Department of State TELEGRAM 684 2 PAGE 01 STATE 286084 DECLASSIFIED B 1 E.0. 12958, Sec. 3.5 OR I GIN SS 30 State Dept. Guidel'ne Bv~,NARA,Date ..\-b\ I F" 0 / 0 3 0 R J ~-0-­ D AFTED BY 1~Uk/~E 1L TIH ANY A P OVED BYiS/S JM • WALSH EURsMR• TOON £A. .. VN1MR· URKE 66637 05 0533 -·--------~--~-----~­ 121959Z DEC 8 FM SECSTATE WA HDC AMEM ASSY BUCHAREST EMBASSY MOSCO MEMB SSY SAIG ~ It 2 ·r STA TE 286084 X IS Jc SEC ETA Y RUSK RECEIVES ROMANIAN AM6z VIETNAM L 0 I G1 B SEO N UNC LEARE D MEMCON1 IS FY~, NOFOR N AN D SUBJECT EVISIO UP N REVIEW • ET Y ECEIVED AM BO DAN AT HIS REQUcST FO R 45 MIN UTES I G DEC T • BnGDAN LEAVI NG FOR CONS ULTATIO NS AND HOME LEAVE ELEVEN• T UR D• HO I ZON I NC LUOED1 V ETNAM IV )1 TA Y T ~D BOGDAN WE SfOPPED BOMBING BECAUSE EVE YBODY IN I T CUU T I~S TOLD US SO METHING GO D WOUL D HAPPEN I F WE OTHI G G UD HAS HAP P NED SO FAR• OUR VI EWS WERE WELL UN ER· BY H OI• I F er, WE S[NT ADVAN E MESSAGE TO MO c w STATING FACT OF LIF MU BE RE COGNIZED av HAN OI BEF ORE WE CAN OMBINGc ( 1) SOJTH V\J MU T BE AT TA LEI (21 DMZ MU T BE PCT OJ 13) TACKS ON MAJOR CITIES MUST CASE• MOSC OW p I D OU 0 UB ~RE WITH OUT rQUNDATI ON· TIM E HAS NO w COME EVE YBODY TO PUT AL L HIS CHIPS IN• TROD INFil.irRATI O 11 GUER ~A ACTIVITY IN OUTH V / LAOS, THAILA~D MUST TOP• WE TOOK Z/ OT TO B REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE THORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Department of State TELEGRAM P GE 02 STATE 286084 ADVICE OF SOCIALIST WORLD IN §TOPPING BOMBING. WHILE ROMANIA HAS NO PRIMARY RESPONS I BIL ITY IN THIS MATT ER 1 I T SHOULD DO WH ATEV ER POSSI LE TO HEL~ MOVE TOWARD ~ETTLEMENT IN VN. BOGDAN RSMA RKE D KOREAN•TYPE SOLUTI N IMP OSS I RLE IN VN AN O RO LE OF NLF R~ALLY AT STAKE THERE · ~ECRETARY REGRET~ULLY STATED WAR IN THOSE CIRCUM· STANC S WILL C NTINUE AN D WE MAY HAVE TO RES UME BOM BI NG• WE WIL L NOT DISCUSS SOUTH. VN'S I NT ER NAL AFFAIR S WIT HOU T DI SCUSSI NG NORTH VN'S INTt.""RNAL AF FAIR S ALSO• US HA S INTERESTS~ IN SOU TH VN H!CH SHOULD BE RECOGN I ZED • I F NLF WANTS TO ~ ACCEPT CO NSTI TUTIONAL SYSTEM AND FREE ELECTIONS IN SOUTH VN1 ALL RI GHT WITH US • BUT E CA NOT ACCEPT PRINCIPLE SOC I AL I ST CO U JTRY ANYW HER E I N WOR LD C N SE TROOP -INT01 AND ST I~ UP GUERR ILLA~ IN 1 ANOTHE~ COUNTRY ND THE~ DIVIDE THAT COUNTRY • LAOS IS A GOOD EXAM PL E• THERE WE ACCEPTED COALITION GOVT1 SO VIE T CANDI DATE FO R PREM~ER WITHOUT Y SUBSEQUE T COMPLIANCE BY OTH~R SIDE WITH OTHE~ TERM~ OF S TTLEMENT• WE ARE NOT FOOLS OR CHI~DREN • WE WANT TO KNOW NOW HAT IS TH QUOTE SOMETHING GOO D UNQUO TE WHI CH WAS TO HAPPEN IF E TOPP D ~OMBING1 2• BOGDAN REPLIED NEGOTI ATIONS AR~ NOW UNOE~WAY IN PAR I~ AND 0 LY POLITICAL OLUTION I~ POSSIB~E SECRETARY REPLIED VEN DU I NEGOTIATIONS REGIH NTS KEEP MA RCHING DOWN TRAI L FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. H T I TEREST DO SOC IALI ST cou~TRIES HAVE IN SOUTH VN TH T WE DON'T HAVE IN ORTH VN7 WE HAVE MADE OUR HOVE • WE OW WANT EV Y ODY ELSE MAKE ~ IS• 3• O DAN P OMISED CONVEY S~CRETARY• S VI W TO HIS GOVT• RUSK OT TO B R RODUCED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY