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Title:
Situation in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
October 3, 1966
Date of Declassification:
March 4, 1994
Type of Document:
Weekly report
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
21 p., 1 map
Abstract:
Political situation: Assembly sessions; Assembly schedules; Maneuvering among the deputies continues; Reported government influence in the Assembly; Chief of State warns IV Corps Commander about corruption; GVN officials rejects peace negotiations with Viet Cong as separate party; Special Vatican mission visit South Vietnam; Buddhist Institute developments; GVN-FULRO relations progressing; Village elections may be held in selected areas soon. Revolutionary development: Hamlet, area and population control; USAID programs, transportation, and commodities; Cadres; Viet Cong defectors (Chieu Hoi). Economic situation: Prices; Currency and gold; Sale of frozen pork; Impact of Mekong flood; Confiscations of imports; Commercial import program; Industrial production. Annex: Weekly retail prices in Saigon; South Vietnam economic indicators: Saigon free market gold and currency prices.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
NGUYEN CAO KY
NGUYEN BA LUONG
TRAN VAN AN
LA THANH NGHE
PHAM XUAN CHIEU
LINH QUANG VIEN
DANG VAN QUANG
NGUYEN HUU CO
TRAN VAN DO
SERGIO PIGNEDOLI
POPE PAUL VI
THICH HO GIAC
THICH TAM CHAU
BUI TUONG HUAN
VINH LOC
NGUYEN VAN TUONG
POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
SOUTH VIETNAMESE POSITION ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
VATICAN MISSION VISIT
BUDDHIST INSTITUTE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DHARMA
UNIFIED BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
BUDDHIST POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
MONTAGNARD SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
FULRO
LOCAL ELECTIONS
HONOLULU CONFERENCE
ECONOMIC SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
RETAIL PRICES IN SAIGON
GOLD PRICES IN SAIGON
CURRENCY PRICES IN SAIGON
SOUTH VIETNAMESE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
COMMERCIAL IMPORT PROGRAM
MEKONG RIVER FLOOD
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
PACIFICATION PROGRAM
CHIEU HOI PROGRAM
RETURNEE PROGRAM
CAN THO
KIEN TUONG PROVINCE
VUNG TAU NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
CHAU DOC PROVINCE
AN GIANG PROVINCE
PHONG DINH PROVINCE
KIEN PHONG PROVINCE
VINH LONG PROVINCE



Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1996-0617
Link to Full Text:
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04111140A003