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Show Vietnamese speaker advocates US withdra,. Speaking to a small group of local reporters, Vu Thien Dinh of the Union of Vietnamese in the United States described his group's main function as "making the American people aware of the situation in Vietnam, and denouncing the Nixon war policy." Vu urges support of Hanoi's seven-point peace proposal in his appearances at American colleges and universities. The University's Challenge Committee, under the direction of Chad Dobson, is a ; : I i sponsoring Vu's appearance in the Union at noon on Oct 13. The Union of Vietnamese in the U S was organized six months ago to inform Americans of aspects of the Vietnam conflict allegedly suppressed by the Nixon administration ad-ministration and that of South Vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu. , .. Vu mentioned that, under Thieu, "there is no way for South Vietnamese Viet-namese in pacified zones or urban areas to express their views However, he noted that 'the National Liberation Front (N.L.F.) receives the support of the majority in South Vietnam." He also felt that theAmerican people favor total U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. The Union of Vietnamese in the U.S. advocates replacement of the Thieu regime with a three-faceted coalition government including elements of the present South Vietnamese government, N.L.F. and religious groups and other minor political organizations. Vu remarked that, "in the North, the population is more homogeneous. This does not occur in the South. South Vietnam needs a coalition government because there are many political tendencies." He stated flatly that Richard Nixon will not end the war. He 1 called the present U.SjjmJng licy "barbarous mato Vu described one case of a small t0Wn about 60 miles from Hanoi -The home town of my father was very beautiful. Every evening hundreds of people went by the ver to fly their kites." He irecen ly found out that the town had been completely destroyed by U.b. blanket bombing. . Three years ago, the Provisiona Revolutionary Government ot North Vietnam revealed a ten-point peace proposal. In 1971 Hanoi announced the present seven-point plan. Vu pointed out that "President Nixon did not acknowledge the seven-point proposal and did not reveal it to the U.S. people." He said that "both the U.S. and the Vietnamese use prisoners of war as propaganda and as political means." He said with assurance all American POWs would be released as soon as a ceasefire is reached. Concerning Henry Kissinger's presence at the Paris peace talks, he remarked, "we had hoped the rumors would have a firmer basis, but possibly it is just propaganda for the elections." While Vu denounced Nixon's handling of the war, he maintained that "McGovern can only end the war if he accepts the seven-point plan, and accepts self-determination self-determination for the Vietnamese people." J Vu Thien Dinh, a member of the Union of Vietnam, United States, is making a speaking tour of American life-to life-to "make the people aware of the situation in Vietnam," |