FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATION SAIGON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-01094R000100040020-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: April 5, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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U. Foroign Broadcast Information Service,
possible termination of Ims local service*.
lied accounts of items of importance. Likewise,
At the
probably be reduced substantially.
Amembesay SAIGON
The Depart of Stets, Washi
April 5,
Foreign Broadcast Infor satioon Service Operation, Saigon
The Embassy vo
reble since this
by an F internal study in Was
closing of the Saigon Bureau and
the closing of the F Saigon Bureau bighly
! presumably result in a delay of at least v.
the closing of the ? nited States Con-
operation,, Seigon, is the Bsbassy'e
coverage of events in North Viet Sam.
beesy finds the daily 7318 Saigon file quite
value
and translatione, o
ally be eliminated if it Is
consideration by all U.S. age
The following Radio Ranoi item
detailed interest to the Embassy:
the lanai and Cambodian radio storing. Also of
monitoring (including the c .ar4estine Doi Viet station)
eanoi press * saigon press survey might evantu--fte
1. T*xte of Den ratic Republic of Viet Bane resolutions or
letters on International Control Commission questions.
g which charges of violations of the Geneva
ends to bring before the IM.
revisal press s x'y nov
r example, are of immediate and
o events in Free Viet
or major events in North Viet Nam, MV polio.
OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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From Saigon
The existing Fri service contains another valuable festnre. SmUo
j c is on a pmrticuler question, for exespie, are often given in
in local languages (Vietnamese, Cambodian, etc
coverage enables us to compere the slants of theme broadcasts
to the language of transmission,
;t the MS Saigon Bureau has an arrange-
ets, vhich, In the pest, have indicated ep
C me on this subject by the United Stotts Information Service
have been transmitted to USIA, Wasshingtt in a separate despatch.
R. D. t+ d
First Secretary of bessy
TbA Department is requested to send copies of this
despatch to Pbnc o Pent, Vientiane and Washington.
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