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Telegram from Ho Chi Minh to Linus Pauling. May 27, 1967.
Telegram in which Ho thanks Pauling for supporting efforts to end the Vietnam War and expresses his views on the requirements for peace in Vietnam

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VETGVT ETAT PRIORITE – LINUS PAULING

CARE CENTER STUDY DEMOCRATIC INSTNS SBAR/CALIF/USA.

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AM VERY THANKFUL TO YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS FOR SUPPORTING JUST WAR OUR PEOPLE AND SHOWING KEEN INTEREST IN RESTORATION PEACE IN VIETNAM. AS I TOLD YOU IN MY PREVIOUS LETTER USAR HAVING UNLEASHED AGGRESSIVE WAR AGAINST VIETNAM, WAY TO PEACE N VIETNAM IS FOR IT TO STOP AGGRESSION. ANY APPROACH EQUATING AGGRESSOR AND AGGRESSED PEOPLE CERTAINLY CANNOT SOLVE VIETNAM PROBLEM AND FURTHERMORE WILL ENCOURAGE AGGRESSION.

VIETNAMSE PEOPLE DEEPLY LOVE PEACE BUT THIS MUST BE GENUINE PEACE IN INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM. WE HAVE PUT FORWARD OUR FOURPOINT STAND WHICH EMBOIDIES MAIN PRINCIPLES AND PROVISIONS 1954 GENEVA AGREEMENTS ON VIETNAM.

IN MY REPLY TO U S PRESIDENT JOHNSON

MADE CLEAR OUR GOODWILL AND CHARTER SERIOUS PATH

TO TALKS BETWEEN DV AND USA:

USA MUST UNCONDITIONALLY STOP BOMBING AND ALL OTHER WAR ACTS AGAINST DRV STOP BUT U S AUTHORITIES DO NOT WANT PEACE AND ARE INTENSIFYING WAR IN BOTH ZONES VIETNAM.

IN NORTH UUSS AIRCRAFT ARE MASSIVELY AND BRAZENLY ATTACKING EVERYWHERE, BOMBING CITIES INCLUDING HANOI AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN SERVICE OF PEOPLE.

IN SOUTH OVER ONE MILLION UUSS SATELLITE AND PUPPET TROOPS ARE INTENSIFYING AND EXPANDING AGGRESSIVE WAR PERPETRATING COUNTLESS SAVAGE CRIMES AGAINST OUR COUNTRYMEN.

RECENTLY BIG UUSS AND PUPPET FORCES MASSIVELY ENTERED DEMILITARIZED ZONE MAKING VIETNAM SITUATION EXTREMELY SERIOUS. FOR REASONS YOU MAY EASILY UNDERSTAND WE WILL NOT SEND OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO PACEM IN TERRIS CONVOCATION COMMA

WHICH WE MUCH REGRET

STOP WE HOPE YOU AND ALL THE FRIENDS OF VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ATTENDING CONVOCATION WILL USE YOUR INFLUENCE AND PRESTIGE TO HELP BRING TRUTH TO LIGHT AND DEMAND THAT UUSS RULERS

STOP AGGRESSION IN VIETNAM.

GREETINGS HO CHI MINH

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