THE U.S. SIDE DOES NOT CHOOSE TO ANSWER THE STERILE DEBATING POINTS CONTAINED IN THE NORTH VIETNAMESE MESSAGE ON APRIL 15, 1972

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-246-7-4-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 15, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/02/14: LOC-HAK-246-7-4-7
SECRET
FROM: THE'WMTE HOUSE
TO: SENIOR AIR ATTACHE MUM
DELIVER IMUM'iIATELY
TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE/EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY
TO: COLONEL QUAY.
FROM: GENERAL HAIG
The U. S. side does not choose to snewer the sterile debating
points contained in the North Vietnamese message *&April 15, 1972.
Since the North Vietnamese side mains that private. talks
should be conducted in parallel with public talks, the U. S. side Is
prepared to state that it will agree to resumption of the Plenary
sessions on April 27. 1972 if the North Vietnamese side attends the
private meeting that was agreed upon for April 24, 1972.
The U. S. side won;4 be willing to wwounce publicly Its agreement
to resumption of the Plenary sessions an April 27, 1972 as soon as the
North Vietnamese side indicates through this channel that it will attend
the privst$ meeting on April 24, 1972.
TOP SECRET LSENSITIVE EXCLUSIVELY EYES ONLY
WL:mb14/15/72
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/02/14: LOC-HAK-246-7-4-7