People ' s Peace Treaty The People ' s Peace Treaty was developed in December , 1970 , by representatives of United States and Vietnamese student organizations . The treaty was part of a collaborative effort to end the Vietnam War by outlining a number of principles with which all sides could agree . Be it known that the American and Vietnamese peoples are not enemies . The war is carried out in the names of the people of the United States and South Vietnam but without our consent . It destroys the land and people of Vietnam . It drains America of its resources , its youth and its honor . < br > < br > We hereby agree to end the war on the following terms , so that both peoples can live under the joy of independence and can devote themselves to building a society based on human equality and respect for the earth . In rejecting the war we also reject all forms of racism and discrimination against people based on color , class , sex , national origin , and ethnic grouping which form the basis of the war policies , past and present , of the United States government . < br > < br > 1 . The Americans agree to the immediate and total withdrawal of all U . S . forces from Vietnam . < br > 2 . The Vietnamese pledge that , as soon as the U . S . government publicly sets a date for total withdrawal , they will enter discussions to secure the release of all American prisoners , including pilots captured while bombing North Vietnam . < br > 3 . There will be an immediate cease - fire between U . S . forces and those led by the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam . < br > 4 . They will enter discussions on the procedures to guarantee the safety of all withdrawing troops . < br > 5 . The Americans pledge to end the imposition of Thieu - Ky - Khiem on the people of South Vietnam in order to insure their right to self - determination and so that all political prisoners can be released . < br > 6 . The Vietnamese pledge to form a provisional coalition government to organize democratic elections . All parties agree to respect the results of elections in which all South Vietnamese can participate freely without the presence of any foreign troops . < br > 7 . The South Vietnamese pledge to enter discussions of procedures to guarantee the safety and political freedom of those South Vietnamese who have collaborated with the U . S . or with the U . S . - supported regime . < br > 8 . The Americans and Vietnamese agree to respect the independence , peace and neutrality of Laos and Cambodia in accord with the 1954 and 1962 Geneva conventions , and not to interfere in the internal affairs of these two countries . < br > 9 . Upon these points of agreement , we pledge to end the war and resolve all other questions in the spirit of self - determination and mutual respect for the independence and political freedom of the people of Vietnam and the United States . < br > < br > By ratifying this agreement , we pledge to take whatever actions are appropriate to implement the terms of this Joint Treaty of Peace , and to insure its acceptance by the government of the United States . < br > < br > South Vietnam National Student Union < br > South Vietnam Liberation Student Union < br > North Vietnam Student Union < br > National Student Association < br > < br > Saigon , Hanoi and Paris , December 1970 < br > < br > Signed : < br > < br > Adopted by New University Conference and Chicago Movement Meeting , January 8 – 10 , 1971 The treaty was endorsed by politicians and media personalities , including Eugene J . McCarthy , Daniel Berrigan , Phillip Berrigan , Noam Chomsky , Charles E . Goodell , I . F . Stone , George Wald , Erich Segal and Rock Hudson .