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Title:

Situation in South Vietnam

Date of Creation:

September 1, 1964

Date of Declassification:

June 9, 1978

Type of Document:

Office of Current Intelligence memorandum

Level of Classification:

SECRET

Status of Copy:

SANITIZED

Pagination, Illustration:

14 p.

Abstract:

The Situation in South Vietnam [discussion of formation of a caretaker govt. with Nguyen Xuan Oanh as Acting PM and of allegiances and power bases of Nguyen Xuan Oanh, Nguyen Khanh, Duong Van Minh and the military establishment, Tran Thiem Khiem, Dai Viets, Buddhists, and Catholics; assessment of the role of the Viet Cong in promoting political instability and anti-American sentiment, VC military strength, capabilities and weapons loss and kill ratios, and South Vietnamese military performance, force levels, and pacification efforts]. Office of Current Intelligence Memorandum, OCI No. 2224/64. Sept. 1, 1964. 14 p. SECRET/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. SANITIZED copy. Released June 9, 1978. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 17.

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:

1979-20C