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Title:
North Vietnamese intentions in Indochina
Date of Creation:
June 26, 1970
Date of Declassification:
July 20, 1977
Type of Document:
Draft Special National Intelligence Estimate
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
40 p.
Abstract:
North Vietnamese intentions in Indochina. Transmittal Memorandum, Abbot Smith, Dir., Office of National Estimates, to David Mark, Dep. Dir., Bureau of Intelligence and Research, John Easton, Defense Intelligence Agency, and Richard F. Sweeney, Boards and Estimates Division, National Security Agency.
June 26, 1970. 1 p. Encl: Same title [effect
of allied move into Cambodia on Communist
food, weapon, and ammunition supplies, on
manpower, on use of sanctuary and base areas,
and on command and control apparatus;
analysis of Hanoi's options: negotiations,
large-scale military action, and the most
likely option, prolonged war; NVN probable
intentions in Cambodia: maintenance of supply
and infiltration channels into South Vietnam,
creation of a Khmer resistance movement, and
elimination of Lon Nol, possibly through
seizure of Phnom Penh; NVN probable
intentions in Laos: consolidation of its
position in southern Laos and deferral of
attempts to establish complete hegemony over
Laos until control of South Vietnam is
achieved; NVN probable intentions in South
Vietnam: disruption of pacification, infiltration into the political apparatus, and increased infiltration of new units into I Corps]. Draft Special National Intelligence
Estimate, SNIE 14.3-1-70. 40 p. SECRET.
Declassified July 20, 1977.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1980-32A
Link to Full Text: