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Title:

Problems of political development in South Vietnam over the next year or so

Date of Creation:

December 15, 1966

Date of Declassification:

November 4, 1975

Type of Document:

National Intelligence Estimate

Level of Classification:

SECRET

Status of Copy:

ORIGINAL

Pagination, Illustration:

15 p., 1 map

Abstract:

Problems of political development in South Vietnam over the next year or so (the Ky-Thieu regime is successfully established and a Constituent Assembly elected; Assembly will include representatives from the Dai Viet and VNQDD parties and the Movement for the Renaissance of the South; militant Buddhists are weakened by their failure to topple Ky but remain politically active; the country continues to be plagued by regionalism, civilian-military animosities, factionalism among the military, and by economic problems). National Intelligence Estimate, NIE-53-66, Dec. 15, 1966. 15 p., map. SECRET/CONTROLLED DISSEM. Declassified Nov. 4, 1975.

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:

1976-150A

Link to Full Text:

http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04109128002