ELECTIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00967A001000030007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 7, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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opposing the
:tent of voter
for the
. Or might adopt a eour*e unacceptable to tho it
who will remain the witi to nit1twa for s long tam to c
and thereby risk bei suspended. it be that it will bog
ds and aci * p1ish nothing. On ba1&we t ha ver, it se*m
more thceiy that the assembly gill aveatuaU Vro4u e an
is . n - - e c 1n to PMft? in June 1
General Nguyen Ca a has raced ac a re.iative:
i
viii. be a weir
WO they
ive
lishaer't
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ted by the 98, has devalued Vista ' at
the
which is to I .s
1 have th.r irowr to veto it
third* vote of th
t, thee VC are ape
cessors ai -ya
leati ons for a natio
P a eonst1tution.
seztb.y.
.
retquire4 to OVO-1 rid
Voting for the asseably is 4
euent.aii3r to
:oatro 3 wid a . .tiy per five r ifton oae
prestige of the WN,
I
a,
i ra Iise area
aet .ve1y trying to
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3. A reistiveI7 open and h^st election appears 1ikel.y r
major effort to bays a Urge turnout of voters..
,iithou
I mvs bee
creeol.aa of cadidetee
#con a ted irly
as voters. are h
sae, h? ever, will
turno > not by Vi
dia ru t the election through
eieeted.. A turnout of loss tl
td its policies; a v.
:d he a endomement. A .airy
sent
er TO p :
aye 41,
a1th. the Communists Would attemilt
incidents attribute, to
0 pe
A he a c: Lear setbatek for the r
0 percent w mild be s. Political disaster.
-,t at over 60 pers amt t .Ld t a
by ;ryi
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a tu!'r at of about 50 scent
In
5. At sumi t1 :
t tre e.
d ee~x to efforts by the C
he miny ae4 been
ke , chart; of
s ' osild presn for more. 're
nue tip raise O e cry f Ky
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w ;uid. itabl
4' *Ad others
thereby 401-Sat" 11
there iz
bog dog and sac;
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a*s T j xp r as a
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