COMMUNIST STATEMENTS REGARDING INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM AND POSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS

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• Publication Date: January 15, 1966
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COMMUNIST STATEMENTS REGARDING INTERVENTION
IN VIETNAM AND POSSIBLE NEGOTIATIONS
15 January 1966
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington 25, D. C.
15 January 1966
Attached is a compilation of Communist
statement
tion in t
negotiati
s on possible direct military interven-
he Vietnam situation, and on possible
ons toward a settlement, received
since our
special report
25X1
issued 6
January 1966.
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SUMMARY
USSR Moscow's position has
not changed.
The Soviet Union's public
expressions of support
for the DRV remain un-
changed.
China Peking has responded to
the US peace campaign
with a mounting propa-
ganda attack vehemently
denouncing the US effort
as a "hoax" designed to
mask US escalation of
the war. The hard Chi-
nese line appears de-
signed to encourage
Hanoi to reject a nego-
tiated settlement ex-
cept on the Communist
terms.
DRV The cessation of the
bombings of North Viet-
nam which is now enter-
ing its fourth week has
not provoked any change
in the DRV's propaganda
on settling the war. Hanoi
has continued to claim that
the suspension of the air
strikes and the entire US
"peace offensive" is a
"hoax" to cover up fur-
ther escalation of the
war. To undercut the
US contention that it
is sincere in its search
for peace, DRV propaganda
has accused the US of
The Chinese have concentrated
their propaganda attacks on the
US peace effort and have made
no statements concerning inter-
vention beyond repeating Peking's
general pledge of "sup-
port" for the Vietnamese.
No statements by the DRV
on intervention have been
noted during. the reporting
period.
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NEGOTIATIONS INTERVENTION
DRV repeated "provocative"
Cont'd overflights of the DRV
and has stepped up its
reporting of the "aggres-
sive acts" of the Ameri-
cans in South Vietnam.
NFLSV The Front has also roundly No statements by the NFLSV
condemned the US peace on intervention have been
moves as a "trick" by the noted during the reporting
US designed to cover up period.
further escalation of the
war. In general, the
Front's statements during
this period on settling
the war have been as de-
fiant and unyielding as
those set forth by Hanoi.
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COMMUNIST STATEMENTS ON INTERVENTION
Selected Soviet References to Intervention I-1
Selected Chinese Communist References to
Intervention 1-3
COMMUNIST STATEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS IN VIETNAM
Selected Soviet References to Negotiations N-l
Selected Chinese Communist References to
Negotiations N-4
Selected North Vietnamese References to
Negotiations N-6
Selected Liberation Front References to
Negotiations N-8
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COMMUNIST STATEMENTS-ON INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM
Selected Soviet Statements on Intervention
Selected Soviet
Public Statements
Selected Soviet
Private Statements
7 January 66: Upon his ar-
rival in Hanoi CPSU secre-
tary Shelepin reiterated the
Soviet pledge "to render
comprehensive support and
assistance to the Vietnamese
people..."
7 January 66: A low-level
commentary by Radio Moscow
stated that "while extending
assistance in the consolida-
tion of the DRV's economy,
the Soviet Union adopts ef-
fective measures aimed at
consolidating the defense
capability of the brotherly
country." The commentary
went on to say that Soviet
weapons help the DRV people
to "repulse" American planes
and that Soviet supplied anti-
aircraft guns had shot down
hundreds of ''intruding" US
planes.
8 January 66: In a low-level
commentary Radio ;Moscow stated
that, The USSR is doing every-
thing it can to insure that its
This is routine low-level
Soviet propaganda.
This propaganda line is aimed
at Peking. Moscow has claimed
that China is obstructing the
flow of Soviet aid to Vietnam.
25X1
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Selected Soviet
Pu lie statements
Selected Soviet
Private Statements
8 January 66 Cont'd: supplies
of war materials, planes, rock-
ets, artillery, munitions, and
so forth reach the fighters
for Vietnamese freedom as
quickly as possible."
