TASS STATEMENT ON BOMBING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-252-8-23-8
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: December 19, 1972
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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TASS STATEMENT ON BOMBING
L191826 MOSCOW TASS TNTERNATTONAL SERVICE IN EWLISH 19,12 MMT
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(TEXT) MOSCOW DECEMBER 19 TASS FOLLOWS A TASS STATEMENT:
"ON DECEMBER 18 THE U.S. AIR FORCE SUBJECTED THE CAPITAL Or THE
MV HANOI AND PORT HAIPHONG TO MASSIVE BOMBING AND STRAFTNq RAIDS.
THERE ARE VICTIMS AMONG THE CIVILTA"J POPT1LATTON OF THE DRV AND
T-RIOUS MATERIAL DAMAGE IS INFLICTED. IT IS CLEAR FROM A WHITE
H)11SE STATEMENT, THAT THIS REPRESENTS A RStIMPTTON OF WIDE S^'ALE
AMERICAN AIR RAIDS THROt.1GH011T THE TERRITORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
THE NEW ESCALATION OF MILITARY OPERATIONS BY THE USA AGAINST
THE DRV CAN ONLY BE REGARDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO BRING PRESSUR TO
PEAR ON THE VIETNAMESE SIDE IN ORDER TO COMPEL IT TO ACCEPT
THE AMERICAN TERMS FOR A VIETNAM SETTLEMENT.
THIS PARTICULAR DECISION OF WASHINGTON FLAGRANTLY DISAG EE8
WITH NUMEROr1S PROTESTATIONS MADE BY THE 11.5. LEAT)TRS ARO1/T THEIR
WISH TO SEEK MUTUALLY ACCEPTA!3LE SOL'.1TTONS FOR THE REMAINING
1NCOORD T NATEn PROBLEMS. NO PRETEXTS, INVENTED T N A BID TO 1119TT FY
THE BR'JTAL BOMBINGS, CAN HIDE THE FACT THAT WE ARE FACED VTTH NEtJJ
4t3GRESSIVE ACTIONS THE UUSA IS TAKING AGAINST A SOVEREIGN STATE.
THE ACTIONS CAN ONLY COMPLICATE' THE SITUTATION, PROLONG THE
R-OODHSHED AND MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REACH AGREEMENT.
THE SOVIET PEOPLE .ARE INDIGNANT IN THEIR CONDEMNATION OF THE'
M PIRATIC ACTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE AMERICAN MILITARY. THEY DEMAND
IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF THE ACTIONS .AND SPEEDY SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT
O/1 STOPPING THE WAR AND RESTORING PEACE TO VIETNAM.
I TASS HAS BEEN EMPONERED TO DECLARE THAT THE GOVERNING CIRCLES
OF THE SOVIET UNION ARE GIVING THE MOST SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
TO THE SITUATION CREATED BY THE STEP UP IN 11.8. M!L ITARY ACTION
AGAINST THE DRV
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- No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/06/02: LOC-HAK-252-8-23-8