Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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III. C. 1.
DRV NEGOTIATING POSITION
TABLE OF CONTENTS and OUTLINE
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| 1. | The DRV is Determined to Press a Very Hard Line | C-4 | |
| a. | The DRV Recognizes Its Own Strong Position | C-4 | |
| b. | The DRV Attitude is Defiant | C-4 | |
| c. | The DRV Outlines Its Proposals | C-4 | |
| d. | The DRV Proposals Demand a Political Settlement Before a Cease-Fire | C-6 | |
| e. | The DRV Indicates Ambitions for Pathet Lao and Free Khmer | C-7 | |
| f. | The Initial DRV Demands are Excessive | C-8 | |
| 2. | Later DRV Positions Represent a Compromise | C-8 | |
| a. | The DRV Begins to Soften Its Position | C-8 | |
| b. | A Weak Laniel Position Delays DRV Concessions | C-9 | |
| c. | The DRV Presents a New Series of Proposals | C-9 | |
| d. | The DRV Agrees to a Separate Solution for Laos and Cambodia | C-10 | |
| e. | The DRV Reluctantly Accepts Partition | C-10 | |
| f. | The DRV is Disappointed on Elections | C-12 | |
| g. | The DRV Does Not Achieve Its Goals at Geneva | C-12 | |
C-3
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