Press Conference on Vietnam, U Thant

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

This is the first press conference of the General Assembly session. Thant congratulates Mr. Allfell, the newly elected president of the UN Press Corps. President Johnson's state of the union address occurred the night before. Thant reiterates his position that US bombing of North Vietnam must halt before peace negotiations can be meaningful. He also declares that the Geneva Conference should be reconvened and the agreements of 1954 reimplemented.



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