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 Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3

NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

UNITED STATES POINTS

January 3, 1966

1. The Geneva Agreeements of 1954 and 1962 are an adequate basis for peace in Southeast Asia; 2. We would welcome a conference on Southeast Asia or any part thereof; 3. We would welcome "negotiations withthout preconditions" as the 17 nations put it; 4. We would welcome unconditional discussions as President Johnson put it; 5. A cessation of hostilities could be the first order of buisiness at a conference or could be the subject of preliminary discussions; 6. Hanoi's four points could be discussed along with other points which others might wish to propose; 7. We want no U.S. bases in Southeast Asia; 8. We do not desire to retain U.S. troops in South Vietnam after peace is assured; 9. We support free elections in South Vietnam to give the South Vietnamese a government of their owm choice; 10. The question of reunification of Vietnam should be determined by the Vietnamese through their owm free decision; 11. The countries of Southeast Asia can be non-aligned or neutral if that be their option; 12. We would much prefer to use our resources for the economic reconstruction of Southeast Asia than in war. If there is peace, North Viet-Nam could participate in a regional effort to which we would be prepared to contribute at least one billion dollars; 13. The President has said "The Viet Cong would not have difficulty being represented and having their views represented if for a moment Hanoi decided she wanted to cease aggression. I don't think that would be an insurmountable problem." l4. We have said publicly and privately that we could stop the bombing of North Vietnam as a step toward peace although there has not been the slightest hint or suggestion frcom the other side as to what they would do if the bombing stopped. Rh