Beginning of Paris Peace Talks

Question 1

How did the Paris Peace Talks start?

Answer 1

Hanoi accepted talks concerning Johnson’s willingness to end the bombing of NV in May 1968

Question 2

How did the Paris Peace Talks originally stall?

Answer 2

Over whether or not USA would commit itself to stopping all bombing of NV

Question 3

Why did Paris Peace Talks reach a complete stalemate?

Answer 3

October 1968
-South Vietnamese fiercely oppositional to negotiations with NV if NLF represented

Question 4

When did Kissinger and Le Duc Tho (communist politician and special adviser to NV) secretly meet?

Answer 4

February 1970
-Any peace settlement must encompass military and political settlement
-For Kissinger and Nixon was unrealistic

Question 5

What turning point was there in October 1972 with peace talks?

Answer 5

NV moderated their position on Thieu’s removal of power
-Not to do so would’ve ensure war carried on