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Title:
DRV attitude toward free elections in Vietnam
Date of Creation:
May 11, 1965
Date of Declassification:
September 16, 1977
Type of Document:
Office of Current Intelligence memorandum
Level of Classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
3 p.
Abstract:
The DRV Attitude toward Free Elections in
Vietnam [a chronological study of changes in
North Vietnamese policy on free elections;
1954-60: Hanoi advocated elections in both
North and South Vietnam because Ho Chi Minh
was the best-known national leader in the
resistance against France, and because the
North had three million more people than the
South; 1960-63: Hanoi supported elections in
the South only; the Liberation Front
manifesto called for the formation of a
democratic coalition to replace Diem;
elections were only called for a new National
Assembly to be voted in by universal
suffrage; any free elections to be held in
South Vietnam would be conducted by the
Front, with no "foreign interference";
1964-1965: Hanoi has muted calls for
elections in South Vietnam; Hanoi hopes
instead to capitalize on govt. instability to
quickly form a coalition govt.; Hanoi also
feels that it may not control a large enough
percentage of the population to guarantee a
victory at the polls]. Office of Current
Intelligence Memorandum, OCI No. 1801/65. May
11, 1965. 3 p. CONFIDENTIAL. Declassified
Sept. 16, 1977.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1978-33B