9 January 66: CPSU Secretary
Shelepin during a speech in
Hanoi, sated that his presence
"demonstrated anew the Soviet
peoples' solidarity with the
Vietnamese people and their
unswerving determination to
continue giving all-round as-
sistance to the DRV to repulse
US aggression." Later, Shelepin
stated that Soviet foreign
policy is directed, among other
things, toward "the rendering
of all-out support to the na-
tional liberation movement
and at preventing another
world war." He said the So-
viets are "religiously loyal
to Lenin's behest about their
international duty" and "are
giving and will continue to
give the Vietnamese all possi-
ble support and assistance in
strengthening the defense
potential of the DRV and in
the struggle against the aggres-
sion of US imperialism."
Embassy Moscow considers this
speech ,rather restrained"
particularly considering the
local circumstances. The
main theme of the speech
was an appeal for Communist
unity in support of North
Vietnam and it included a
number of points aimed at
discrediting the Chinese.
25X1
 Selected Chinese Communist References to Intervention
Selected Chinese
Pub is Statements
Selected Chinese
Private Statements
7 January 66: The People's
Daily "Observer" declared
that "the Chinese Government
and people are determined
to...support the Vietnamese
people's struggle to resist
US aggression and save their
country, and to smash the
criminal war expansion 1
of US imperialism."
This is a very generalized 25X1
restatement of Peking's
routine pledge to support
the Vietnamese.
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Selected Soviet
Public Statements
COMMUNIST STATEMENTS ON NEGOTIATIONS IN VIETNAM
Selected Soviet Statements on i.,jgotiations
Selected Soviet
Private StateE-ents
8 January 66: Shelepin
stated during a speech in
Hanoi that "The line for
solving the problem of
peace in Vietnam has been
expounded in the four point
stand of the DRV government
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Selected Soviet
P-=lc Statements
Selected Soviet
Private a ements
8 January 66 Cont'd: and the
stand of the NFLSV. The So-
viet people and the whole of
progressive mankind approve
and support these stands. The
US imperialists must cease
their aggression, withdraw
from Vietnam, and must not
challenge Vietnam and the
heroic Vietnamese people."
9 January 66: In his speech
Tne next y Shelepin re-
iterated this point stating
"The Soviet government and
all Soviet people have sup-
ported and are supporting
these legitimate demands."
In tnis context he also
said, "it is high time for
the US to realize that a
settlement in Vietnam is
unimaginable without the
participation of the NFLSV,
the genuine representative
of the South Vietnamese
people." Previously he had
said, "The NFLSV is now the
only lawful advocate of the
will and aspirations of all
South Vietnamese people."
In relation to the US "peace
offensive" Shelepin said, "It
is noticeable that the US,
while publicizing its so-
called peace initiative, at
the same time continues to
build up its armed forces in
South Vietnam and send more
These Soviet statements are
the same as others made in
Moscow during the past sev-
eral months. Shelepin's
statement about the US "peace
initiative" is notably re-
strained, particularly in
relation to Pham Van Dong's
strong denunciation of the
"deceitful" US "smokescreen."
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Selected Soviet
Public Statements
Selected Soviet
Private Statements
11 January 66: In his reply
to upe s New Year's
message President Podgorny
stated that, "a just settle-
ment in Vietnam can be
achieved on the basis of
the well-known proposals of
the DRV and the NFLSV." He
added, "the Soviet Union
fully supports these pro-
posals..."
25X1
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Selected Chinese Communist References to Negotiations
Selected Chinese
Public Statements
7 January 66: The People's
Daily "Observer" declares
that the US 14-point peace
proposition is a "gigantic
fraud" and, critiquing it
point by point, asserts
that the proposal offers
nothing new. The article
adds that the question now
"is not one of peace nego-
tiations but rather the
inflicting of still heavier
blows on the US," and con-
cludes that the Vietnamese
"will fight resolutely until
their struggle to resist US
aggression and save their
country is crowned with
complete victory." It
underscores that withdrawal
of all US forces from South
Vietnam "is the prerequisite
for a political settlement
Vietnam uestion."
10 January 66: The People's
Daily declared that the US
proposed to discuss the
DRV 4-points and the US 14-
points at the same time and
asserted that the US "aim is
to bury the four points of
the DRV." The US offer, it
Selected Chinese
Private Statemen s
This vehement attack appears
to be Peking's response to
the US 14-point proposition
and to be designed to en-
courage Hanoi to continue to
refuse negotiations except
on the Communist terms.
