HANOI, HO CHI MINH TELLS JOHNSON
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In an interview with three leaders of the antiwar movement -- the Rev.A.dJ.Muste of New York, the Right Rev. Ambrose Reeves of the diocese of Chichester, England, and Rabbi Abraham | L. Feinberg of Toronto -- Ho Chi Minh, the president of the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam, gave a very effective
answer to President Johnson's blatant pro-
paganda about wanting to "negotiate" in
Vietnam. As recalled by Rabbi Feinberg at
a news conference in London, January 23,
Ho Chi Minh said:
"Mp, Johnson has stated that he would
talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere about
peace.
"I invite Mr. Johnson to be our guest,
sitting just as you are here, in the pal-
ace of the former French Governor General
of Indochina.
"Let Mr. Johnson come with his wife and
daughters, his secretary, his doctor, his
cook, but let him not come with a gun at
his hip. Let him not bring his admirals and
generals.
"As an old revolutionary I pledge my
honor that Mr. Johnson will have complete
security."
The response of the State Department
to this was a threat that Rabbi Feinberg
might be subject to prosecution for having
visited Hanoi without a properly stamped
passport. Although a resident of Canada,
Rabbi Feinberg is an American citizen.
The three clergymen said they had seen
the damage done by American bombs in the
center of Hanoi and were "frankly appalled"
by the attempt of administration spokesmen
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