CABLE TO THE WHITE HOUSE FROM PARIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-246-7-5-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2011
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 19, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. "IN"-FRAMING HANOI'S, TWO CONDITIONS. FOR RESUM.PT.ION
PRIVATE TALKS, XUAN THUY WAS CAREFUL TO,I "SPECIF.Y THE_:-,,
Al .WN ? Ur- THE ESCALATION -OF THE WAR'-,' AGAINST NYINll~
CORRESPONDENTS, E.G RANDALL OF, WASHINGTON POST'; THAT T:,
flt,-VAS, DEMANDING CESSATION OF. THE, BOMBING AS'PRE-CONDITIO
FOR PRIVATE TALKS.
, ?2.' MAJOR TACTICAL REASON FOR THUY' S USE Oi' BROADER `
EXPEDIENT- HANOI COULD START PRIVATE ,.TALKS EVEN WHILE "SOME::
`LEVEL OF BOMBING CUNT INUED.
`REJECTION OF DEMAND FOR. UNILATERAL DE-ESCALATORY ACTION,
YET, WISHING TO MAKE BEST. PUBLIC USE..OF PRIVATE TALKS GAMBIT`
A1. T is'- SI.AGE.? HANOI :NAY'WISH?TO,SUGGEST' THAT THEIR ?FALL.BACX '
:DE-ESCALATION OF WAR. ' :'DESPITE.. ITS, IDEOLOG ICALAND PRACTICAL
A VERSION TO MUTUALITY 'IN ANY .FORT HANOI MAY. CALCULATE -THAT,,:
THEY WOULD NOW, STAND TO GAIN BY' DISCUSSING SUCH' A PROPOSITION.
DE-ESCALATION OF< BOMBING; (B) EVEN IF `MAIN FORCES REBt1'CED ,
CURREN3. L :VEL OF THEIR OPERATIONS, -THEY WOULD STILL
.'RETAIN -TACTICAL INITIATIVE FROM VASTLY. MORE THREATENING
OR PRG;ADMINISTRATION', AND GENERALLY" IMPROVE. POSTURE
FOR RESUMING OFFENSIVE SHOULD PRIVATE TALKS BREAK DOWN,-'
tmu??xtaUxl1.PAVUHAWLJ MIL ITARY. AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS?
-UNDER.NNVN Crnm?UL9 AS WELL.AS DRV' SOLDIERS:: (SAIGON 544 51)
COULD MEANWHILE CONTINUE A HIGH DEGREE 'OP SELECT IV?
;INTIMIDATION MD PROSFLYTrZING ACTIVITE WITHIN ' A: VN Nf
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,:CESSATION OF ESCALATION .OF AIRWAR AGAINST NVN AS CONDITION'
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EN NOTE OF X1]AN THUY' S REFERENCE TO ?U. S..'~ ;
ER S TF TWAT SEEMS PREFERABLE) ALONG, FOLLOWING LINES:
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?a-.r1.wttn T11TRti M1?AKTTATh_T. ITT"'!PP Tl MTF TALKS. ' LOOXING. TO NEGOTIATED
T(1 TAKE STATEMENT: SER IOUSLY'? SINCP- :L)tiv.,, Wi L . ntvuw a,, , nnA, ~
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pgsSI `TLITY:THAT,' IT` COULD HAVE DIRECT BEARING,,,ON PROSI CTS
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2011/02/14: LOC-HAK-246-7-5-6