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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
October 17, 1966
Date of Declassification:
March 4, 1994
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
22 p., 1 map
Abstract:
Political situation: Cabinet crisis; Constituent Assembly developments; Buddhist Institute Council resignation anticipated. Revolutionary development: RD cadres; More Viet Cong reactions to the Chieu Hoi program; Viet Cong defectors (Chieu Hoi); Progress in the RD program; Status of secured hamlets and population as of 31 August 1966. Economic situation: Prices; Currency and gold; Pork situation; Economic stabilization for 1967; GVN foreign exchange reserves; Pay raise for merchant seamen; New plan to relieve port congestion. Annex: Weekly retail prices in Saigon; South Vietnam economic indicators: Monthly/weekly free market gold and currency prices.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN NGOC LOAN
NGUYEN BA KHA
NGUYEN LUU VIEN
BABY TURKS
THICH TRI QUANG
THICH TAM CHAU
NGUYEN DUC THANG
WILLIAM WESTMORELAND
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
OCTOBER 1966 CABINET CRISIS OF NGUYEN CAO KY GOVERNMENT
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
BUDDHIST INSTITUTE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DHARMA
NATIONAL BUDDHIST CONGRESS
MANILA CONFERENCE
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
RETAIL PRICES IN SAIGON
GOLD PRICES IN SAIGON
CURRENCY PRICES IN SAIGON
SAIGON PORT OPERATIONS
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE PROGRAM
VUNG TAU NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
TAY NINH PROVINCE
QUANG TRI PROVINCE
KONTUM PROVINCE
PLEIKU PROVINCE
NINH THUAN PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
QUANG DUC PROVINCE
KIEN PHONG PROVINCE
KIEN GIANG PROVINCE
MEKONG RIVER FLOOD




Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1995-2411
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04111140A006