WHEREAS the military conflict in Vietnam is destroying life, property, economic resources and is threatening the peace of the world;

WHEREAS the military presence of the United States in South Vietnam is contrary to the spirit of the Geneva Agreements of 1954;

WHEREAS South Vietnam does not appear to have a stable government supported by the people;

WHEREAS the American Ethical Union is profoundly concerned both in its philosophy and in practical application with the abolition of war and the promotion of world peace;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 1966 Assembly of the American Ethical Union urges the government of the United States to:

1. Declare a moratorium on the bombing of Vietnam, both North and South;

2. Announce its willingness to negotiate with the National Liberation Front, as well as with other parties in the dispute, in an effort to establish an interim government;

3. Honor the Geneva Agreements of 1954 and allow the people of Vietnam to conduct their own free elections under the supervision of an international body, such as the United Nations;

4. Recommend to the United Nations that it send an international police force to Vietnam to insure the peaceful stability of that nation until a new government is firmly established.

Source: Where We Stand ... 1969

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