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Title:
New York Times article concerning VC defections and desertions 18 December 1966
Date of Creation:
December 19, 1966
Date of Declassification:
July 16, 1975
Type of Document:
Memorandum
Level of Classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
4 p.
Abstract:
New York Times Article Concerning VC
Defections and Desertions, 18 December 1966
[according to news article number of VC
defections and desertions is rising, implying
that VC are having serious morale problems.
CIA surmises that this is probably correct;
however, in some cases, deserters who do not
defect far outnumber those who do; also some
recent unpublished studies indicate VC number
more than assumed, giving desertion rates a
different perspective]. Memorandum, Samuel A.
Adams, for Director, Office of Current
Intelligence. Dec. 19, 1966. 2 p. Att:
Vietcong Defections Rise, Intelligence
Officials Say [New York Times article
referred to above]. 2 p. CONFIDENTIAL.
Declassified July 16, 1975.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1975-249D
Link to Full Text: