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Title:
Modernization of Viet Cong armament
Date of Creation:
April 20, 1965
Date of Declassification:
October 11, 1977
Type of Document:
Office of Current Intelligence memorandum
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
2 p.
Abstract:
Evidence continues to show that VC main forces are being equipped with modern automatic and semi-automatic weapons of Communist Bloc orgin, mostly Chinese. This observation is reinforced by the mix of weapons captured from two VC main forces units in Chuong Thien province during an engagement with the 21st ARVN Division.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1982-000790
Link to Full Text: