Nixon Firm on Ending

Nixon Firm on Ending War PARIS (AP)--The United States told the Communists at the peace talks yesterday that it is President Nixon's "firm intention to permit no avoidable delay in ending this war and entering a period of peace and reconstruction." The North Vietnamese rejected South Vietnam's demand that the North must pull all its troops out of the country in any cease-fire agreement. They also declared their country had not changed its position on conditions for peace in Vietnam. U.S. Ambassador William J. Porter cautioned newsmen against unwarranted pessimism as he left the 168th plenary session of the peace talks. When asked about the ambassador's remarks, press spokesman David Lamber- ton told reporters that Porter's optimism "is based on his own reading of the situation. He looks at the situation realistically." Delegates at the peace talks repeated many old arguments while waiting for a new round of secret talks between Henry A. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, a Hanoi politburo member scheduled to begin here Monday. South Vietnam's ambassador, Pham Dang Lam told the meeting that "the cap- ital problem for the establishment and maintenance of a real and effective cease-fire in South Vietnam is, the withdrawal of 300,000 North Vietnamese LE DUC THO (PLEASE SEE WITHDRAWAL PAGE 2) India Wants Better Peace U NAVAL LAW GUANTANAMO SAY, CUBA Relations with U.S.-China NEW DELHI (AP)--India has made its most concil- S tory offer in years to patch up its strained re- ations with the United States and with China. Speaking at the end of a two-day foreign policy debate in parliament, Foreign Minister Swaran Sinh said yesterday: "So far as America is concerned, we have much in common with that great country and its people. We cherish the common values of an a- biding nature such as our belief in Democracy and a Democratic life, individual liberty and human dignity." "There is no reason why our relations with the United States, would not only be normalized but Friday,.December 1, 1972 become friendly and cooperative." Regarding China, whose relations with India have been embittered by a border dispute and a brief border war in 1962, Singh continued: "there Northern Diminishes is no reason why India and China, two great countries of Asia, should not SAIGON (AP)--North Vietnam's invasion of the South entered its ninth be able to settle their mutual prob- month yesterday with a much-diminished level of ground fighting and massive (PLEASE SEE INDIA PAGE 2) U.S. bomb strikes around the demilitarized zone. The Saigon command reported 49 enemy-initiated incidents in the 24 hours low. W ATER CRISIS: ending at 6 a.m. yesterday and said this was a two-month Figures for Thursday, Nov. 30 While daily numbers fluctuate widely, reported enemy attacks have subsid- ed by about one-fourth this Fall and in the last two weeks have hovered WATER PRODUCED: 1,350,000 around the 60's daily. Most enemy attacks in the Fall phase of the offensive have been shellings. WATER CONSUMED: 1,410,000 One reason officials advance for the decline is shortage of ammunition. Some theorize the enemy commanders may be biding their time pending devel- WATER LOSS: 60,000 opments in the peace talks. U.S. and South Vietnamese officials have claim- ed that North Vietnamese units are as much as 50 per cent understrength WATER IN STORAGE: 19,271,000 and short of supplies. An unusually long wet season in the Ho Chi Minh Trail area of Southern Laos is said to have held up the Southward flow of men and supplies. U.S. BS2 bombers, have stepped up raids in southern parts of North Vietnam to try to keep stockpiled material from reaching the trail network. Page 2--LATE NEWS ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Friday, December 1, 1972A WITHDRAWAL- from page one troops currently operating in South Vietnam," GAZETTEER Hanoi's deputy negotiator, Nguyen Minh Vy, rejected the idea that North Vietnamese troops invaded the South and k~1jI~1~.a digest of late news said: "the only agressor in Vietnam is the United States." He reiterated that "U.S. troops and other foreign troops in the U.S. camp must be completely withdrawn." A Hanoi spokesman insisted that the North Vietnamese position "has not changed since Oct. 26", the date North Vietnam revealed its draft peace agreement with the Un- WASHINGTON (AP)--William P. Rogers will continue as ited States. Secretary of State in President Nixon's second administration but his top-level staff will be filled with new His statement followed last week's series of secret faces, the White House announced yesterday. Ronald L. Kissinger-Tho meetings. Ziegler, the President's Press Secretary, told reporters Lamberston refused to comment on a statement by the that Nixon will retain the 