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...Buffer Forces...
...Vietnamese forces toward the Demilitarized Zone, Cambodia and Laos, coupled with a withdrawal by U.S. forces from such remote areas as the Central Highlands and a shift into heavily populated areas. A peace-keeping force, "Asian, if possible," would then be positioned between the two forces as a "security buffer," to be followed by the gradual withdrawal from Viet Nam of all foreign forces. Rockefeller's plan then calls for free elections, the results of which he would presumably accept even if the Communists...
...Billion Program. Beyond the bombing issue, Hanoi is expected to propose that the two northernmost provinces of South Viet Nam, which include the cities of Hué and Quang Tri, be turned into a buffer zone. That would be a tough proposal for the allies to accept, since it would effectively give Hanoi part of what it sought-and failed to get-in 1954: partition of the country near the 16th parallel instead of the 17th. The U.S. is likely to call for a return to the conditions set forth, and frequently violated, at Geneva in 1954, with emphasis...
...clairvoyant action of President de Gaulle with regard to the Viet Nam War," exulted long-time De Gaulle Critic Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Some French officials saw the parley as an opportunity for le grand Charles to establish himself as an outsize hyphen between East and West and a buffer between Hanoi and the U.S. Others spoke of Paris' long history as a site for crucial talks?perhaps overlooking such notable failures as the 1946 talks with Vietnamese nationalists that led directly to the French-Indochinese war and the Treaty of Versailles that ended World...
...members of the committee have served as a buffer between the students and the administration. On Thursday night, several of them who were trying to protect students inside the buildings, were attacked by plainclothesmen from the New York police department. The attack was termed "a mistake" by the university...