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This Copy For PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON'S NEWS CONFERENCE #29 Held in the Briefing Room At the White House Washington, D. C. January 31, 1973 At 11:25 A.M. EST (Wednesday) Official White House Transcript THE PRESIDENT: Won't you be seated. In view of the announcement that has already been made this morning, I know that you will have questions on that and other matters, so we will go right to the questions. I think Miss Thomas has the first question. QUESTION: Can you tell us whether you are going to meet with President Thieu some time this spring, and also give us a better fill-in on Dr. Kissinger's trip, the purpose and so forth? THE PRESIDENT: At some time this spring I do plan to meet with President Thieu. I have discussed the matter with him in correspondence, and I also discussed it yesterday in my meeting with the Foreign Minister. It will be at a time mutually convenient. The UPI story, incidentally, was on the mark except for the location. The location we have agreed on will be the Western White House this spring. As far as Dr. Kissinger's trip is concerned, this is a matter that we feel is very important in terms of developing the postwar relationship with North Vietnam. When we look at this very intricate agreement, which Dr. Kissinger so bril- liantly briefed for the members of the press -- and if you have read it, you will see why I use the word "intricate" -- we can see that insofar as its terms are concerned, if the