The first fully attended meeting of the formal Paris peace talks is held. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, the chief negotiator for the United States, urged an immediate restoration of a genuine DMZ as the first "practical move toward peace." Lodge also suggested a mutual withdrawal of "external" military forces and an early release of prisoners of war. Tran Buu Kiem and Xuan Thuy, heads of the National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese delegations respectively, refused Lodge's proposals and condemned American "aggression."
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Jan 25, 1969:
First plenary session of the formal Paris Peace talks is held
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This Week in History, Jan 25 - Jan 31
- Jan 25, 1969
- First plenary session of the formal Paris Peace talks is held
- Jan 25, 1972
- Nixon reveals information about secret negotiations
- Jan 26, 1970
- POW spends 2,000th day in captivity
- Jan 26, 1972
- North Vietnam rejects U.S. peace proposal
- Jan 27, 1967
- Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor
- Jan 27, 1973
- Paris Peace Accords signed
- Jan 28, 1973
- Cease-fire goes into effect
- Jan 28, 1975
- Ford asks for additional aid
- Jan 29, 1968
- President Johnson requests additional funds
- Jan 29, 1974
- Fighting continues in South Vietnam
- Jan 30, 1968
- Tet Offensive begins
- Jan 30, 1971
- Operation Dewey Canyon II begins
- Jan 31, 1968
- Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy
- Jan 31, 1972
- North Vietnam presents nine-point peace proposal
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