF ACCRESSIGN AGAINST VIETNAM r.nl) TO PREVENT ITS POLICY
OF "VIE'TNAMIZATION CF THE '',nR" FROM CLING PAN1(RRl'PT. t'AR
ESCALATION FAILED IN THE PAST AND `FILL CC^'TI'UE' TO FAIL.,.
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/15: LOC-HAK-244-4-9-7
 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/15: LOC-HAK-244-4-9-7
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71 4 F EM IER STATED: T..E NE MILITARY ;DVENTURF FY U.7.
IMPERIALISM AGAINST THE SOUTH AND NORTH OF VIETNAM CpN FRIQTQ,
NO CNE, PUT VILL ONLY FURTHER REVEAL ITS WEAKNESS AND SAVAGE
NATURE, MAKE THE ENTIRE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE UNITE EVER PORE CLOPCLY
IN THEIR FIGHT FC;AI NST THE ENEMY. AS .HE APPEAL WELL PITS IT,
THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS AND THEIR HENCH^EN CANNOT CHANGE THIS
TRUTH: VIETNAM IS ONE COUNTRY, THE VIETNAMESE PRE ONE
NATION. THE PEOPLE IN THE NORTH APO THE SOUTH, MILLIONS
AS ONE, ARE DETERMINED TO FIGHT AND DEFEAT THE COMMON ENEMY.
PREMIER CHOU EN-L& STRESSED: THE PEOPLE OF VIE.NP.M,
LAOS AND C A:R1 EO D I A ,,JI L.L NEVER STOP THEIR WAR . PC Al NS T U. S .
AGGRESSION AND FOR NATIONAL SALVATION, MDR WILL THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE CEASE TO SUPPORT TEEM, AS LvNG PS V.S.
IMPERIALISM CLI NGE TO ITS AGGRESSION AGAINST VIF_.: NAN AND INOOOHTN'A.
VICTORY CERTAINLY BELONGS TO THE HEROIC VIETNAMESE:. PEOPLE AND
OTHER INDOCHINESE PEOPLE.
PREMIER ? C}OU EN-LAT POINTED OUT: IF THE U. S. CCVFRNMEP'T
REALLY WANTS TO SOLVE THE VIE:NPM QUESTION, IT N1_!ST STOP
ESCALATING THE PAR AND PUSHING THE "VIETNAMIZATION" POLICY,
AND RESUME NEGOTIATIONS IN PARIS AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER AND
ACTIVELY RESPOND TO THE SEVEN-POINT PEACE PROPOSAL PI_T FORYARD
FY THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF THE REPI_PLI C OF
SOUTH VIETNAM AND THE ELAE3ORPTION ON THE TWO KEY PROBLEMS IN
THE PROPOSAL.
PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE HUYNH ANH, FIRST SECRETARY,
VO PHAT LOC, TH IRD SECRETARY, 6ND NGUYE N THE HAU, ATTACHE,
OF THE O1RASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM IN PE-&G.
ALSO PRESENT WERE LU WEI -C HPO, LEADING MEMBER OF THE
DEPARTMENT CONCERNED, AND STAFF MEMBERS CHANG TF-WEI AND
HL! C HI EN -WEN .
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/07/15: LOC-HAK-244-4-9-7