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Title:
Viet Cong irregular strength
Date of Creation:
November 7, 1966
Date of Declassification:
July 16, 1975
Type of Document:
Draft working paper
Level of Classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
13 p.
Abstract:
Viet Cong Irregular Strength [additional
evidence indicates contention made in
attached paper is correct: that VC irregular
strength is at least 250,000, double present
figure; also relative numbers of guerrillas,
militia and secret guerrillas have been
misestimated by MACV]. Memorandum, Samuel A.
Adams, for Chief, Indochina Division. Nov. 7,
1966. 2 p. Att: (1) The Strength of the Viet
Cong Irregulars [discussed above]. Draft
Working Paper. Sept. 8, 1966. 10 p.; (2)
COMUSMACV Report, No. 6 075 7739 66 [not
attached]. Oct. 18, 1966. CONFIDENTIAL.
Declassified July 16, 1975.
Indexing Terms:
VIET CONG
VIET CONG IRREGULAR FORCES
VIET CONG FORCES STRENGTH
GUERILLAS FORCES
MILITIA FORCES
SELF-DEFENSE CORPS
COMMUNIST ORDER OF BATTLE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
PHUOC LONG PROVINCE
LONG AN PROVINCE
QUANG DUC PROVINCE
KIEN HOA PROVINCE
AN XUYEN PROVINCE
CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE
BINH LONG PROVINCE
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
VIET CONG IRREGULAR FORCES
VIET CONG FORCES STRENGTH
GUERILLAS FORCES
MILITIA FORCES
SELF-DEFENSE CORPS
COMMUNIST ORDER OF BATTLE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
PHUOC LONG PROVINCE
LONG AN PROVINCE
QUANG DUC PROVINCE
KIEN HOA PROVINCE
AN XUYEN PROVINCE
CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE
BINH LONG PROVINCE
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1975-249B
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