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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
October 10, 1966
Date of Declassification:
March 4, 1994
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
20 p., 1 map
Abstract:
Political situation: Government on verge of Cabinet crisis; Assembly sessions; Election of Assembly officers not expected before next week; Catholic strength reflected in recent subcommittee selection; Manila Conference; Current status of "struggle" movement in I Corps; Buddhist Institute developments. Revolutionary development: Viet Cong reaction to pacification; Evidence from captured documents; Viet Cong defectors (Chieu Hoi). Economic situation: Prices; Currency and gold; US-GVN economic discussions; Impact of Mekong flood; Rice price policy; Port problems. Annex: Weekly retail prices in Saigon; South Vietnam economic indicators: Monthly/weekly free market gold and currency prices.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN BAO TRI
NGUYEN NGOC LOAN
NGUYEN BA KHA
TRAN VAN AN
TRAN VAN DO
PHAN QUANG DAN
PHAN KHAC SUU
LA THANH NGHE
LE PHUOC SANG
NGUYEN HUU THONG
TRUONG TIEN DAT
NGUYEN VAN HOI
DANG VAN QUANG
PHAN VAN KHOA
THICH TRI QUANG
THICH TAM CHAU
LUU VAN TINH
TRUONG THAI TON
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
OCTOBER 1966 CABINET CRISIS OF NGUYEN CAO KY GOVERNMENT
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
MANILA CONFERENCE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE POSITION ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
BUDDHIST STRUGGLE MOVEMENT IN CENTRAL VIETNAM IN 1966
BUDDHIST INSTITUTE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DHARMA
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
RETAIL PRICES IN SAIGON
GOLD PRICES IN SAIGON
CURRENCY PRICES IN SAIGON
RICE POLICY
SAIGON PORT OPERATIONS
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE PROGRAM
THUA THIEN PROVINCE
HUE
DANANG
QUANG TRI PROVINCE
VUNG TAU NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE
VINH LONG PROVINCE
VINH BINH PROVINCE
MEKONG RIVER FLOOD
CHAU DOC PROVINCE
KIEN TUONG PROVINCE
KIEN PHONG PROVINCE
AN GIANG PROVINCE




Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1995-2410
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04111140A004