Telegram From Pham Van Dong to Bertrand Russell

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Dear Lord Bertrand Russell,

I have the honour to acknowledge with sincere thanks the receipt of your letter dated November 26, 1966. I wish to inform you that the first commission of the International Tribunal headed by lawyer Leon Matarasso sent here to collect documents on U.S. war crimes in Vietnam has successfully accomplished its task and left Hanoi on January 14, 1967. During its two weeks stay in Vietnam, the Commission worked actively in six provinces and Haiphong and Hanoi. It enjoyed wholehearted assistance from the Vietnamese people and responsible D.R.V. organisations. It also interviewed the South Vietnam N.F.L. permanent representation in Hanoi and heard the latter's report on U.S. war crimes in South Vietnam, talked with witnesses introduced by the Front, and collected valuable documents on U.S. war crimes in South Vietnam. I am happy to inform you of this and wish you the best of health and success in the lofty cause of struggle for peace and justice against cruel and barbarous U.S. aggressors committing intolerable crimes against the Vietnamese people and peace and progressive mankind. Please convey to the members of the International Tribunal my warm greetings and best wishes for good health and successes in Tribunal's work.

signed

Pham Van Dong

Prime Minister,

Democratic Republic of Vietnam.