SOUTH VIETNAM: PRESIDENT THIEU COMMENTS ON PEACE TALKS REPORTS DURING SAIGON PRESS CONFERENCE.

Record ID: 350190

  • Title: SOUTH VIETNAM: PRESIDENT THIEU COMMENTS ON PEACE TALKS REPORTS DURING SAIGON PRESS CONFERENCE.
  • Date: 9th February 1969
  • Summary: 1. MCU THIEU AT TABLE AND SITS. 0.09 2. MLS PRESSMEN. 0.12 3. MS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 0.14 4. MLS THIEU IN CONFERENCE. (5 SHOTS) 0.35 Initials DHC/VS/JH/SC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th February 1969 13:00
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  • Location: SAIGON, SOUTH VIETNAM
  • Country: Vietnam
  • Reuters ID: LVADNY8PPQ22AT48LWMIFYGB18BH
  • Story Text: SOUTH VIETNAMESE VICE-PRESIDENT NGUYEN CAO KY RETURNED TO SAIGON THIS WEEKEND FROM THE PARIS PEACE TALKS, TO REPORT TO MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH V'ETNAMESE GOVERNMENT. IN SAIGON THIS WEEK SOUTH VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT NGUYEN VAN THIEU WAS ASKED TO COMMENT ON MR. KY'S SUGGESTION THAT SOUTH VIETNAM MIGHT BE WILLING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF MOVING THE NEGOTIATIONS FORWARD. IN THE SAIGON PRESS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT THIEU MINIMISED THIS POSSIBILITY AND SUGGESTED THAT MR. KY HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTLY UNDERSTOOD.

    MR. THIEU SAID STATEMENTS MADE BY PEOPLE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES WERE SOMETIMES NOT REPORTED CORRECTLY. "IF MR. KY WERE HERE. I'M SURE HE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CONCESSIONS TO TELL YOU ABOUT," PRESIDENT THIEU SAID.
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