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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
August 20, 1964
Date of Declassification:
October 6, 1977
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
23 p., 1 map
Abstract:
The Situation in South Vietnam [political situation: new govt. organization will consist of separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches under the Military Revolutionary Council; Gen. Khanh will be President, Gen. Khiem First Deputy Chairman, Gen. Ky Third Deputy Chairman, and Gen. Thieu Secy Gen. Military situation: Viet Cong activity has increased, particularly terrorist operations; govt. maneuvers have decreased, but casualties have risen; province pacification effort cannot be expanded until present holdings are consolidated; casualties and weapons loss ratio favors the VC; details of military activity and progress in pacification of critical provinces. Economic situation: gold and piaster prices fell on the black market; wholesale price of rice has risen. Third country developments: Vietnam has sent high-level officials to South Korea, Tunisia, and Nationalist China; Cambodian govt. challenges Khanh's statement that Phnom Penh is in collusion with the VC]. Directorate of Intelligence, Intelligence and Reporting Subcommittee of the Interagency Vietnam Coordinating Committee Weekly Report, OCI No. 1293/64. Aug. 20, 1964. 23 p., map, tables. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. SANITIZED copy. Released Oct. 6, 1977. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 16.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN KHANH
DUONG VAN MINH
TRAN THIEN KHIEM
DO MAU
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
TRAN QUANG THUAN
THICH TAM CHAU
THICH TRI QUANG
LE VAN HOACH
MAXWELL TAYLOR
PHAM XUAN CHIEU
EMMANUEL PALAEZ
CORNELIO VILLAREAL
CHEN YI
WILFRED BURCHETT
US BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM
HIGH COUNCIL OF JUDGES
MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
DIPLOMATIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
VIET CONG ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG MILITARY ACTIVITIES
VIET CONG TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CASUALTIES
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMY WEAPON LOSSES
VIET CONG CASUALTIES
VIET CONG WEAPON LOSSES
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
PHUOC THANH PROVINCE
TAY NINH PROVINCE
BINH DUONG PROVINCE
HAU NGHIA PROVINCE
LONG AN PROVINCE
DINH TUONG PROVINCE
GO CONG PROVINCE
KIEN HOA PROVINCE
KIEN TUONG PROVINCE
CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE
AN XUYEN PROVINCE
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
SOUTH KOREA
TUNISIA
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
PHILIPPINES
CAMBODIA
FRANCE
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1978-231B