vetsms9
07-20-2005, 12:51 PM
The cease-fire agreement between the United States and the North Vietnamese was signed in January 1973, and in February 591 American POW's were repatriated to the United States in "Operation Homecoming" On Feb1, 1973, however, President Richard Nixon sent a 'Secret Letter' to Vietnamese Prime Minsiter Pham Van Dong Promising Four and One Half Billion Dollars in Postwar Reconstruction Aid. It is believed that the Vietnamese only 'Released 591 POW's, and Kept Several Hundred other POW's because "COLLATERAL" was needed to insure that the U.S. would fulfill its Promise for Postwar Reconstruction Aid (U.S. Senate Committe Report 5-10). This conclusion is Supported by the available Evidence regarding they could not Trust any Western Powers, in part because the National Elections slated to be held in 1956 had been cancelled by U.S. Intervention. On his Deathbed, Ho Chi Minh allegdly told Le Duc Tho and Pham Van Dong, "Don't sign the Next Agreement until we're certain the Political Outcome "A Recommendation which would Explain the Vietnamese 'Reluctance to Participate' in a " Complete Prisoner Exchange in Feb. 1973" Vietnamese Fears of the U.S. Failing to Fulfill its $4.5 Billion Promise were Well Founded, as 'The United States Congress Refused to Approve this Aid after the cease-fire in 1973. When the 'WaterGate" Scandal caused Nixon to resign from the presidency several months after the Intial Prisoner Exchange took place, the Vietnamese were Left with a 'Broken Promise and Hundreds of American POWs, whose Chances for Repatriation Appeared Bleak.
The cease-fire agreement which the U.S. Signed with Vietnam was a Political Victory for Nixon, but did not represent a complete victory for the North Vietnamese. Between the signing of the Cease-Fire agreement in Jan 1973 and the fall of Saigon in 1975, North Vietnamese fears that American Military Force could Again be directed against Hanoi were well Founded. Nixon had Promised the South Vietnamese Govenment, In a 'SECRET LETTER' written on Jan.5, 1973, that "We {the United States } will Respond with Full Force should the Settlement be Violated by the North Vietnmese. The sustained will of the American Goverment to use Force against the North Vietnam Prevented total success for Ho Chi Minh's Followers the Unification of North and South Vietnam.
Because theThreat posed by American Military Forces, the Vietnamese Could Not be Certain that the Emergence of Additional American POWs after the Offical Prisoner Exchange In Feb. 1973 " Would Not Trigger A Return of American B-52s over Hanoi". This perception of the North Vietnamese was strenghtened by an Order issued by the U.S. Department of State the Department of Defense on April 12,1973 which stated "There are NO MORE PRISONERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA". ( THEY ARE ALL DEAD)
This Goverment Position, a "Presumptive Finding" that "The sad Conclusion is that there is No Evidence that....Missing Americans are Still Alive, " Was reaffirmed in 1975 in the Mongomery Report of Congress. Although half the Membership of the Congressional Committee which Produced the Mongomery Report Publicly Protested this Conclusion and Held that there were good Reasons for Not " CLOSING THE BOOKS" on the POW Issue, "President Jimmy Carter Chose to Ignore their Protests and Accept the Conclusion that all AMERICAN POW's in Southeast Asia were DEAD.
These Official Declarations of the ** U.S. Goverment }, which followed the 'Empty Promsie" for reconstruction aid given by Nixon, were some of the most important factors leading to the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam regarding the American POW's, Presetly, as in 1975, the Goverment of Vietnam and the U.S. Both regard " Live American POWs " to be a Political Liability. Officially the U.S.Declares it " Operates on the Assumption that some American Prisoners of War Remain Alive" but the Past Declarations of the U.S. Goverment make our Position Clear to the Vietnamese.
The U.S. has Declared that American POWs in Southeast Asia are Dead, and in Doing So Appears to have Truly " Kissed The Boys GoodBye" The RETURN of Living American POWs from Southeast Asia Today would Only be an " Embarrassment to the U.S. Goverment" WHO DeClared Them ALL DEAD many Years Ago. but would also be a Major Obstacle to Normalized relations with the Vietnamese Goverment which Is Presently Being Pursued with Renewed Vigor by this Goverment Administration for Tradeing Partners which will Line the Pockets of Those in Our Government.
All I Got to Say to This is Jimmy Carter you Can :kissass:
:usa: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS ! :usa:
The cease-fire agreement which the U.S. Signed with Vietnam was a Political Victory for Nixon, but did not represent a complete victory for the North Vietnamese. Between the signing of the Cease-Fire agreement in Jan 1973 and the fall of Saigon in 1975, North Vietnamese fears that American Military Force could Again be directed against Hanoi were well Founded. Nixon had Promised the South Vietnamese Govenment, In a 'SECRET LETTER' written on Jan.5, 1973, that "We {the United States } will Respond with Full Force should the Settlement be Violated by the North Vietnmese. The sustained will of the American Goverment to use Force against the North Vietnam Prevented total success for Ho Chi Minh's Followers the Unification of North and South Vietnam.
Because theThreat posed by American Military Forces, the Vietnamese Could Not be Certain that the Emergence of Additional American POWs after the Offical Prisoner Exchange In Feb. 1973 " Would Not Trigger A Return of American B-52s over Hanoi". This perception of the North Vietnamese was strenghtened by an Order issued by the U.S. Department of State the Department of Defense on April 12,1973 which stated "There are NO MORE PRISONERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA". ( THEY ARE ALL DEAD)
This Goverment Position, a "Presumptive Finding" that "The sad Conclusion is that there is No Evidence that....Missing Americans are Still Alive, " Was reaffirmed in 1975 in the Mongomery Report of Congress. Although half the Membership of the Congressional Committee which Produced the Mongomery Report Publicly Protested this Conclusion and Held that there were good Reasons for Not " CLOSING THE BOOKS" on the POW Issue, "President Jimmy Carter Chose to Ignore their Protests and Accept the Conclusion that all AMERICAN POW's in Southeast Asia were DEAD.
These Official Declarations of the ** U.S. Goverment }, which followed the 'Empty Promsie" for reconstruction aid given by Nixon, were some of the most important factors leading to the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam regarding the American POW's, Presetly, as in 1975, the Goverment of Vietnam and the U.S. Both regard " Live American POWs " to be a Political Liability. Officially the U.S.Declares it " Operates on the Assumption that some American Prisoners of War Remain Alive" but the Past Declarations of the U.S. Goverment make our Position Clear to the Vietnamese.
The U.S. has Declared that American POWs in Southeast Asia are Dead, and in Doing So Appears to have Truly " Kissed The Boys GoodBye" The RETURN of Living American POWs from Southeast Asia Today would Only be an " Embarrassment to the U.S. Goverment" WHO DeClared Them ALL DEAD many Years Ago. but would also be a Major Obstacle to Normalized relations with the Vietnamese Goverment which Is Presently Being Pursued with Renewed Vigor by this Goverment Administration for Tradeing Partners which will Line the Pockets of Those in Our Government.
All I Got to Say to This is Jimmy Carter you Can :kissass:
:usa: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS ! :usa: