VIETNAM Wartime Photos (1969 and afterwards)
17-12-72 TT Nguyễn Văn Thiệu đọc diễn văn trước phiên họp lưỡng viện Quốc hội
12 Dec 1972, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Saigon, South Vietnam: In a speech to a joint session of the National Assembly, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu spells out his position toward a cease-fire. Thieu spells out his position toward a cease-fire. Thieu indicated he is rejecting the cease-fire as it now stands. However, he said he will accept a temporary Christmas Truce and to show his good will he will release more than 1,000 North Vietnamese prisoners of war. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
17-12-72 TT Nguyễn Văn Thiệu đọc diễn văn trước phiên họp lưỡng viện Quốc hội
12 Dec 1972, Saigon, South Vietnam --- Saigon, South Vietnam: In a speech to a joint session of the National Assembly, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu spells out his position toward a cease-fire. Thieu spells out his position toward a cease-fire. Thieu indicated he is rejecting the cease-fire as it now stands. However, he said he will accept a temporary Christmas Truce and to show his good will he will release more than 1,000 North Vietnamese prisoners of war. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS