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...Paris Talks, U.S. Ambassador William Porter cleverly challenged Hanoi to affirm or deny statements made by McGovern and others. Porter guessed correctly that Hanoi would not affirm McGovern's statement publicly, since such an affirmation would probably have implied acquiescence to the American-orchestrated, one-man election of President Thieu which was to occur in early October. Only in late August had General Minh and Vice President Ky withdrawn from the presidential "race". Thus, at a critical point prior to the October election, Hanoi saw no cause to boost Thieu's stature which remains even today at a very...
...fixed withdrawal date for all U.S. forces, McGovern telephoned Xuan Oanh, secretary of the North Vietnamese delegation at Paris, to clarify the conditions for prisoner release. Oanh confirmed that his government would release prisoners in exchange for a fixed U.S. withdrawal date; when asked of the fate of the Thieu regime if the U.S. agreed to a withdrawal date, Oanh said that it was the best judgement of his delegation that Thieu would quickly resign...
...regularly scheduled meeting of the Paris Talks on January 6, Hanoi once again publicly linked the question of U.S. withdrawal with that of an end to U.S. support to Thieu. While this statement may appear to contradict McGovern, the reader might ask: why, after the U.S. had bombed North Vietnam for seven days in late December, should Hanoi publically appear ready to compromise and submit to the desires of the Nixon administration...
...Whether President Thieu clings to power or renounces it, whether he succeeds in negotiating his departure (for example, in return for a ceasefire), or if he is turned out--in short, whether or not he is party to the negotiations--is more a matter of form than of substance. In return, the police and military personnel of Saigon will soon find themselves once again faced with responsibility. If they wish to play the leading role to which they claim to aspire, they must simultaneously channel and express popular sentiment. Such a victory over self is the price for achieving...
...couldn't believe it," observed a Western military adviser there. "Here was the representative of his No. 1 wartime ally going off to discussions with the benefactor of his No. 1 enemy, and Thieu wasn't informed in advance. It was an incredible insult by the Americans...