The Nixon Administration: 1973

1973

Negotiations to end the war continued from May 1968 until January 1973

Major obstacle was unwillingness of GVN to acknowledge NLF/NVN role in the south - the U.S. and GVN could not militarily prevent NVN/NLF control of large parts of SVN

Agreement was reached in October 1972 only to have the GVN back out

Christmas bombing forces Hanoi to accept the same deal as in October

January 27, 1973 Paris Peace Agreement is signed

Cease fire in place
Withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from Indochina
Return of all prisoners of war
A negotiated arrangement between the GVN and Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG - the
newly named NLF)
Unwritten pledge by the U.S. for $3.2 billion to NVN

On February 1, 1973, President Nixon sent a secret letter to the North Vietnamese Premier promising unconditional and substantial reconstruction aid

By March 27, all POWs were returned to each side and U.S. forces were gone from Indochina