Nixon men split over Vietnam

and S THE UNITED STATES today after a five-week b ycott their current offensive.

The decision is a big climb-down for the Nixon administration, which had accused N Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of being unwilling to negotiate seriously.

It followed the disclosure that presidential adviser Henry Kissinger had secretly visited Moscow to pave the way for Nixon's own visit in the near future.

With his S Vietnamese allies patently unable to contain the liberation forces' offensive, even with massive US air support, Nixon now attaches great importance to the Moscow trip.

He hopes to persuade Soviet Stalinist leaders to use their influence with Hanoi and take some of the pressure off Saigon government.

Nixon was due to speak on TV last night with an important Announcemen on troop withdrawals from Vietnam. There was speculation in Washington that the scheduled withdrawal might be halted to strengthen the depleted South Vietnamese army.

Administration deeply divided over the Vietnam Wells one section advocating the mining of Haiphong harbour and even more devastating bomb strikes against the N, while the other is pessimistic about the Saigon regime's chances even with maximum US aid.

The success of Democratic residential hopeful George McGovern in two key. primary elecuions vesterowv is a clear inolcation further military adventures in Vietnam.

In the last ten days Nixon's planes have dronned more bombs on N Vietnam than were dropped on Germany by the whole allied air forces during 1944.

These attacks are being carried out on the recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other 'hawkish' clements. who have long advocated taking bloody revenge for the NLF's victories in the S.

The "Washington Post' this week published details of this secret study of the war undertaken just after Nixon took office TAILURE of last-minute conin January 1969. ciliation talks left Japan facing almast total paralysis from a 48It shows the federal bureaucracy split into two camps—-the hour transport workers strike for 'optimists' including the chiefs of staff and the American embassy in Saigon: and the "pessi- are confronted with the prosmists' including the Office of the pect of no services on the gorSecretary of Defence. the State ernment-awned national railways Department and the CIA as well as most regional private They differed over practically lines. every issue in the war. The 'optimists' favoured blocking all im- already on strike at major ports, ports of war material through N and taxi-drivers in cities like Laos and Cambodia.

Tokyo and Osaka are engaged while the "pessimists' concluded in a partial stoppage. There are that even with an unlimited also disputes on the country's bombing campaign, the NLF airlines, though the airline would obtain enough supplies overland via China to sirike.

The Joint Chiefs of . Staff successfully lobbied for the 1970 the rail stoppage by the central invasion of Cambodia on the labour relations commission basis of their conclusions. They failed to narrow the gap between management and unions yesteralso favoured heavy bombing N. l claiming that was day. effective in killing thousands of climax of a wages offensive that N Vietnamese soldiers. has been going on for the part The study also shows the utter prostration and collapse of the two weeks through a work-toSaigon armies, even as long ago as 1969, when US troops were years that national and private still bolstering the regime strength. sante time during the annual At the time the 'Vietnamization' idea was first mooted, the spring offensive for higher wages. S Vietnamese forces were deserting at the rate of 34 per cent a year equivalent to one com- staying away from work. 161 plete division 'over the hill everys month! and a further 900 delayed, causing chaos at jam-packed The militarists have not said their last word stations. China, and the crisis of US policy In Vietnam could well produce even more devastating military adventures as the Joint Chiefs face up to the ruin of their war policy. to breathe. to return to the Paris peace tall Vietnam are which began when the liberation forces launche Sut JAPAN'S RAILMEN STRIKE higher pay starting today.

Japan's 50 million travellers Dackers and scamen are workers do not apparently intend A conciliation effort to avert The railway strike is the rule campaign.

It is the first time for several railwaymen have struck at the Some drivers in Tokyo yesterday anticipated the strike by suburban trains were cancelled Professional pushers were employed to cram carriages beyond their ormal capacity. On one train windows were broken to allow stifled passengers Nina BAR Mussolini memorial THE Madrid section of the fascist Italian Social Movement will hold a memorial service today for •Benito Mussolini and all Italians who died for the same ideal. Partisans in Milan executed the fascist dictator 27 years ago today. Three waverers threat to Brandt THREE members of Chancellor Willy Brandt's ruling W German coalition were reported to be wavering yesterday on the eve of a decisive 'no-confidence' vote.

All are members the Free Democrats, minority party • in Croat links with right-wing emigres PRELIMINARY results of the criminal investigation into nationalist activity in the Yugoslav Republic of Croatia have been published following a meeting on MonFOLLOWING his warm birthday telegrams to the leaders of Greek reaction, Cyprus president Archbishop Makarios has been assured of the continued • support of the powerful Stalinist party, AKEL.

On Sunday (St George's Day), Makarios sent a congratulatory telegram to General Act is still there.

destroyed. this attack. coalition with Brandt's Social-Democrats.

The opposition Christian Democrats have tabled a motion of no confidence in a bid to bring down the twoand - a - half - year -old Brandt government. It will be voted on today.

day of district and municipal public prosecutors.

Leading members of the Matica Hrvatska (Mother Croatia) cultural association, behind Makarios George Grivas, He sent a similar telegram to George Papadopoulos, who combines the offices of Regent, premier, Defence Minister and Foreign Minister of Greece.

However, the AKEL leadership has reiterated its support for Makaios' policies carry out socialist policies.

If all three waverers vote with the oppositien.. Brandt will be forced out of office.

If the Christian Democrats succeed they will wreck Brandt's efforts to obtain ratification of the treaties signed with Warsaw and Moscow in 1970.

student leaders and others were arrested during the disturbances in the Republic earlier this year.

Zagreb prosecutor Bogumil Cikon told the meeting that the Matica Hrvatska headquarters in his city had 'close Indian steel men shot EIGHT people were killed and 16 injured when police opened fire on workers demonstrating on Tuesday night outside a steel foundry at Ambarnath, four miles north of Bombay, police announced.

General o that a made to The wavering Free Democrats are Saxony farmer Wilhelm Helms, who resigned from the FDP on Sunday, Baron Knut von KuehlmannStumm a millionaire cattle breeder from Hesse, and Gerhard Kenbaum, abusiness adviser from NorthRhine Westphalia.

operational • and ideological links emigration: e political number of notorious Ustachi émigrés were involved in the formation of 36 overseas branches of the Friends of Matica Hrvatska, he said.

About 600 workers were protesting against a delay in payment of their wages and blockaded the management inside the foundry.

Ambarnath staged a General Strike yesterday in protest.

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