Vietnam Peace Talks (1968)

Paris, France General views Paris includes Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, River Seine, Champs Elysees. GV Crowds at Paris Airport. Top Shot. Plane taxiing. Vietnamese delegates arriving, surrounded by large numbers of press, entering car and driving off. American delegates arriving. CU Leading US delegate speaking. Various Vietnam delegates leave hotel, arriving conference building, shaking hands with hosts. Various US delegates arrive. Cars leaving. GV Vietnam and US delegates posing for press. GV Press looking at conference table - pan round table. GV Delegates cars arriving. CU Doors of conference room closing. GV Paris. (16 mm Orig. Neg.) Cataloguers note: The importance of this footage centres on the fact that this was the first step of the longest war in American history slowly winding down. It was not until finally on April 30th, 1975 that North Vietnamese forces took Saigon and the already waning American war effort capitulated completely. These initial talks in Paris symbolised the first step