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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
December 8, 1965
Date of Declassification:
January 12, 1996
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
34 p., 3 maps
Abstract:
Statistics for the week ending 4 December reflect a decline in the intensity of the fighting in South Vietnam. However, a number of Communist-initiated actions this week, together with a sharp engagement between US and Communist troops about 35 miles northwest of Saigon, suggest little more than a breathing space has occurred in the pace of combat. The Saigon government is reportedly considering a cessation of rail traffic between Nha Trang and Da Nang, a five-province stretch of track that has been repeatedly sabotaged by the Viet Cong. On the political scene, as the Saigon's military rulers continued to turn their attention to setting up long-range machinery for a more popularly based government, they have again come under low-keyed attack from Catholic elements expressing dissatisfaction with progress to date. Additionally, Buddhist monk Tri Quang is reportedly preparing a draft appeal for efforts to end the war to be circulated at a forthcoming Buddhist internal conference.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN CAO KY
PHAM XUAN CHIEU
HENRY CABOT LODGE
LE NGUYEN KHANG
DINH TRINH CHINH
THICH TRI QUANG
THICH TINH KHIET
THICH TAM CHAU
MIKE MANSFIELD
TRAN VAN DON
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
DUONG VAN MINH
NGUYEN HOANG CUONG
VINH LOC
LE THANH NGHI
TRAN VAN TUYEN
TRAN VAN DO
RYUTARO NEMOTO
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
UNIFIED BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
BUDDHIST POLITICAL PRESSURE
CATHOLIC POLITICAL PRESSURE
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
RETAIL PRICES IN SAIGON
GOLD PRICES IN SAIGON
CURRENCY PRICES IN SAIGON
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE WEAPON LOSSES
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE PROGRAM
BINH DUONG PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
BINH TUY PROVINCE
B-52 STRIKES IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PLEIKU PROVINCE
TAY NINH PROVINCE
QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
CAPITAL MILITARY DISTRICT
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
CAMBODIA
SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN
LUXEMBOURG
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS



Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1997-1837