Nation: THE SECOND PHASE IN PARIS

RICHARD NIXON'S top priority will, of course, be Viet Nam—at least in the foreseeable future. Though he could only welcome Saigon's agreement last week to attend the Paris talks, hardly anyone in Washington believes that any substantive moves toward peace will be made before the next President takes office. At best, the negotiators in Paris may have settled what they call the "modalities": such inconsequential but emotion-charged issues as seating arrangements, speaking order, briefing rules, and myriad other details.

Saigon's announcement that it would send a delegation to Paris came nearly four weeks...

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