Le Duan: We
want some volunteer pilots, volunteers soldiers...and other volunteers,
including road and bridge engineering units. Liu Shaoqi: It is
our policy that we will do our best to support you. We will offer
whatever you are in need of and we are in a position to offer...If
you do not invite us, we will not come; and if you invite one
unit of our troops, we will send that unit to you. The initiative
will be completely yours.
Le Duan: We
want the Chinese volunteer pilots to play a role in four respects:
(1) to restrict American bombing to areas south of the 20th or
19th parallels; (2) to defend the safety of Hanoi; (3) to defend
several main transportation lines; and (4) to raise the morale
of the Vietnamese people.
Notes:
1. The same day as the DRV issued its four point
peace formula in response to President Johnson's declared readiness
for "unconditional discussions."