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Title:
Current status of the War in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
January 11, 1963
Date of Declassification:
November 30, 1981
Type of Document:
Office of Current Intelligence memorandum
Level of Classification:
TOP SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
4 p.
Abstract:
Current Status of the War in South Vietnam [the war is seen as a slowly escalating stalemate with both
government and enemy forces more aggressive,
better organized, and expanding their areas
of operations. Increased government
effectiveness militarily is tempered by
Diem's need for political loyalty within the
military, which often rewards incompetency
among unit commanders and induces command
caution. The Viet Cong receive their
principal support from the rural populace and
control 793 of South Vietnam's 2,530
villages, with the government nominally or
effectively controlling most of the rest.
North Vietnamese troop infiltration is
escalating, and Communist weapons'
sophistication and command control has
increased accordingly. US assistance is
primarily the reason for improved government
military effectiveness, but the tide has not
yet turned]. Office of Current Intelligence,
Memorandum, SC No. 02142/63. Jan. 11, 1963. 4
p. [TOP SECRET.] SANITIZED copy. Released
Nov. 30, 1981. Kennedy Library, NSF,
Countries, Vietnam, Vol. 10, Jan. 1963, Box
197.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1981-425B
Link to Full Text: