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20251006 CDTL Bạch Thoại Giửa Tổng Thống Nixon Và Kissinger 9 August 1973 D101


101. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) 1

August 9, 1973, 3:13 p.m.

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/d101

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/pg_411

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/pg_412

August 9, 1973, 3:13 p.m.

[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Indochina.]

K: Well, we’ve got another cable from Graham Martin today2 whom we were called that son of a bitch and he is very optimistic about South Vietnam. He thinks even Cambodia might be held off.

P: Hmm, wonder why? You never know. You never now. These things are not going to go that quickly unless there is a hell of a psychological crack but basically let’s face it, the Khmers don’t have any Air Force.

K: No that’s right. It’s a question of . . . Well we could still continue bombing. We’d probably even win because right now . . .

P: I know. I know that because I could tell from even reading the thing this morning they were doing rather well, the little guys. You know they, in their molasses-like way they took this back or they rolled this back. You know what I mean.

K: That’s right.

P: And we all know it because frankly I was glad to see you got those ______ up to 48.

K: That’s right.

P: That’s alright. Let them hit a few things. As long as we’re there let’s don’t go out with a whimper. So, on Cambodia he feels that maybe even that they will hang on a while does he?

[Page 411]

K: That’s what he thinks. Yes.

P: He didn’t give any basis for it did he?

K: Well, he went over there.

P: I know he went over but he didn’t give his reasoning.

K: That’s right.

P: He didn’t give any reasons for . . .

K: No, no he didn’t give any basis for his reasoning, that’s what I meant.

P: He didn’t tell anybody probably. We don’t know. And incidentally, what frankly he guesses is as good as our guess, I don’t know. Let’s just pray for the best.

K: It’s entirely a question of psychology. They have the resources to hang on.

P: Why sure. They have the resources without the bombing Henry. You know that.

K: Well, if we had had a decent Ambassador there—that’s one of my mistakes there. I should have insisted on getting that son of a bitch . . .

P: I know, I know.

K: I don’t mean this year. This year wouldn’t have made any difference.

P: Let me see. But right now—

K: But two years ago.

P: But right now though they have, in terms of military resources, ground forces and so forth, they are not inferior to the Khmers are they?

K: Oh no, they are superior to the Khmers.

P: That’s my point.

K: But they don’t have the discipline and the dedication.

P: That’s the point. I understand. So therefore, the chances of the Khmers going in and cutting them up and so forth and then their collapsing are considerable. But let me say this. That isn’t going to mean the fall of South Vietnam and it’ll frighten a lot of people. It’ll frighten the Thais and it’ll frighten a lot of others but I don’t intend to get—we can’t get discouraged about any of those things.

K: Well, in this one you were right. The longer we could have held on in Cambodia the surer the situation in South Vietnam would have been. But even with that he thinks South Vietnam can hold six years which he says there is realistically but would get into the next Presidential period. His major concern is that the new President in 1976 have your conviction. After that he thinks it doesn’t make any difference what happens.

P: Yes.

[Page 412]

K: I mean he put it as coldly as that.

P: You mean he thinks it could hang for six years.

K: That is what he thought.

P: I think he’s right. We’ve started a legacy there. Let’s not . . .

K: Mr. President, if you had had the support that Ike had after the Korean war, that thing would be in—76 would be seen as a triumph and I must tell you honestly I didn’t think it could hold beyond 1974, much beyond 74.

P: Yes. Well we’ll see. You want to remember too that the North has its problems. They are trained and it may be the Russians aren’t helping them quite that much and the Chinese haven’t got that much to put in there. You know what I mean. Let’s face it.

K: I don’t think either of them are putting in a hell of a lot.

[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Indochina.]

Google Translated

Ngày 9 tháng 8 năm 1973, 3:13 chiều

[Bỏ qua phần thảo luận không liên quan đến Đông Dương.]

K: À, hôm nay chúng ta lại nhận được một bức điện khác từ Graham Martin, người mà chúng ta gọi là đồ khốn nạn và ông ta rất lạc quan về Nam Việt Nam. Ông ta nghĩ rằng ngay cả Campuchia cũng có thể bị ngăn chặn.

P: Ừm, tự hỏi tại sao ư? Bạn không bao giờ biết được. Bạn không bao giờ biết được. Những chuyện này sẽ không diễn ra nhanh như vậy trừ khi có một cú sốc tâm lý khủng khiếp, nhưng về cơ bản, hãy nhìn nhận thực tế, người Khmer không có Không quân.

K: Không, đúng vậy. Vấn đề là... Chà, chúng ta vẫn có thể tiếp tục ném bom. Thậm chí chúng ta có thể thắng vì ngay lúc này...

P: Tôi biết. Tôi biết điều đó vì tôi có thể thấy ngay từ khi đọc bài báo sáng nay, những kẻ nhỏ bé đó đang làm khá tốt. Bạn biết đấy, theo kiểu mật mía, họ đã rút lại hoặc họ đã đảo ngược tình thế. Bạn hiểu ý tôi mà.

K: Đúng vậy.

P: Và tất cả chúng ta đều biết điều đó vì thành thật mà nói, tôi rất vui khi thấy anh đã nâng ______ lên 48.

K: Đúng vậy.

P: Không sao. Cứ để họ đánh vài phát. Miễn là chúng ta còn ở đó thì đừng than vãn. Vậy, về Campuchia, ông ấy thậm chí còn cảm thấy rằng có lẽ họ sẽ trụ được một thời gian, phải không? [Trang 411]

K: Đó là điều ông ấy nghĩ. Đúng vậy.

P: Ông ấy không đưa ra bất kỳ căn cứ nào cho điều đó, phải không?

K: À, ông ấy đã đến đó.

P: Tôi biết ông ấy đã đến đó nhưng ông ấy không đưa ra lý do.

K: Đúng vậy.

P: Ông ấy không đưa ra bất kỳ lý do nào cho...

K: Không, không, ông ấy không đưa ra bất kỳ căn cứ nào cho lập luận của mình, đó là ý tôi.

P: Có lẽ ông ấy không nói với ai cả. Chúng tôi không biết. Và nhân tiện, những gì ông ấy đoán cũng đúng như chúng tôi đoán, tôi không biết. Hãy cầu nguyện cho điều tốt đẹp nhất.

K: Hoàn toàn là vấn đề tâm lý. Họ có đủ nguồn lực để trụ vững.

P: Chắc chắn rồi. Họ có đủ nguồn lực mà không cần vụ đánh bom Henry. Anh biết mà.

K: Chà, nếu chúng ta có một Đại sứ tử tế ở đó—đó là một trong những sai lầm của tôi. Tôi nên khăng khăng đòi gặp tên khốn đó...

P: Tôi biết, tôi biết.

K: Ý tôi không phải năm nay. Năm nay cũng chẳng khác gì.

P: Để tôi xem nào. Nhưng hiện tại—

K: Nhưng hai năm trước.

P: Nhưng hiện tại, dù họ có, xét về nguồn lực quân sự, lực lượng bộ binh, vân vân, họ cũng đâu thua kém người Khmer, phải không?

K: Không, họ vượt trội hơn người Khmer.

P: Đó là ý tôi.

K: Nhưng họ không có kỷ luật và sự tận tụy.

P: Đó là vấn đề. Tôi hiểu. Vì vậy, khả năng người Khmer tiến vào, chặt xác họ, vân vân, rồi sụp đổ là rất cao. Nhưng tôi xin nói điều này. Điều đó không có nghĩa là Nam Việt Nam sẽ sụp đổ và nó sẽ khiến rất nhiều người sợ hãi. Nó sẽ khiến người Thái và nhiều người khác sợ hãi, nhưng tôi không có ý định - chúng ta không thể nản lòng vì bất kỳ điều gì trong số đó.

K: Vâng, trong trường hợp này, anh đã đúng. Chúng ta càng có thể cầm cự ở Campuchia lâu hơn thì tình hình ở Nam Việt Nam sẽ càng chắc chắn hơn. Nhưng ngay cả như vậy, ông ấy vẫn nghĩ Nam Việt Nam có thể cầm cự được sáu năm, điều mà ông ấy nói là thực tế nhưng sẽ kéo dài đến nhiệm kỳ Tổng thống tiếp theo. Mối quan tâm lớn nhất của ông ấy là Tổng thống mới vào năm 1976 phải tin vào niềm tin của anh. Sau đó, ông ấy nghĩ rằng những gì xảy ra cũng không tạo ra bất kỳ sự khác biệt nào.

P: Vâng. [Trang 412]

K: Ý tôi là ông ấy nói lạnh lùng như vậy.

P: Ý ông là ông ấy nghĩ nó có thể treo lơ lửng trong sáu năm.

K: Đó là điều ông ấy nghĩ.

P: Tôi nghĩ ông ấy đúng. Chúng ta đã tạo nên một di sản ở đó. Đừng...

K: Thưa Tổng thống, nếu ông có được sự ủng hộ như Ike sau Chiến tranh Triều Tiên, thì điều đó đã—năm 76 sẽ được coi là một chiến thắng và tôi phải thành thật nói với ông rằng tôi không nghĩ nó có thể tồn tại sau năm 1974, lâu hơn nhiều so với năm 74.

P: Vâng. Thôi thì cứ chờ xem. Anh cũng nên nhớ rằng miền Bắc cũng có vấn đề của nó. Họ được huấn luyện bài bản, và có thể người Nga không giúp đỡ họ nhiều lắm, còn người Trung Quốc thì cũng chẳng có gì nhiều để đầu tư. Anh hiểu ý tôi mà. Cứ chấp nhận đi.

K: Tôi không nghĩ là cả hai bên đều đầu tư nhiều đâu.

[Bỏ qua ở đây là phần thảo luận không liên quan đến Đông Dương.]

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/d101

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/pg_411

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/pg_412

Thân thế (các) nhân vật/

Henry A Kissinger

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs until November 3, 1975; also Secretary of State from September 21, 1973

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/bilderberg-meeting-group-lisbon-kissinger

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https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_featured/public/article/featured-image/kissinger-zhou-sm_0.jpg?itok=qDjPx2_m

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https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v17/d141

https://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/100324.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger_and_the_Vietnam_War

Lesson in Vietnam from Kissinger to Nixon: “when we made it “our war” we would not let the South Vietnamese fight it; when it again became “their war”, we would not help them fight it.”

(We also had trouble with excesses here: when we made it “our war” we would not let the South Vietnamese fight it; when it again became “their war,” we would not help them fight it. Ironically, we prepared the South Vietnamese for main force warfare after 1954 (anticipating another Korean-type attack), and they faced a political war; they had prepared themselves for political warfare after 1973 only to be faced with a main force invasion 20 years after it had been expected.)

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v10/d280

Lesson of Vietnam May 12 1975 by Henry A. Kissinger

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Discover the Truth at:

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Martin, Graham A.,

Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from July 20, 1973, until April 29, 1975

https://www.fallofsaigon.org/orig/martin.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Martin

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Italy

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Nixon Richard M.,

Vice President of the United States

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon

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https://soundcloud.com/the-miller-center-at-uva/14-nov-68-lbj-and-nixon

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Nixon, Richard M.,

President of the United States

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Nixon had a Trip to China from February 21 to 28 1972,

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https://www.cvce.eu/content/publication/2001/10/12/656ccc0d-31ef-42a6-a3e9-ce5ee7d4fc80/publishable_en.pdf

Paris Peace Accords

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Peace_Accords

Peace Negotiations and the Paris Agreement

https://edmoise.sites.clemson.edu/paris.html

Text of Declaration by Paris Conference on Vietnam

https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/03/archives/text-of-declaration-by-paris-conference-on-vietnam.html

Vietnam War Bibliography Translation Series

https://edmoise.sites.clemson.edu/trans.html#fbis

 

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