Speech #910253073

Mr. Chancellor. it depends upon the people of South Vietnam. If the people of South Vietnam after they see what thb Vietongthe Communist Vietcong have dbrie to the viilages they have occupled..the 40.000 people that they have murdered. village chiefs and others. theatrocities of Hu&if the people of South Vietnam of which t 850.000 of them are Catholic refugees from e North Vietnam after a blood bath there when the North Vietnamese took over in North Vietnamif the people of South Vietnam under those circumstances should choose to move in the direction of a Communist government. that. of course. is their right. I do not think it will happen. But I do emphasize that the American position and the position also of the present government of South Vietnam. it seems to me. is especially strong because we are confident enough that we say to the enemy. "All right. well put our case to the people and well accept -the result." If it happens to be what you describe. a Yugoslav type of government or a mixed government. we will accept it.