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Selected Chinese
Public Statements
Selected Chinese
Private Statements
10 January 66 Cont'd: added,
1mp ies a the sovereignty,
independence, reunification,
and territorial integrity of
Vietnam are not sacred and
inviolable, but could be
discussed, are negotiable,
and can be bartered away
through negotiations. This
is indeed a monsterous in-
sult to the Vietnamese
people-the four points of
the DRV are the sole basis
and provide the most correct
path for a political settle-
ment of the Vietnam uestion."
11 January 66: The People's
Daily declared that The US
"sca ing down of fighting"
and "pause" in the bombing
of North Vietnam is a "smoke-
screen" and "prelude to its
expansion of the war."
I
Peking continues to assert
that the US peace effort is
a "hoax" masking further US
escalation and to oppose any 25X1
negotiated settlement of the
Vietnam question exce t on
the Communist terms.
25X1
 Selected North Vietnamese References to Negotiations
Selected DRV
Public Statements
2 January 66: A commentary by
"Observer" in the DRV Army
daily asserted that, "only
when the Americans through
words and actions recognize
the four-point stand of our
government will there be a
basis for correctly solving
the Vietnamese problem." Ob-
server also insisted that "if
the Americans refuse to with-
draw their troops and to put
an end to aggression, the end
of the fighting cannot lead
to a settlement of the Viet-
namese problem. Nor can the
fighting be ended. The
fighting is actually ended
only when the Vietnamese prob-
lem is very correctly solved."
7 January 66: At a Conference
of Intellectuals in Hanoi, Ta
Quang Buu, who signed the 1954
Geneva agreements on behalf
of the VPA, asserted that ''the
four-point stand put forth by
the DRV Government on 8 April
1965 stemmed from the 1954
Geneva Agreements and was
aimed at insuring strict
respect and full implementa-
tion of the basic goals of
these agreements." As such,
Selected DRV
Private Statements
The North Vietnamese have re-
peatedly insisted that their
"four-points'' for settling
the war conform to
the
es-
sential points of
Geneva Agreements.
the
In
1954
actuality,while the first
two points do reflect the
language and meaning of the
Agreements, the latter two
dealing with the role of the
Front and reunification do
not,
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Selected DRV
Public Statements
7 January 66 Cont'd: he con-
tinued, -they form the only
basis for the settlement of
the Vietnam question." Buu
also insisted that if the
US imperialists do not stop
their aggressive war, do not
withdraw all their expedi-
tionary troops and weapons,
do not abolish their mili-
tary bases in South Viet-
nam, and do not discontinue
forever their bombings of
North Vietnam, there can
never be peace negotiations.
8 January 66: At a reception
in honor of Soviet Party
Secretary Shelepin, DRV Pre-
mier Pham Van Dong accused
the US of continuing its
'aggressive" policy in
Vietnam despite protesta-
tions of seeking peace.
Dong insisted that the DRV's
four-point stand must form
the basis for any settlement
of the war. In particular
he insisted that the third
point-recognition of the
NFLSV--"is a very important
one in the four points and
is linked with the rest to
form a united bloc."
Selected DRV
Private Statements
Hanoi used the occasion of
the Shelepin visit to once
again assert its standard
position on the settlement
of the war. Specific
reference to the third point
may be in reaction to the
claim by US spokesmen that
this particular point does 25X1
not reflect the spirit or
letter of the 1954 Geneva
agreements.
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Selected National Liberation Front References to Negotiations
Selected Liberation
Front Public Statements
5 January 66: A statement by
t e Central Committee of the
Front condemned as a ''trick"
the recent US peace offensive.
In part the statement affirmed
the Front's support of the
DRV's four-points as the basis
for settling the war.
8 January 66: A commentary
carried by the Liberation
Radio attacking the US
peace moves stated in part
that, "in order to have
peace, the US imperialists
must withdraw all the US
troops and weapons to the
US. They must let the South
Vietnamese people solve their
internal affairs by them-
selves. This is the only
way to preserve the honor
of the US."
Selected Liberation
Front Private Statements
Comments
This Front Central Committee
statement followed by one
day the DRV's first official
statement on the current US
peace moves. In all respects
the Front pronouncement ap-
peared as tough and unyield-
ing as the 4 January state-
ment by the DRV.
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