1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1907- 1986
Southeast Asia
1898- 1976
East Asia
1906- 2000
1894- 1971
1911- 1989
1898- 1969
North America
February 26, 1971
A Soviet official in Vietnam recounts a meeting with an East German diplomat. The two sides discussed the nuclear threats from the United States in the Vietnam War, as well as relations with China.
September 18, 1973
A letter, presumably written by Le Duan, offers a clarion call for war in the wake of the Paris Peace Accords.
April 14, 1975
Cable from Le Duan carrying the Politburo's approval of battle plans for the liberation campaign in Saigon, now dubbed the "Ho Chi Minh Campaign."
April 9, 1975
Cable from Le Duan with instructions on dispersing combat forces to attack the enemies and infiltrate into the city.
March 31, 1975
Letter from Le Duan with guidance on communications and plans of attack in Saigon.
March 24, 1975
In a Politburo meeting after the Ban Me Thuot victory, Le Duan gives comments on the progress and future direction of the general offensive to liberate South Vietnam.
September 10, 1974
Le Duan's comments on the draft plan presented by Vo Quang Ho, laying out plans to liberate South Vietnam in two years 1975-1976.
May 4, 1974
Letter from Le Duan to Military Region 6 providing guidance on its operations and urgent tasks in the two years 1974-1975.
October 20, 1964
Cable from the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam entails positive responses of Le Duan, Pham Hùng and Ly Ban regarding China's first testing of an Atomic Bomb.
December 1, 1965
In this secret policy speech, Vietnamese Communist Party First Secretary Le Duan outlines the North Vietnamese negotiating strategy with United States, including the conditions under which talks between the two sides might first begin.