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Concerning the future of U. S. troops in Vietnam, the President said "as long as there are prisoners of war-there are at present 1600 POW's in North Vietnam-we'll have to keep a residual force there...
While the U. S. may not obtain the release of the POW's, the cessation of our use of CBW might convince the other side to fulfill our demands on prisoner treatment: i. e., international inspection of prisoner camps, release of sick prisoners, and complete lists of and expanded mailing privileges for prisoners...
Anyone who has followed DRVN and PRG statements in Paris over the last year will surely have noticed that when the U. S. has raised its POW demands, the other side has often responded with demands that we cease...
...Administration is attempting, as one spokesman puts it, to "put the monkey on Hanoi's back," because it cannot regain the POW's by negotiation and maintain its plans for perpetual war in Asia...
This could become a political liability for Nixon in 1972-if he allows the people to connect his obstinate refusal to negotiate with the continued captivity of the POW's. The solution is simple: put the blame on Hanoi...