Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Whatever the claims, nearly all medical men who have given serious consideration to the matter agree that a regular program of exercise is not only good but also quite necessary for human well-being amid the tensions of contemporary society. By general agreement, the best exercise for most people is walking, then jogging, then running. These activities have the important side advantages of requiring no skill or equipment while offering endless opportunities for self-congratulation. Beyond this there are specialized programs of exercise under the careful direction of experts. Whatever the exercise, the experts agree that it must be consistent...
First, an internal settlement in South Vietnam. The components of such an agreement would have to be worked out by Saigon and the National Liberation Front, with cooperative influence brought to bear from the outside but the basic responsibility for settlement theirs...
This accommodation should include: agreement by both sides for a cessation of fighting, withdrawal of all foreign military elements, and repatriation; a willingness on the part of Saigon to provide amnesty and open participation in the political processes of the South for members of the Viet Cong; a willingness on the part of the Viet Cong to renounce terror and coercion as its way of achieving political goals; and agreement on a procedure for resolving the question of reunification of the two Vietnams...
Second, an agreement among the great powers. This would provide for: disengagement between South and North Vietnam, including their outside allies; prohibition of political or military involvement by outside powers in the neutralized area; and solid commitment for the long-range guarantee of peace and stability there...
This could be accomplished under the auspices of the Geneva Conference Co-chairmen, perhaps with the help of a specially appointed committee of the Geneva nations assigned the task of negotiating such collective agreement. The U.S. would be included as a participant of the Geneva Conference of 1954. Hopefully, China would also participate, but her refusal to do so should not frustrate these undertakings as long as cooperation among the remaining Geneva powers was strong and effective enough to insure a workable system of guarantees...