<P> When Thiệu, who had not even been informed of the secret negotiations, was presented with the draft of the new agreement, he was furious with Kissinger and Nixon (who were perfectly aware of South Vietnam's negotiating position) and refused to accept it without significant changes . He then made several public radio addresses, claiming that the proposed agreement was worse than it actually was . Hanoi was flabbergasted, believing that it had been duped into a propaganda ploy by Kissinger . On October 26, Radio Hanoi broadcast key details of the draft agreement . </P> <P> However, as U.S. casualties had mounted throughout the conflict since 1965, American domestic support for the war had deteriorated, and by the fall of 1972 there was major pressure on the Nixon administration to withdraw from the war . Consequently, the U.S. brought great diplomatic pressure upon their South Vietnamese ally to sign the peace treaty even if the concessions Thiệu wanted could not be achieved . Nixon pledged to provide continued substantial aid to South Vietnam, and given his recent landslide victory in the presidential election, it seemed possible that he would be able to follow through on that pledge . To demonstrate his seriousness to Thiệu, Nixon ordered the heavy Operation Linebacker II bombings of North Vietnam in December 1972 . Nixon also attempted to bolster South Vietnam's military forces by ordering that large quantities of U.S. military material and equipment be given to South Vietnam from May to December 1972 under Operations Enhance and Enhance Plus . These operations were also designed to keep North Vietnam at the negotiating table and to prevent them from abandoning negotiations and seeking total victory . When the North Vietnamese government agreed to resume "technical" discussions with the United States, Nixon ordered a halt to bombings north of the 20th parallel on December 30 . With the U.S. committed to disengagement (and after threats from Nixon that South Vietnam would be abandoned if he did not agree), Thiệu had little choice but to accede . </P> <P> On January 15, 1973, President Nixon announced a suspension of offensive actions against North Vietnam . Kissinger and Thọ met again on January 23 and signed off on a treaty that was basically identical to the draft of three months earlier . The agreement was signed by the leaders of the official delegations on January 27, 1973, at the Hotel Majestic in Paris, France . </P> <Table> Balance of Military Forces (January 1973) <Tr> <Th> South Vietnamese armed forces </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ground combat regulars </Th> <Th> 210,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regional and Popular Force militias </Th> <Th> 510,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service troops </Th> <Th> 200,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total: South Vietnamese armed forces </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 920,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Communist armed forces </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> North Vietnamese ground troops in South Vietnam </Th> <Th> 123,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Viet Cong ground troops </Th> <Th> 25,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service troops </Th> <Th> 71,000 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total: Communist armed forces </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 219,000 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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