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6 Documents Found

Lacouture on Nyugen Huu Tho

Call Number: CE 582Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection

Jean Lacouture speaks on Nyugen Huu Tho, the chairman of the NLF central committee. He says that Tho is a “theoretical socialist… leftist liberal under communist influence.”

Political Freedom in Viet Nam

Call Number: CE 583Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection

Pham Xuan Canh discusses elections in Vietnam and the “political freedom” of the Vietnamese people.

Soldier desertion in Viet Nam

Call Number: CE 585Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection

Reports on Vietnamese soldier desertion of the National Liberation Front. Reasons listed include men wanting to return to their families, fear and disagreements with leaders of the NLF. The report states legal consequences of those who desert and measures taken to improve the living situations of soldiers in order to reduce high desertion rates.

Colin Edwards: Vietnam as One Country

Call Number: CE 594Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection

Interview with Colin Edwards. Discusses the problematic idea of a clear division between North and South Vietnam. Gives various examples of how Vietnamese people see Vietnam as one country and how individuals involved in the war are not confined to one region. Discusses diversity of people involved in the National Liberation Front and the history of US support of right wing parties in Vietnam.