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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
December 15, 1965
Date of Declassification:
January 12, 1996
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
28 p., 3 maps
Abstract:
Significant combat activity occurred during the past week, with major engagements in the delta, to the northwest of Saigon, and in the northern coastal area. Most of the fighting resulted from allied initiatives, but Communist resistance has been strong. The Viet Cong, although mounting fewer attacks than the previous week, struck in greater force while sustaining a high rate of guerrilla activity and antiaircraft firings. Noteworthy political activity during the week centered on the Unified Buddhist Association conference in Saigon, and on charges by certain Buddhist elements in northern South Vietnam that US troops had desecrated a pagoda near Da Nang. Serious anti-American disturbances have been avoided for the present but the issue is still simmering. The government in Saigon, meanwhile, has been turning its attention to an improved pacification effort in the coming year, as well as to certain internal weaknesses in its administration and to planning for long-range governmental institutions.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN CHANH THI
THICH TRI QUANG
THICH TINH KHIET
THICH TAM CHAU
NGUYEN CAO KY
PHAM VAN LIEU
NGUYEN TAN HONG
NGUYEN HOANG CUONG
TRUONG THAI TON
NGUYEN HUU HANH
HAROLD DUNKERLY
NGUYEN DUC THANG
DEAN RUSK
SON NGOC THANH
NGUYEN HUU CO
NORODOM SIHANOUK
BUI DIEM
NGUYEN DUY QUANG
TRAN VAN TUYEN
VU VAN MAU
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
UNIFIED BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
BUDDHIST POLITICAL PRESSURE
BUDDHIST POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL POLICE
NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
RETAIL PRICES IN SAIGON
GOLD PRICES IN SAIGON
CURRENCY PRICES IN SAIGON
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE WEAPON LOSSES
US CASUALTIES
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE PROGRAM
REFUGEE PROGRAM
DANANG
HUE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
BINH DUONG PROVINCE
MICHELIN RUBBER PLANTATION
VINH LONG PROVINCE
DINH TUONG PROVINCE
GO CONG PROVINCE
B-52 STRIKES IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PLEIKU PROVINCE
TAY NINH PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 5TH REGIMENT
LONG KHANH PROVINCE
BIEN HOA PROVINCE
HAU NGHIA PROVINCE
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 49TH REGIMENT
VINH BINH PROVINCE
KIEN GIANG PROVINCE
KHANH HOA PROVINCE
BINH TUY PROVINCE
BINH LONG PROVINCE
VO DAT VALLEY
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
CAMBODIA
KHMER SEREI
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL COMMISSION
SWITZERLAND
SPAIN
CANADA
IRAN
UNITED KINGDOM
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS



Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1997-1838