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...brief moment of optimism arose when Moscow, through Presidential Aide Henry Kissinger, had encouraged the U.S. to reopen the suspended Paris peace talks. President Nixon had expressed "the firm expectation that productive talks leading to rapid progress will follow." Arriving in Paris, Hanoi's top negotiator, Le Duc Tho, announced encouragingly that "we do not, in any way, want to impose a Communist regime in South Viet Nam." He met with Kissinger, who had once more slipped secretly into Paris. But after a few meetings, public and private, the U.S. and South Viet Nam again broke off the negotiations...
...abandonment of apocalyptic rhetoric might even lead to the realization that the practical negotiating positions of Washington and Hanoi are not hopelessly different. While Communist oratory cannot be taken at face value, Hanoi does regard its public pronouncements seriously. North Viet Nam's Le Duc Tho professes that Hanoi does not demand "a Communist takeover" in South Viet Nam as part of a settlement, will not attack withdrawing U.S. troops and will return the P.O.W.s. But he does demand the removal of South Viet Nam's President Nguyen Van Thieu. For its part, the U.S. can hardly abandon...
...November 17: Le Monde reported that a source close to the North Vietnamese delegation in Paris had stated that there was as yet no information which would allow him to foresee a visit to Paris by Le Duc Tho soon...
...same day, North Vietnam sent a message to the U.S. which stated that for health reasons Le Duc Tho would not be coming to Paris, but that Minister Xuan Thuy would willingly meet with Dr. Kissinger on November...
...unclear. Nor are Saigon's motives readily apparent for accelerating the Phoenix program and for relocation of civilians at such a disadvantageous time for the secret negotiations. Who encouraged false optimism among the Senators on the prisoner of war issue and why? Why was the Le Duc Tho trip to Paris cancelled the day after Agence France Presse reported it was to take place? The questions that could be asked are innumerable...