In an attempt to contain the reaction this decision will have between organizations of veterans and among the families of the more than 50,000 Americans killed in that war, Clinton said that lifting the embargo was “the best means of resolving doubts about the fate of those who are still missing.” More than 2,200 US soldiers involved in the war are still in the category of missing in combat. Clinton explained during a brief ceremony at the White House that this initiative does not mean full normalization of diplomatic relations. He said that to get to that point is necessary for the Government of Hanoi collaborate more actively in the investigation into the fate of missing persons. Vietnam’s communist regime has traditionally argued that there