All official US military operations in Indochina ended. An American is shot and killed by Vietcong forces while investigating a crash site near Saigon. US institutes trade embargo against all of Vietnam. Pathet Lao establish Lao People's Democratic Republic. Further, Habib notes that the DRV has continually linked the issue of cooperation in accounting for missing Americans to the issue of U.S. reconstruction aid.
Discussions deal primarily with MIAs and reconstruction aid.
The US proposes mutual and unconditional restoration of diplomatic relations. Vietnam turns the proposal down and insists that it will not normalize relations until US makes good on commitment to provide economic aid. The memo expresses pessimism about the possibility that any of the MIAs will be found alive, and argues that continuing Americans in missing status adds to the pressure on the United States to make concessions to Vietnam. No agreements are reached, but the US is given information on the deaths of 20 US pilots during the war. A delegation led by U.S. Rep. Sonny Montgomery arrives in Vietnam.