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Title:
Current trends in Vietnam
Date of Creation:
April 30, 1965
Date of Declassification:
March 3, 1978
Type of Document:
Special memorandum
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
3 p.
Abstract:
Attached Special Memorandum No. 16-25,
"Current Trends in Vietnam." Transmittal
Memorandum, Sherman Kent, Chairman, Board of
National Estimates. Apr. 30, 1965. 1 p. Att:
Same subject [the Vietnam situation is
entering a critical phase. There is
significant danger of a new drive by the VC,
whose capability for enlarged military action
is formidable. At the same time governmental
instability in South Vietnam continues, and
defeatism may increase if US programs are not
sufficiently effective]. Special Memorandum
No. 16-25. 3 p. SECRET. Declassified Mar. 3,
1978. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries,
Vietnam, Vol. 33.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1979-241B
Link to Full Text: