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...Thieu's real power will remain only until the American presidential election. Were he, for example, to charge a betrayal or drag his feet as he did in 1968, not only could he topple the negotiations but he could hurt Nixon at the polls. Thus the U.S. must continue to work for a political solution that, while including the North Vietnamese in power-sharing in the South, does not give them an edge. With Thieu in office the North Vietnamese believe they have little chance of sharing power. Even among South Vietnamese political leaders, the prevailing view is that...
...reported breakthroughs-and both stories were emphatically denied by both the White House and by North Vietnamese officials. Much of the speculation seemed inspired by the fact that Major General Alexander M. Haig Jr., deputy to National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, had conferred with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon. TIME White House Correspondent Jerrold Schecter assesses the situation...
...Thieu will resign, and indeed whether he will step down as part of the initial solution. All indications are that what is being fashioned will be a separation of the military and political solutions at a decent interval. This can mean a ceasefire, bombing halt and return of prisoners before a political settlement is made. But there will have to be some agreed-upon conditions and procedures for the sharing of political power through a government of national union or a national commission that will include the Communists. In his talks with President Thieu, General Haig is reported to have...
...North Vietnamese could give more ground on the composition of the government and Thieu's tenure in the next round of talks. That remains entirely speculative. Nevertheless, the negotiations are reaching a new and critical stage of resolution...
...January that it was upgrading its diplomatic relations with North Viet Nam from consular to ambassadorial level, without doing as much for South Viet Nam, Saigon vented its anger on the International Control Commission.* The new Indian head of the ICC, Dr. L.N. Ray, was barred by the Thieu regime from entering the country, and all Indian members of the commission were advised that their visas would not be renewed as of Sept...