VNA ON BOMBING NORTH OF 20TH PARALLEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-253-10-7-2
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 18, 1972
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2009/11/13: LOC-HAK-253-10-7-2
EIEGLER DECLARED THAT THE UNITED STATES IS "NOT GOING TO ALLOW
THE PEACE TALKS TO BE USED AS A COVER FOR ANOTHER ENEMY
OFFENSIVE."
THE PRESIDENT, HE SAID. "WILL CONTINUE TO ORDER WHATEVER ACTION
HE CONSIDERS NECESSARY BY SEA AND AIR" TO DEAL WITH "AN
ENEMY BUILDUP THAT COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER OFFENSIVE IN THE
SOUTH."
EIEGLEP SAID THE ACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY NIXON
OUTLINED IN HIS MAYS-SPEECH AND SAID THE POLICY "WILL'
CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A SETTLEMENT IS ARRIVED AT. . ."
LAIRD RRIEFLYI 3RD GRAF. JC110PES DEC 18
'A'B IS 48
VNA ONAOMBING NORTH OF 20TH PARALLEL'
91S1754 HANOOI VNA IN ENGLISH 1745 GMT 18 DEC 72B
(TEXT) HANOI VAN`DECEMBER 160-CAT) ABOUT 8.OO HRS THIS
.EVENING. THE U.S.\ SENT MANY WAR PLANES TO LAUNCH MASSIVE
ATTACKS AGAINST PbPULATED CENTRES IN MANY PROVINCES AND
TOWNS NORTH OF THE 20TH PARALLEL. INCLUDING HANOI, VAIPHONG
AND QUANG BINH. VINH PHU. HA TAYI HOA BIrn+.- . .(EL'IPSES
AS RECEIVED)
U.S. PLANES IN !MANY WAVES SAVAGELY RAIDED INHABITED
QUARTER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANOI.
THE AIR MAPAUDERS HAD TO PAY DEARLY FOR THEIR CRIMES.
ACCORDING TO FIRST REPORTS. THE ARMED FORCES IN HANOI AND
VINH PRU ALONE SHOT DOWN FOUR U.S. JET PLANES AND CAPTURED
A NUMBER OF U. S. PILOTS
THESE NEW DOWNINGS BROUGHT -TO 4082 THE TOTAL OF U.S. PLANES
'SHOT DOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM SO FAR.
18 DEC 1E19E EH/TM
600.
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2009/11/13: LOC-HAK-253-10-7-2