59-year-old Rogers in the South Vietnamese press spokesman, Nguyen Trieu Dan that interest of continuity in foreign policy. Pressed on the issue of the withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops whether the decision to keep Rogers means that the same was "the key to peace." relationship between the White House and the State De- Tartment in making foreign policy would continue, Zie- Porter told newsmen as he left the meeting that "some gler said. of your dispatches these days seem to contain an unwarranted amount, in my view at least, of pessimism. I would caution you to take care lest you he caught with your HELSINKI, FINLAND (AP)--Neutral Sweden says that the pens down." 34 nations preparing for a European security conference must avoid an East-West confrontation. "The aim of the from page one conference cannot be a tendency to confrontation between INDIA- different, existing social systems." Swedish ambassador lems bilaterally and peacefully, in their mutual inter- oeran Ryding said yesterday in one of the opening pol- ests and in the larger interest of peace, stability and icy statements. Most Western states have insisted the progress in Asia and the world." free movement of men, ideas and information between A senior foreign ministry official later stressed the ommunist and Western countries is essential for Europ- importance of Singh's statements and with reference to ean cooperation. The Soviet Union and other Communist the United States. bloc states are unwilling to loosen strict controls 0over the movement of their populations and government He said it was hoped that Washington would weigh the T1monopolies on the information. Foreign Minister's speech carefully and not consider it "as just more words." Singh told Parliament: "I can assure this House that WASHINGTON (AP)--The Nixon administration is develop- we shall do everything in our power to try to normalize iing a plan to foil skyjackers by requiring law enforce- and strengthen our relations with America on the basis nment officers to be stationed at airport boarding gates of the recognition of the new realities and on the basis for all flights. The plan also would require all pass- of equality, reciprocity and mutual respect." engers to walk through weapons detectors before board- iing. In addition, all carry-on luggage would be search- Singh did not specify in his speech the "new realit- ed. "We are working toward having a law enforcement off- ies" that India wanted the United States to recognize iicer present at each boarding area from one-half hour in this region. before boarding through the boarding process on domestic But the senior official, who could not be quoted by flights and one hour before on international departures," name, said later the United States should recognize and ITransportation Secretary John A. Volpe said in a tele- treat -India as the dominant power in South Asia and gram yesterday to Sen. Clifford P. Case. On another should--abandon its former policy of looking upon Pakis- feature one plan, Volpe said, "walk-through weapons de- tan is a counterpoise to India on the subcontinent. tectors are being delivered to the airlines as fast as possible. Stateside Temperatures Albuquerque Snow 39 Local Forecast -,r Ad. -, 8. ir ddi. AR Copmi Z&b hiford Amarillo Fair 32 rro-d~t '- otdiri ffi-, Baltimore Rain 42 Partly cloudy becoming mostly JOE Brad t-fat Chicago Cloudy 38 clear after sunset. Visibility Chir Petty Offio. i, Charge Dayton Snow 40 unrestricted. Winds light & JOSA Vi-. 14io,p~ . Editor JWS dooard Smith . liltot Editor Denver Cloudy 40 variable becoming SE 8-12 M'l Joh. hirt.e. rr-d1tio Editor Houston Fair 54 knots gusting to 22 knots YO.t "Cookie Sothy. S8.11o, Edito Jackson Ms. Cloudy 52 during the afternoon. i -t "att - t"s pabilohad morordio to a. taims aad High I.,hdno bfip so4 misio aappr - -111a"m ia Jacksonville 65 today MlXE p.33 sod od.? ab, dirmotit. tE tit. 9-1 55. Idbli Rain 87. Low tonight 73. ffairs offl-o t at pritod foo dape , -k~ at gtmrmt T wtt qoataaat. :a. oplaios-a at tast Phila. Rain 45 Bay conditions 1-3 feet. sopmttosa 00 ao it apet herto a _ot to b. tfltaad New York 45 High of fiotoiaor so lla r ot hmIm of Osoorta r th. I- Rain tide 1818. Low tide 1327. ,_1ot OP th Norfolk Rain 49 San Diego Fair 76 Friday, December 1, 1972 Guantanamo Gazette LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 LOCAL BRIEFS Navy Federal Credit Union The Navy Federal Credit Union opened a loan and share with- *stag night drawal facility in the Personal Services Center of the Navy Exchange today. The 'Navy Lxchange plans to The new facility will provide on-site credit union service hold an adult "Stag Nite" to- for all officers, enlisted and U.S.

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