UN Chief Waldheim Says He Was Rejected For Vietnam Mediation
United Nations Secretary General Waldheim said he offered to mediate in the Vietnam conflict but both sides rejected his overtures for the time being. He cited a hard life and complex global realities while stressing the need for a major effort to end the war.
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Waldheim Defends UN Neutrality and Mediation Role
In an interview, Kurt Waldheim argues the secretary general cannot force issues and must stay neutral and objective. He cites Congo, Hammarskjold, Vietnam, and U Thant while insisting the UN is not worthless and has moral impact, though cooperation from member states is essential.
North Vietnam denounces Nixon escalation despite troop cuts
North Vietnam condemned President Nixon as escalating the Vietnam War after a partial withdrawal plan. Paris issued statements accusing the United States of aggressions while pledging air and sea support for South Vietnam and charging Nixon with hypocrisy over a supposed tacit agreement.
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CIA Operatives in Laos Continue Under Aid Cover Says AID Official
AID mission director Charles A. Mann states CIA agents in Laos still operate disguised as American aid officials. He notes subsidized activity and confirms ongoing cover arrangements, while acknowledging termination of some funding in 1972.
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Soviet officials visit Hanoi after Kissinger Moscow talks
The Soviet Union sent Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Firyubin Konstantin Katyushev and Igor Ognetov to Hanoi to reaffirm Kremlin support after Kissinger's Moscow trip. Tass noted Le Duc Tho traveled through Moscow, with discussions of South Vietnam and mutual interests in a cordial, fraternal atmosphere. Western sources termed the mission a bid to reassure Hanoi and possibly carry proposals from Brezhnev-Kissinger talks.
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Brandt threatens wall closure over nonaggression pacts
Chancellor Willy Brandt warned East Germany would close the Berlin Wall again and bar West Berliners from family reunions if the West German Bundestag does not ratify nonaggression pacts with Russia and Poland. He told a City Hall rally that the Big Four accord hinges on ratification and urged serious Bundestag consideration. More than 50,000 attended the rally in Berlin.
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