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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
April 7, 1965
Date of Declassification:
May 9, 1978
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
18 p., 1 map
Abstract:
The Situation in South Vietnam [political situation: PM Quat has taken steps to stabilize the govt. and improve pacification, refugee, and psychological warfare programs; rivalries among the military continue, however, and there is some reluctance to move against Feb. coup leader Pham Ngoc Thao. Military situation: Viet Cong operations are at a low point; North Vietnamese units have been identified in South Vietnam; South Vietnamese operations remain at the same level; casualty and weapons loss ratio favors South Vietnam; pacification efforts are at a standstill. Third country developments: Cambodia has threatened to break relations with the US over border violations; Philippines will send a medical team to South Vietnam. Bloc developments: North Vietnam has called for two council meetings as result of intensified US air strikes]. Directorate of Intelligence Weekly Report, OCI No. 0614/65. [Apr. 7, 1965?] 18 p., map. SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE ONLY. Declassified May 9, 1978. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 32.
Indexing Terms:
PHAN HUY QUAT
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
TRAN VAN MINH
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN CHANH THI
LE NGUYEN KHANG
CHUNG TAN CANG
PHAM NGOC THAO
TRAN THIEN KHIEM
THICH TAM CHAU
THICH TRI QUANG
TRAN VAN TUYEN
TRAN QUANG THUAN
NORODOM SIHANOUK
HO CHI MINH
HOANG ANH
NGUYEN DUY TRINH
XUAN THUY
PHAM VAN DONG
PHAN HUY QUAT GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS
ARMED FORCES COUNCIL
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
RURAL NEW LIFE HAMLET PROGRAM
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
NORTH VIETNAMESE 325TH DIVISION
KONTUM PROVINCE
DANANG
QUANG TIN PROVINCE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
BINH DINH PROVINCE
PHU YEN PROVINCE
NINH THUAN PROVINCE
TUYEN DUC PROVINCE
QUANG DUC PROVINCE
BINH TUY PROVINCE
DARLAC PROVINCE
TAY NINH PROVINCE
BINH LONG PROVINCE
PHUOC THANH PROVINCE
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE
PHUOC LONG PROVINCE
KIEN TUONG PROVINCE
CHAU DOC PROVINCE
KIEN GIANG PROVINCE
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
CAMBODIA
CAMBODIAN BORDER INCIDENTS
PHILIPPINES
WEST GERMANY
ETHIOPIA
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY
APPEAL TO NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1979-238A
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0410222004