THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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• Document Page Count: 27
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 15, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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WEEKLY REPORT
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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
15 September 1965
INTELLIGENCE AND REPORTING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE INTERAGENCY
VIETNAM COORDINATING COMMITTEE
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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
(9 September - 15 September 1965)
C O N T E N T S
THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Map, South Vietnam, following page
1. THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
A. POLITICAL SITUATION
Hue student activity remains quiet
(p. 1); Tri Quang expects trouble
(p. 1); Military Directorate moving
to set up civilian advisory council
(p. 2); Congress of the army convenes
(p. 2); Government actions against
FULRO (p. 3); The CVT labor group and
Saigon leaders meet (p. 4); Rice
stocks fall in Saigon and in the delta
(p. 4); The piaster's value still
drops (p. 4).
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B. MILITARY SITUATION 5
Viet Cong concentrates on guerrilla
activity (p. 5); VC start using dogs
(p. 5); Suspected regimental buildup
in Phuoc Long Province (p. 6); VC
concentrate on lines of communications
(p. 6) ; Operation PIRANHA (p. 6) ;
Vietnamese and US Air Force activity
(p. 7).
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C, RURAL RECONSTRUCTION 8
Marked increase in Chieu Hoi
returnees (p. 8 ); Experimental
rallier hamlets planned for each
Corps (p. 8 ); Rural reconstruction
cadre training to start (p. 8 );
Psywar directive to RVNAF (p. 8 ).
II. THIRD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS 9
Two GVN ambassadorial appointments
(p. 9 ); Increased GVN representation
in Africa urged (p. 9 ); General
Thieu to visit Seoul, Premier Ky
will go to Malaysia (p. 9 );
Australians send more troops (p. 9 );
New Zealand medical team enroute
(p. 9 ); Switzerland gives $23,000
to International Red Cross (p. 10).
Map, North Vietnam, following page 10
III. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BLOC 11
Nineteenth SAM site spotted (p. 11);
Mobile SAM units may be deployed
(p. 11); French Communists urge DRV
delegation to negotiate (p. 11);
Delegation may be feeling out overall
sentiment (p. 11); Hanoi cautious with
statement on India-Pakistan (p. 12);
DRV concern over air strikes (p. 12);
China still firm against negotiations
(p. 12); Brezhnev again denounces US
insincerity (p. 12).
ANNEX 1. New GVN Land Reform Proposals
2. South Vietnam Battle Statistics
3. US Combat Casualties in Vietnam
(The Weekly Report on the Situation in South
Vietnam is based on contributions from CIA, DIA
and INR; it is edited and published by CIA without
final coordination. A fully coordinated Monthly
Report will be disseminated on the first Friday
of every month.)
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The political situation in the northern provinces
has remained quiet for the past ten days as a result
of the apparent failure of antigovernment student
groups to attract open support from the Buddhists or
the public. Buddhist leader Tri Quang, however, has
warned that unrest in the area is likely to persist
under the present government and may again intensify.
The Military Directorate in Saigon, meanwhile, is
moving ahead with its plan to set up a civilian advisory
council to the cabinet, and last week end held a major
military congress to demonstrate both its firm control
and the government's responsiveness to suggestions
about its performance to date.
After the government resorted to military opera-
tions to bring about the surrender of some 400 armed
tribesmen from the dissident autonomy movement,
FULRO, government officials staged a ceremony in
the highlands by welcoming the dissidents back to the
fold. Despite further government plans to meet with
local tribal leaders concerning their grievances, there
are continuing signs of friction between Vietnamese
and FULRO sympathizers, which threaten to affect
the loyalty of tribesmen serving in government CIDG
units. In Saigon, the military leadership continues to
display an attitude of considerable reserve toward
South Vietnam's leading labor union.
Viet Cong activity continued at the guerrilla level
during the week. The only major military actions were
by US and GVN forces.
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