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Title:

Situation in South Vietnam

Date of Creation:

June 23, 1965

Date of Declassification:

July 30, 1976

Type of Document:

Weekly report

Level of Classification:

SECRET

Status of Copy:

SANITIZED

Pagination, Illustration:

27 p., 2 maps, 1 chart

Abstract:

The Situation in South Vietnam (new military government with Thieu as chief of state and Ky as premier is installed; power rests with Congress of the Armed Forces and a Directory of key generals; Ky's action plan would effect a radical departure from past political, social, and economic patterns but makes heavy demands on Vietnam's limited administrative talent; Catholics and Buddhists are waiting to see what the new government will bring. Economic and military situations. Rural reconstruction. Third-country and Bloc developments. Battle statistics). Directorate of Intelligence, Intelligence and Reporting Subcommittee of the Interagency Vietnam Coordinating Committee, Weekly Report, OCI No. 0625/65. June 23, 1965. 27 p., il. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. SANITIZED copy. Released July 30, 1976.

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:

1976-231C