South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, in a televised speech, makes a "comprehensive offer" for a political settlement. He challenged the National Liberation Front to participate in free elections organized by a joint electoral commission and supervised by an international body. Following the speech, South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Tran Chanh Thanh, seeking to clarify the Thieu proposal, said communists could never participate in elections in South Vietnam "as communists" nor have any role in organizing elections--only by the South Vietnamese government could organize the elections.
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Jul 11, 1969:
Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections
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This Week in History, Jul 11 - Jul 17
- Jul 11, 1966
- Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam
- Jul 11, 1967
- Senators debate U.S. policy in Vietnam
- Jul 11, 1969
- Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections
- Jul 12, 1965
- First Marine wins Medal of Honor
- Jul 12, 1966
- North Vietnam urged to treat U.S. POWs better
- Jul 13, 1968
- Rockefeller announces new peace proposal
- Jul 13, 1969
- Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war
- Jul 14, 1964
- North Vietnamese regulars are fighting in South Vietnam
- Jul 14, 1968
- Clifford visits South Vietnam
- Jul 15, 1964
- Goldwater nominated for president
- Jul 15, 1971
- Nixon announces a visit to China
- Jul 16, 1965
- McNamara visits South Vietnam
- Jul 16, 1973
- Senate begins investigations into secret bombing of Cambodia
- Jul 17, 1969
- Wheeler visits South Vietnam
- Jul 17, 1972
- South Vietnamese paratroopers fight for Citadel
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