Fighting and Negotiating in Vietnam: A Strategy

Abstract

A fighting-and-negotiating strategy is discussed which encourages emergence of a broader, moderate GVN that can coalesce non-Communist factions and exploit divergencies in the Communist camp. Negotiation objectives should aim at permitting diversification of Communist interests in SEA, discouraging Communist expectations of complete control of SVN, while promoting peaceful coexistence between North and South. A compromise settlement means accepting some Communist participation in South Vietnamese political life, contingent upon Communist concessions to increase the likelihood of a democratic Southern government and encourage Northern independence from China. If, after such a settlement, the South goes Communist gradually, without major violence, unfavorable impact on the evolution of Southeast Asia should be minimal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0718824

Entities

People

  • Vu Van Thai

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Commerce
  • Communist Countries
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Negotiations
  • North Vietnam
  • Personality
  • Reliability
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.