Word: vietnams
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...some time I have been considering a proposal for a satisfactory resolution of the Vietnam conflict which could result in the guaranteed neutralization of the area directly involved. I have indicated that this was only one in a number of possible approaches, but that it was worthy of careful consideration...
...twelve countries I recently visited, I have talked about the concept of guaranteed neutralization. By guaranteed neutralization, I mean that North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia would be defused from cold war conflict, liberated from the destructive presence of a so-called "War of National Liberation," and relieved of the use or threat of force as a way of resolving disputes or pursuing political goals on their territory...
First, an internal settlement in South Vietnam. The components of such an agreement would have to be worked out by Saigon and the National Liberation Front, with cooperative influence brought to bear from the outside but the basic responsibility for settlement theirs...
Second, an agreement among the great powers. This would provide for: disengagement between South and North Vietnam, including their outside allies; prohibition of political or military involvement by outside powers in the neutralized area; and solid commitment for the long-range guarantee of peace and stability there...
Wallace has also increased his respectability by his frequent appearances at luncheons for business and professional men. His speeches are usually interrupted by table-thumping applause, and his attacks on the "bearded intellectual morons" who commit treason when they denounce the war in Vietnam often bring the cheering community leaders to their feet...