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North Vietnam yesterday offered to negotiate a cease-fire in the war if the United States suggests any "reasonable date" for the complete withdrawal of all its forces.

North Vietnamese delegate Xuan Thuy's proposal to the 95th session of the Paris peace talks modified an earlier demand for a complete American pullout by next June 30.

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U.S. Ambassador David K. E. Bruce reiterated the United States refusal to agree to any arbitrary withdrawal date. He again proposed a cease-fire so as to "resolve the other issues in an atmosphere free from the use of force."

Bruce's statement was consistent with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's declaration on Tuesday that "there will be no total and complete withdrawal" of U.S. forces from South Vietnam until American prisoners held by the North Vietnamese are released.

Thuy and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh, head of the National Liberation Front delegation, indicated that North Vietnam and the NLF were prepared to give American troops safe conduct out of South Vietnam in return for a commitment to a total and unconditional withdrawal.

As long ago as May 14, 1969, President Nixon refused to fix an advance date for the total withdrawal of Amer-can forces, saying it would "completely destroy" the prospects of a settlement at the Paris talks.

Thuy said he felt the United States had rejected the June 30 deadline proposed by Mrs. Binh last September. If the United States is not willing to accept that deadline, he added, "then it should suggest another reasonable date."

Thuy told reporters after the session that Bruce had "categorically rejected our proposals."