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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
April 21, 1965
Date of Declassification:
March 3, 1978
Type of Document:
Directorate of Intelligence report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
24 p., 1 map
Abstract:
The Situation in South Vietnam [political situation: PM Quat wishes to postpone punishing rebel navy officers pending a military inquiry into their charges against Adm. Cang; Quat may have been involved in the suspension of Cang; no action has been taken on plans to reorganize the armed forces command; Buddhists are holding prayer services for the victims of Viet Cong atrocities. Military situation: VC low level of operations indicates preparation for an offensive; South Vietnamese operations have decreased; casualties and weapons loss ratio favors the VC; pacification efforts will be extended to I, II, and IV Corps. Economic situation: rice prices continue to climb, and rice taxation constitutes the major portion of Communist tax revenue. Third country developments: Cambodian request for a Geneva Conference on Cambodia has been countered with a South Vietnamese request for renewed bilateral discussions; Philippine medical team has arrived in Saigon; New Zealand agrees to send a small combat unit. Bloc developments: USSR has made a conditional pledge of volunteers; North Vietnam has outlined its formula for settlement of the conflict]. Directorate of Intelligence Report, OCI No. 0616/65. [Apr. 21, 1965?] 24 p., map. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. SANITIZED copy. Released Mar. 3, 1978. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 33.
Indexing Terms:
PHAN HUY QUAT
TRAN VAN MINH
CHUNG TAN CANG
BUI DIEM
PHAM VAN DONG
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
LE NGUYEN KHANG
NGUYEN CHANH THI
PHAM VAN LIEU
PHAM NGOC THAO
LAM VAN PHAT
NORODOM SIHANOUK
MAXWELL TAYLOR
TRAN VAN TUYEN
LE DUAN
VO NGUYEN GIAP
NGUYEN DUY TRINH
PHAM VAN DONG
CHEN YI
CHOU EN-LAI
KIM IL SUNG
YOUNG TURKS
ARMED FORCES COUNCIL
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 21ST INFANTRY DIVISION
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY WEAPON LOSSES
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
BIEN HOA PROVINCE
DARLAC PROVINCE
BAN ME THUOT
KONTUM PROVINCE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
BINH DUONG PROVINCE
LONG KHANH PROVINCE
WAR ZONE C
WAR ZONE D
TAY NINH PROVINCE
PHUOC THANH PROVINCE
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
CAMBODIA
MEKONG RIVER TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TRAN VAN TUYEN'S TRIP TO AFRICA
PHILIPPINES MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NEW ZEALAND
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS
NORTH VIETNAMESE DELEGATION TO SOVIET UNION
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF BANDUNG CONFERENCE IN KUNMING
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1979-240A