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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
April 2, 1965
Date of Declassification:
May 9, 1978
Type of Document:
Monthly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
28 p., 2 maps
Abstract:
The Situation in South Vietnam [political situation: Quat govt. has achieved the support of Buddhist leaders, demonstrated political moderation towards Catholics, and established broader regional, religious, and political representation; however, the political situation may not continue to stabilize. Military situation: there has been a relative lull in Viet Cong operations with indications of an impending offensive campaign and increased troop strength; South Vietnamese operations have increased; little progress has been made in the pacification effort. Bloc developments: North Vietnam has responded to US air strikes with determination to drive the US out of Vietnam, and rumors of interest in negotiations have decreased; the People's Republic of China, the USSR, and North Korea have responded to a VC call for volunteers with promises of assistance. Third country developments: South Korean troops have arrived in Saigon; the Philippines have accepted a US proposal for a second medical team, but South Vietnamese apathy may suspend negotiations for additional third country troops; the plenary meeting of the Indochinese Peoples Conference approved resolutions on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; Asian UN representatives are strongly objecting to use of nauseous gases in Vietnam]. Intelligence and Reporting Subcommittee of the Interagency Vietnam Coordinating Committee Monthly Report, OCI No. 0613/65. Apr. 2, 1965. 20 p., map. Att: (1) Situation in Kontum Province [slippage in pacification due to stepped-up VC activity and failure of GVN to cope with it]. Annex. 4 p., map; (2) South Vietnamese and Viet Cong Casualties and Weapons Losses: 1962-March 1965 [strength, casualties, pacification efforts, and security]. Supplement. 4 p. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. Declassified May 9, 1978. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 32.,
Indexing Terms:
PHAN HUY QUAT
THICH TRI QUANG
MAXWELL TAYLOR
KOUN WICH
PAUL NUR
NGUYEN VAN BE
BUDDHIST SUPPORT FOR PHAN HUY QUAT GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
HOP TAC PROGRAM
NEW RURAL LIFE HAMLET PROGRAM
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 22ND INFANTRY DIVISION
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY WEAPON LOSSES
VIET CONG ORDER OF BATTLE
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
LONG AN PROVINCE
KONTUM PROVINCE
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
BA XUYEN PROVINCE
THUA THIEN PROVINCE
DANANG
BAN ME THUOT
TAY NINH PROVINCE
BINH LONG PROVINCE
GO CONG PROVINCE
BAC LIEU PROVINCE
CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
SOUTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREAN TROOP INTRODUCTION
PHILIPPINES
WEST GERMANY
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS
INDOCHINESE PEOPLES CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL COMMISSION
SITUATION IN KONTUM PROVINCE
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1979-236A
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0410222005