FEBRUARY (Cont)
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MARCH
Tet Mau Thin, The Year of the Dragon. 20th anniversary of the 1968 Tet offensive.
Visit of Swedish Minister of Foreign Trade, Mrs. Anita Gradin.
Minister of Defence, Le Duc Anh, led a delegation to Moscow for Red Army Day.
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Remains of 17 US MIAs handed over.
Visit of IMF team led by Martin Featherston.
New high denomination banknotes (1000, 2000 and 5000 dong) issued. Black market rate for US dollar tripled.
Pham Hung, Chairman of Council of Ministers, died.
Vo Van Kiet appointed acting Chairman of Council of Ministers.
Armed clash between Vietnam and China in Spratlys. One Vietnamese supply vessel sunk, two others badly damaged.
Visit of delegation of Socialist deputies to the European Pariliament.
Vo Van Kiet relinquished Chairmanship of State Planning Commission.
First National Congress of the Vietnam Peasants' Union held in Hanoi.
Delegation of the Defence and Security Committee of the Philippines' House of Representatives visited Vietnam and met Nguyen Co Thach.
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Visit of Armed Services Committee delegation. led by US Congressmen Gillespie Montgomery.
Remains of 30 US MIAS handed over.
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