Two Veteran Diplomats Chosen as Peace Envoys for Vietnam Talks
President Johnson selected W Averell Harriman and Llewellyn E Thompson as special envoys for Vietnam peace discussions. Harriman, veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Moscow, and Thompson, longtime Moscow expert, would travel to start talks once signaled by the White House.
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Bomb Area in Vietnam is Not Small
SAIGON AP reports President Johnson’s halt of bombing north of the 26th Parallel leaves 25 percent of North Vietnam and about 20 percent of its people at risk. The target zone includes Thanh Hoa Vinh Ngho An Quene Binh Ha Ting and Thanh Hoa’s southern half with major highways rail lines and inland canals.
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