DATA TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06650579
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 26, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: November 9, 1967

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09. NOVEMBER 19
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Chief, RDD, ESD, WHS
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Declassify in Part:
Reason:
MDR: 16 -M- 1111
WW1 DATA TO HUME MOM Or Tli WAR IN vtriwAn
I. CS) RICHEST AUTIORITY HAS DIRECTED THE:FORMATION OF
INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP 70 REVIEW RATA: USED TO MEASURE TREND OF
WAR IN VIETNAM. 1N as PRELIMINARY REPORT GROUP CONCLULED THAT
DATA MOST FREQUENTLY USED NOT ADEQUATE FOR TAsx AND DECommENDrD
FcAATION OF SPECIAL MENAGE-of TASK FORCE UNSER CHAIRMANsHIP
OF DIRECTOR CENTRAL PITELLIGEtTE TO SIMINATICALLy DEVILLoP
NEW WAYS OF MEASURING PROGRESS.
(S) IN SUMMARY, PRELIMINARY IMPORT Tsai= r1110iTmg:
A. SNORT TERM. GROUP -RECOMMENDED EFFORTS $E UNDERTAKEN
IMmrAATELY TO1 (I) IMPROVE CURT:ENT IVACAToR CHASM, CI DEVELOP
ADDITIONAL. INDICATORS FROM KAMM EVALUATION SYSTEM, C3) EXPLORE
OTHER POTENTIAL INDICATORS (ROAD AND WATERWAYS CONTROL, PROVINCIAL
Pi ICE INDICES, ETC.), AND (4) PREPARE MONTHLY NARRATIVE STATEMENTS
ON P� ,RESS WHICH CANNOT BE PORTRAYED sTATIsTicALLY. GOMPREKENsIvE
REP(nT DUE DECEMBER 4, I�.7.
14 MEDIUM RANGE:. GROUP CONCLUDED THAT IMPROVED MEASUREMENTS
OR RNA F EFF-oT/VENESS AN VC MILITARY POTENTIAL SHOULD BE
DEVELOPED AND PERODIC SOUNDINGS OF VIETNAMESE ATT/TUDE PAVV/DED
To cliPLEMENT OTHER INDICATORS. EXISTING DATA NOT ADEQUATE TO
MEASURE RVNAI.' EFFECTIVENESS* 6ROUP RECOMMENDS THAT DETAILED DATA
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VIETNAMESE OPINION CL;LD BE SAMPLED BY OPINION POLLS AND USE OF
CZLLECTION.MECRANISKS: EFF 71S SHOULD BEGIN NOW, am DATA REQUIRE-
MENTS AND PROPOSED PROGRAMS TR BE REPORTED IN MEMBER 4, 1917.
REPORT OF SUBSTANEIVE RESULTS SHOULD BE PRoVIDED ON JANUARY 3 ,
1944, WITH INTERIM RESULTS REPORTED AS AVAILISLE:
C. L NG TIMM: MU? CONCLUDED THAT OBJECTIVE OF FOREGOING
EFFORTS SHoULD BE TO REVELOP SMALL NUMBER OF CREDIBLE MEASURE..
.NTS AND THAT SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS TOWARD BALANCED GROOT' OF
VALID ICICATORS CAN SE MARE IF FOREGOING ACTICAS ARE UNDERTAKEN
SITU SUFFICIENT PRIORITY AND ALLOCATION OY MESOURCS:
A: CS) FAR,..REACHING AFFECTS OF PRC'OSAL AND HIGH LEVAL INTEREST
sumns TOT TRU NATTER SE cryrm PRIORITY ATTENTION: COPY OF
PRELIMINARY IMEOPRT, DATED 26 OCTOBER 1967: BEING AIRMAILED TO
CINCPAC AND c0MUSMACV THIS DATE FOR INFORMATION: ADDIT/ONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE FURNISNED NMEN AVAILABLE .*WI 4 GROUP
ANTICIPATES BREIrTNG C/NCPAC: MAC! AND AMBASSADOR SAIGON NLT
LI DECEMBER 1967.
4: CS, AFTER RECEIPT AND STUDY OF PRELIMINARY winner, YOUR
COMMENTS WOULD WE RELPFUL TO OUR MEMBERS Of INTERACENCY TARE
FORGE:
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