1.) SPECIAL DAILY REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAM 2.) NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL ATTITUDES

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06615482
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-01746
• Publication Date: October 26, 1968

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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
1.) Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
2.) North Vietnamese Reflections of U S
Political Attitudes
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-26 October 1968
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
26 October 1968
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
The President's Press Conference: Hanoi is.keep--
ing.upjts barrage of propaganda .attacks on the US
negotiating position. Yesterday a radio commentary
beamed to South Vietnamese audiences zeroed in on
President.Johnson's'24,0ctober press conference.' The
press conference proved, said Hanoi,.. that the US still
refuges toeither.stop the bombing or recognize the �
Liberation Front. Only when the US stops the bombing
unconditionally.can discussions of "substantial mat-
ters" begin, it repeated.
As for press speculation about a possible break-
through in the talks, this was "fabricated news" and
the rumors that Hanoi had accepted a number of US con-
ditions in exchange for a bombing halt are "deceitful
arguments of a psychological warfare nature aimed at
sowing confusion," according to the radio commentary.
According to Hanoi radio toda�', Nhan Dan has come
out with a similar statement.
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Haiphong Dredging:
the Vietnam-
ese have four dredgers active in the harbor to remove
the. silt..
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Stockholm Demonstration: A group of Americans
active in.the antiwar movement.will participate in
a Stockholm rally on .27 October. Their 'host will: be
the-AmericaniDeserters' Committee. -The purpose of '
the visit.is to demonstrate support.'.for deserters,
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to coordinate and, improve deserter activities, and
to.counter:recent signs of less lenient treatment
offUS deserters in Sweden.
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New Zealand Demonstrations: Antiwar demonstra-
tions are planned for Monday in Auckland, Christ-
church, and Wellington. The demonstrations are part
of the world-wide week of protest. In Auckland the
demonstrators plan to march on the US Consulate and
'deliver :a letter damning the war. Wellington pro-
testers also intend to demonstrate at the airport
when Holyoake returns 31 October.
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-II. NORTH VIETNAMESE REFLECTIONS OF US POLITICAL
:ATTITUDES -ON THE WAR
"GI Protest.Week": Hanoi so far:has said little'
about the protest.week organized13y US antiwar groups.
The first noted mention was yesterday in.' an interna-
-tionalEnglish language broadcast. This one cited the'
American press as the source.for news on several inci-
dents involving servicemen opposed to the. war. .In
one such:incident,.an.Air Force nurse allegedly passed
out antiwar tracts and, in another, soldiers stationed
at.Ft.� Lewis,: Washington,:are supposedlydeserting
tO.form.protest groups. �
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