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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
September 1, 1965
Date of Declassification:
April 30, 1986
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
23 p., 1 map
Abstract:
Political situation: Premier Ky warns against further student demonstrations; Protest rally in Da Nang denounces General Thieu; Buddhist involvement remains uncertain; I Corps Commander Thi 's criticisms of Ky; Military Directorate faces further stress; inconclusive government talks with FULRO. Military situation: Operations again favor GVN; major VC threat possible in III Corps; VC mortars and artillery analyzed; two major clearing operations improve communications only slightly; large-scale operations and VC contacts decrease; significant activities in various corps zones. Rural reconstruction: GVN outlines measures to implement pacification program; Ky considers decentralization is key to effectiveness; General Lansdale to advise on economic and social programs; Number of returnees drops sharply. Third country developments: Premier Ky calls for united effort by free nations, announces new visits; Foreign Minister goes to Singapore; Ky reported disappointed with Thai reception; African tour planned for Vietnamese diplomat. Communist Bloc developments: The new SAM sites spotted in DRV; Six US aircraft lost to DRV fire; North Vietnamese delegation confers in Paris; DRV friendship group returns from Moscow; Brezhnev attacks US Vietnam policy.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
NGUYEN CHANH THI
THICH TRI QUANG
BUI DIEM
THICH QUANG LIEN
TRAN VAN DO
VINH THO
LE DUC THO
NGUYEN VAN TRAN
HOANG VAN HOAN
LEONID BREZHNEV
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS
FULRO
THU DUC RESERVE OFFICERS' SCHOOL
MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE 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
SAIGON
HUE
DANANG
TAY NINH PROVINCE
BINH DUONG PROVINCE
PHUOC LONG PROVINCE
LONG AN PROVINCE
BIEN HOA
TAN UYEN
NATIONAL ROUTE 1
NATIONAL ROUTE 7
NATIONAL ROUTE 19
NATIONAL ROUTE 21
QUI NHON
NHA TRANG
HAU NGHIA PROVINCE
WAR ZONE D
QUANG TRI PROVINCE
OPERATION LAM SON 190
BA LONG
B-52 STRIKES
THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS
THAILAND
SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
MALAYSIA
TANZANIA
NIGERIA
COMMUNIST BLOC DEVELOPMENTS
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SITES IN NORTH VIETNAM
YEN BAI
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1986-002521
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0410575004