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threats posed by enemy radar
Communist
troops increasing their attacks on the eve of their
three-day ceasefire lobbed 8 rockets into a
paratroop base at Thien Ngon, blowing up an
artillery ammunition dump and gasoline storage
area
All nets noted there were 7 KIA and 14
wounded in VN last week. It was the 11th
consecutive week with a KIA under 10.
Thieu
expects the NVA to launch an offensive shortly
before RN's visit to the PRC to discourage the
Chinese from selling out to the Americans. "What-
ever happens, we will have the upper hand, 11 Thieu
said.
Footage on ABC only of Rogers characterizing as
"barbaric" the communist treatment of POWs, tho
other nets noted it. He cited the long delay during
the last 6 months in forwarding letters to relatives.
Rogers said the US would do anything within reason
to get the POWs back tho Koppel said the Secy.
refused to say whether this included a withdrawal
deadline.
A US airline pilot and a broadcaster tried in vain
to deliver to the VC a recording of Xmas greetings
for the more than 330 POWs. The VC refused to
accept the tapes.
All nets also noted that Bob Hope requested a NVN
visa so he could go to Hanoi and try to negotiate the
release of US POWs in a deal involving $10 M
Hope suggested that perhaps he could raise the money for
NVN children by putting on a show. The NVN gave
no definite response. Hope said that the idea was a
private one tho he acknowledged that when he decided
to go to Laos US officials helped set up the trip.
Gerry Warren said that Hope did not inform RN in
advance about the "strictly private visit. 11 Warren
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