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Digital Object Identifier
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363-07253 to 363-07259
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Title
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Article about holiday ceasefires
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Description
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Original title: "holiday", Keever's title: "Holiday Ceasefires by Allies and Viet Cong looks Unlikely to Lead to Peace", Article draft about holiday ceasefires, for the Christian Science Monitor
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Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
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Transcript
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SAIGON, December 15--The South Vietnamese government
sees little hope the short holiday ceasefires in this increasingly
bitter war here will lead to any discussions for lasting peace.
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PROSPECT
Foreign Minister Tran Van Do expressed this
as the Saigon government and its fighting allies prepared to
GRound
announce officially its shortest holiday ceasefire of the war,,
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including the bombing of North Vietnam. The government's
communique is scheduled to contain the proviso that the North
Vietnamese regime can extend the cession cessation of hostilities
by meeting with South Vietnamese officials in unspecified places.
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On November 18,, the Viet Cong military command
"Cessation of military #HACK'S
do the war, covering,
announced its longest-Geaners
the Saigon ceasefire, the Christmas, New Year and lunar new year
holidays.
as does
"We see very little chance that Hanoi will accept a
meeting," the Foreg Foreign Minister Do said, "even to discuss an
extension of the truce." He said the Sargon South Vietnamese
government had no preference in the location of the meeting, but
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suggested either Laos, Hong Kong, France or New Buty where both
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governments diplomatic officials.
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The Saigon Allied truce ceasefire covers two
twenty-four hour periods beginning on Christmas Eve Exxxmxm
and New Year Evet, being at 6 p.m. Saigon time,
and a
48-hour period during the Vietnamese lunar new year in late January.
72-hour
The Viet Cong ceasefire covers two 48-hour periods over the Christmas
and New Year's holidays plus seven days during the Vietnamese lunar
new year.
The ceasefire designated by the Saigon government
is shorter than the one President Nguyen Van Thieu publically
shortly after his inauguration in late October 30th
inauguration,
when he mentioned two 48-hour ceasefires over
theN
Christmas and New Year. He was vague about the length of the
discussed
lunar new year ceasefire.
During his Presidential campaign, General
Thieu also advocated a bombing pause over North Vietnam, for as long as
one month, but the suggestion was scoffed at by American Embassy
The American officialdom here--particularly
officials at the time.
the men military command-strongly and publically rejects the
An extended
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idea of bombing pause over North Vietnam, Fonger than the
short holiday cessation.
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Foreign Minister Do-the elder statesman of the newly-elected
government said the Allied ceasefire was based principally on the
military, noto political, point of view.
He said the
mechanics of the decision began in early December when General William
commander of American forces here, met with General
C. Westmoreland,
Cao Van Vieng
commander of Vietnamese armed forces.
The Foreign Minister said that these two generals then
recommended the 24-24-48-hour ceasefire formula for the three ford
holidays
accepted. The general's recommendation
five
was then forwarded to the Saigon-based embassies of the government's
combat
maintaining fighting forces in Vietnams New Zealand, Australia,
South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand.
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These five embassies in Saigon then sent the
generals
respre recommended formula to their respective home governments, which
in turn accepted the proposal.
agreed upon,
Asked why such a short truce ceasefire
period was
the frail minister explained: "Because so
far we have no indication from the other side to discuss (the
settlement of the war) and so the extension of the truce is advantageous
to them. They will profit from the long truce by increasing their
infiltration (from North Vietnam)."
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He said, without a meeting with the Hanoi regime,
the Allied forces would resume fighting after the their
announced ceasefire period, which would include bombing of North
Vietnam.
He said General Westmoreland and General Vien were in
a better position to make a decision on the t length of the ceasefire
because they " "have a heavy responsibility for protecting
Imeycombank him unnum They are responsible if the
their troops.
other side takes advantage of a longer pause to take
resupply and iniziar infiltrate more. The generals are
responsible so we must follow their recommendation."
to
(Hank: sorriest for my over-filing. Will downout. Will
EYE NEED
file another short piece tomorrow for Monday's paper,
telex card for Boston transmission.)
Multi thanks ).
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Date
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1967, Dec. 15
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Armistices; Peace treaties; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam; United States. Armed Forces; Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B7, F5
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
