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363-04483 to 363-04487
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Title
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Article about the South Vietnamese government's peace philosophy
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Description
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Original title: "politics", Keever's title: "'Bedragers[?] Peace'- Coalition Government with Viet Cong is Banned in Saigon's Discussion." Article draft about Nationalist/South Vietnamese plans for peace. Written 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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2020 sag
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politics 1 (normass/deepe)
SAIGON, AUGUST 13--The political face of the Vit Vietnamese government
and nationalist groupings is slowly turning towards a new direction--the
direction of peace.
Within this new direction, however, there is uncertainty an
agonizing uncertainty about the future, a stark fear about the present,
suspicion about the American position and skepticism about which Presidential
candidate
till foruma formulate the future American position--and decide the future
not simply of their country, but of their personal lives. In short, there
consensus
is no consusue about peace within the Vietnamese body politic. Yot, there
is considerable debate, discussion, arguing, bickering, even nome-calling
going on in the legislature, in the press, in political discussions
as somewho somehow the leadership tries to come to grip with the problem.
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zczc sag
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politics 2 (normass/deepe)
one Saigonese
"Peace for the Vietnamese is a bit big dark-room,"
explained. "Now, the politicians are beginning to grope around the
dark-room and who knows what they'll find."
One informed source explained, "There are debates among politicians
and articles in the Vietnamese newspapers about peace that would have been
taboo six months ago."
Limitation
on
The clear-cut line restriction as to the limits of this great outburst
THE GOVERNMENT'S
POIT
BANON
of free expression is any public or published advocacy of a "coalition"
COMMUNIST-LED
That is a betray
government with the/National Liberation Front.
"betrayer's peace", in the eyw eyes of the Vietnamese government and anyone
who publicly states it is going to be g brought to trial,
WRDD ton,
as Layw
Lawyer Truong Dinh Dzu and student p writers discovered. A most
politicians are political and governmental personalities are wary of
publicly advocating any discussions with the National Liberation Front--
between North and South Vietnam.
but they can freely urge discussions
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politics 3 (normass/doepe)
Paradoxically, this groping for peace is evolving at a time
when the war has come geographically and sp psychologically closer to Saigon
sheer fear of another Communist offensive am has
Psychologically, the
clearly gripped the Saigonese and this by far overshadows, but may
indirectly contributed to, the climate of peace.
In the broadest sense,, South Vietnam is in an awkward, agonizing
It has all the responsibilities of
transition between war and peace.
being poised to repelt any future Communist offensive yetmabinthehung
aminin in the immediate future yet all the challenges of re-gearing
the economy, army, administrative apparatus,
and even individual minds,
the state of mind towards the unknown of peace.
One
There is some
evidence to suggest this may be true for the Southerners fighting with the
The tiny, tired
Viet Cong as well as those on the non-Communist side.
still must d endure all the agonies of the war but
country has all
well as all the uncertainties of the peace.
as
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politics 4 (normass/deepe)
In this sense a schio- schizo-climate prevaile prevails here at
this present juncture.
this new
This new direction of Vietnamese non-Communist political thinking
began to take perceptible shape following President Lyndon Johnson's
April 1 speech calling for peace and reducing the bombing American
bombing of North Vietnam. Since then,, it has evolved almost imperceptibly.
until the Republican convention Now, it is clear here, that
direction is irreversible giving given the present trends. The
Republican convention in the United Statos, by delini deliniating
rejecting the option of continuing to press for f victory in Vietnam,
has meant that only the terms, timing and mechanism and guarantees of
are at issue.
the peace
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politics 5 (normass/deepe)
Between these two critical dates, April 1 by the two American political
parties the April 1 speech and the Republican convention--the character
and tone and direction of Vietnamese body politic underwent a significant
Given the present trends, the Vietnamese evolution can
evolution.
In the
falter or go forward, but the clock can not be turned backwards.
present context, all the luxury and megio of peace for the Vietnamese
people has been let out of the box, they have become magnetized by it
and no one--even the Communists--will probably be able to put it the lid
Somehow,
now one knows when or whose peace.
peace now seems inevitable;
back on the box.
The the new direction of Vietnamese politics does not, however,
reflect the great groundsweell and yearning of the Vietnamese people
for peace. It reflects the great churning pivot within the American
the Vietnamese government and its
political position.
In this sense,
affiliated groupings are getting in stride with Paris and Washington,
Still FAR BEHIND
THE Bulk of
although they are not yet in step
who wanted peace long ago.
their own people who want peace-now,
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Date
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1968, Aug. 13
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Subject
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Vietnam (Republic)--Government and politics; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Peace; Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States
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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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B10, F38
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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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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
