THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A001100010041-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: August 22, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM
information as of 1600
22 August 1966
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22 August 1966
The Viet Conq have issued a formal communique'
threatening election candidates, and in view of
the heavy propaganda attention which the VC have
devoted to the election campaigns, the Saigon gov-
ernment expects some of these threats to material-
ize. Communist military forces are continuing to
build up in I Corps.
I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam:
Allied miltary activity remains at a low level
(Para. 1). Operation DECK HOUSE III and Operation
TOLEDO move to the west in an effort to trap the
nearly 4,000 Viet Cong reported to be in the area
of central Phuoc Tuy Province (Paras. 2-3). Commu-
nist infiltration across the DMZ continues and
enemy forces in the northern provinces pose a
threat to the security of the area.(Paras. 5-8).
A captured Communist document indicates Communist
intentions in this area (Paras. 9-11).
II. Political Developments in South Vietnam:
The Viet Cong have increased the severity of their
antielection propaganda campaign in the Saigon area
by threatening the lives of candidates and govern-
ment officials assisting in the election process
(Paras. 1-3).
III. North Vietnamese Military Developments:
There is nothing of significance to report.
IV. Other Communist Military Developments:
There is nothing of s gn ficance to report.
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