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...have reported from Indochina for their most vivid impressions. Roy Rowan, now in Hong Kong, recalled the atmosphere in June 1948. The military language was French then, the berets red, Americans as scarce as they were later to be ubiquitous. But the datelines - Tay Ninh, Ben Cat, Can Tho, Pleiku - were to remain bloody constants for 25 years...
...cover: South Vietnamese woman holding flags in preparation for truce; Le Due Tho and Kissinger after initialing in Paris; U.S. airman tossing helmet at Tan Son Nhut airfield, South Viet Nam, after cease-fire news; P.O.W. wife Margaret Lengyel...
...Working furiously through the weekend in Paris, a technical team headed by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State William Sullivan held marathon sessions with a similar Hanoi group. Still at issue as Kissinger flew back to Paris for a final top-level meeting with Hanoi's Le Due Tho were a few technical questions, such as turning P.O.W.s over to the U.S. officials...
When Kissinger and Tho met on Tuesday (their 24th round of talks in 3½ years), the atmosphere was surprisingly amiable, and instead of the anticipated two days of hard bargaining, final agreement came in just four hours. Photographers were called in to record the initialing of a completed pact by Tho and Kissinger, although this fact was not disclosed. The historic announcement was left to simultaneous broadcasts in Washington, Saigon and Hanoi...
...Kissinger flew back to the U.S. to present a draft of the proposed settlement to Nixon. Technical teams from both sides remained in Paris to work on the "protocols," the detailed arrangements for carrying out the general principles. Before leaving Paris, Kissinger told Tho that if Nixon approved of the draft there would be a clear military signal from...