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Title:
Appraisal of the situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
April 6, 1964
Date of Declassification:
March 30, 1976
Type of Document:
Survey
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
8 p.
Abstract:
Appraisal of the Situation in South Vietnam.
Transmittal Memorandum, unsigned, to Dean
Rusk, Secy of State, Robert McNamara, Secy of
Defense, McGeorge Bundy, Spec. Asst. to the
Pres. for Nat. Security Affairs, et al. Apr.
6, 1964. 1 p. Encl: (Team was sent to
determine ways of improving intelligence
coverage of and support for the
counterinsurgency effort; team concluded that
direction on a national level and interagency
coordination were weak; quality, calibre and
training of personnel seemed inadequate;
Vietnamese Central Intelligence Organization
lacks a charter and a budget.) Survey. 8 p.
Security classification not given. SANITIZED
copy. Released Mar. 30, 1976. Johnson
Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 7.
Indexing Terms:
INTELLIGENCE SURVEY
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL INTERROGATION CENTER
SOUTH VIETNAMESE SPECIAL FORCES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY SECURITY SERVICE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE SPECIAL BRANCH
SOUTH VIETNAMESE JOINT GENERAL STAFF
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CIVIL GUARD FORCES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES
COVERT OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ASSESSMENT
FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL INTERROGATION CENTER
SOUTH VIETNAMESE SPECIAL FORCES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE MILITARY SECURITY SERVICE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE SPECIAL BRANCH
SOUTH VIETNAMESE JOINT GENERAL STAFF
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CIVIL GUARD FORCES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES
COVERT OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ASSESSMENT
FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1976-228D