VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20 9 - 13 OCTOBER 1967 BACKGROUND TO CRISIS THE COMMUNIST INSURGENCY SAIGON'S RESPONSE THE AGENCY'S OPERATONS

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• Publication Date: October 13, 1967
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VIETNAM
ORIENTATION
No. 20
9 - 13 October 1967
BACKGROUND
TO CRISIS
THE COMMUNIST
INSURGENCY
SAIGON'S RESPONSE
THE AGENCY'S
OPERATIONS
PROGRAM
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TO ALL SPEAKERS AND STUDENTS:
Because of a problem of
space, the Vietnam Orientation
will be conducted in two rooms.
To eliminate confusion,
please note carefully the
following room schedule;
Monday, 9 October
1 E 78
T,esday, 10 October
G A 13
Wednesday, 11 October
G A 13
Thursday, 12 October
G A 13
Friday, 13 October
1 E 78
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S E C R E T
VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20
9 m 13 October 1967
Rooms 1 E 78 and G A 13
Office of Training
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Contents
1.
List of Speakers
p. 1
2.
Student Roster
p. 3
3.
Schedule
p. 4
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VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20
Monday, 9 October 1967
Room 1E78
Introduction
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8:1+5
- 9:15
Administration
9:15
- 10:30
The Importance of Vietnam--
and Why You Are Here
Part I: Background
10:1+5
- 12:15
The Physical and Political.
Geography of Vietnam
1:15
- 2:00
History - Part I: From
Earliest Times to
Dien Bien Phu
2:15
- 2:1+5
"End of an Empire" - The
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
A CBS Film
History - Part II: From
Geneva to Today
Class Discussion with
Mr.
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S E C R E T
VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20
Tuesday, 10 October 1967
Room G A 13
8:45 - 10:15 Culture: Language
and Customs
Social Change in Vietnam:
Two Films in Evidence:
10:30
- 11:25
"The Quiet War" - A 1961
Study of the People,
Their Culture, and the War
An Intertel
Film
11:30
- 12:25
"Saigon" - 1967 and the
Impact of the Americans
A CBS Film
Personal Affairs
1:15
- 1:40
The City of Saigon: A
Place to Live and Work:
"This is Saigon"
1.40
- 2:30
Discussion with Returnees
Panelists to
Be Announced
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2:45
- 3:30
Personal Affairs: Travel,
Leave, Finance, Reception
in Saigon, Housing
Part II: The Challenge
3:45
- 5:00
The Chinese Background to
the Vietnamese War
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VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20
Wednesday, 11 October 1967
Room G A 13
8:30
- 9:15
Time for Processing
9:15
- 10:00
North Vietnam: Strengths
and Weaknesses
10:10
- 10:40
"Ho Chi Minh - Man of
the Month"
Part III: Agency Response 25X1A9a
10:50 - 11:45 Vietnam Station:
Organization, Personnel,
Procedures, and
Developments 0
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1:35 - 2:20
Liaison Activities in the
Province
2:35
- 3:20
3:30
- 4+:4 5
Revolutionary Development
at the Corps Level
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8:45
- 10:00
The Theory and Practice of RD:
One Case Officer's Experiences
Mr.
10:15
- 11:05
"The People Fight Back"
An Agency Film
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11:15
- 12:30
Trends and Problems in RD
Lunch
Personal.Affairs - Again.
1:30 - 2:20 Insurance: Life, Accident
and Flight
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Thursday, 12 October 1967
Boom G A 13
2:30 - 3;20 Some Medical Considerations
330 - 4:45
Living and Working in
Vietnam: Discussion with
Returnees
Panelists to
be Announced
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S E C R E T
VIETNAM ORIENTATION NO. 20
Friday, 13 October 1967
Room 1 E 78
Part TV - The Current Scene
8:30 -
8:55
9:00 -
9:45
10:00
- 11:15
11:20
- 11:45
12:4;
- 2:00
2:15 - 3:15
Conclusion
"An Interview with General A CBS Film
Westmoreland"
The DRV - An Intelligence
Target
The Military Situation
"Meet the Press" - An
Interview with Assistant
Secretary of State
William P. Bundy
Politics: The Election,
the Post-electoral Scene,
and Negotiations
A Summation: Where We Are
and Why We Are Here
3:30 -
4:00
4:00 -
4:30
Panel on Hitherto
Unanswered Questions
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