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Xuan Thuy were both there. And until we had assessed the
Cambodian situation.
study on
Kraft: You had to do the ceasefire.
K:
That we have been doing since last December. The security
situation. ThenCambodia set all of this back 2 months.
Kraft: Do you think the other side is alert to
?
Another ambiguity
is what kind of political actions would be allowed them under the
ceasefire?
K:
On that we would be very permissive. If it is the execution
of
political opponents we would draw the line.
Kraft: Yes. OK, well.
K:
What is your personal reaction?
Kraft: My personal reaction is that it is not political.
K:
That is clearly right.
Kraft: Well, I am not sure. But, to the best of my knowledge.
Two, there are a lot of things in there that they put privately and that
Have induced interest on the other side. Three, a lot of thingsin there
that to publicly state make it tough for the other side. Like inspection.
You needed that publicly? Things like infiltration. I guess I come
to the conclusion that if the other side buys it, really good. The terms
look to me quite stiff, especially with respect to Saigon. The Saigon
regime gets reinforced.
K:
I don't expect them to accept every line of it.
it's not put on a
take it or leave it basis. We have made extensive studies on this.
Kraft: But are they capable of this kind of analysis?
K:
I don't know.
Kraft: This kind of analysis may be beyond them. They tend to think
in terms of the dynamics of their own movement.
K: ]
This is just for you. In contrast to the Middle East ceasefire,
here we know what we are talking about. On the political dynamics it
generates, they are more subtle than we are, I am sure.
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