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Title:
Bloc support of the Communist effort against the Government of Vietnam
Date of Creation:
October 5, 1961
Date of Declassification:
July 5, 1977
Type of Document:
Special National Intelligence Estimate
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
7 p.
Abstract:
[Vietnam and Vietnam War] Bloc Support of the
Communist Effort against the Government of
Vietnam [assessment of connection between the
Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Communist
Party and of bloc and North Vietnamese
political and military support of the VC in
Vietnam and Laos. Discussion of VC use of
Maoist tactics, offensives against Pres.
Diem, VC strength, type and origins of
supplies and weapons]. Special National
Intelligence Estimate, SNIE 53-2-61. Oct. 5,
1961. 7 p. SECRET. Declassified July 5, 1977.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1978-141D
Link to Full Text: