"BUFDRVR" wrote:
Brett wrote:

The peace accords were signed by:

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
William P. Rogers
Secretary of State

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIET-NAM:
Tran Van Lam
Minister for Foreign Affairs

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIET-NAM:
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Minister for Foreign Affairs

FOR THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
VIET-NAM:
Nguyen Thi Binh
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Excellent, but now I'm confused, particularly by the book "Crosswinds" by
Earl
H. Tippford which states; "That Washington and Hanoi had reached this
stage was
significant. Saigon had been left out and President Thieu had substantial
objections to to what Washington had negotiated in his interest, and in
his
stead". So what gives? Were the SNV signatures on the Peace Accord just
window
dressing?

The Opinion Journals comments a short time after Thieu death of natural
causes:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/column...y/?id=95001257