THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A001800010017-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 16
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2007
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 2, 1967
• Content Type: MEMO

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
MEMORANDUM
The Situation in Vietnam
Top Secret
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2 April 1967
State Dept. review completed
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2 Abril 1967
HIGHLIGHTS
Village Council elections got under way in
South Vietnam on 2 April with few incidents noted.
I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam:
Nearly 600 Communists killed by JUNCTION CITY troops
in northern Tay Ninh Province following the third
regimental-size enemy attack since 19 March (Paras.
1-3). Viet Cong planners in the Mekong Delta prepare
contingency plans to pull out when the allied pressure
increases in the delta provinces (Paras. 4-6).
II. Political Developments in South Vietnam`:
Village Council elections started in South Vietnam
today and appear to be proceeding without incident
(Para. 1). On 1 April, Chief of State Thieu formally
promulgated the new constitution in Saigon (Paras.
2-4). Retired General Tran Van Don appears to be
trying to find a political berth with one of the po-
tential candidates for the presidency of South Vietnam
(Paras. 5-6).
III. Military Developments in North Vietnam:
A recent
article by a North Vietnamese general implies that
Hanoi's military planners are still divided over
certain basic issues relating to the war in South
Vietnam (Paras. 3-8).
IV. Other Communist Military Developments: There
is nothing of significance to report.
V. Communist Political Developments: A captured
Communist notebook contains details from.t high-level
briefing on Hanoi's attitude toward negotiations
(Paras. 1-6).
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NORTH O.ng Ho,
VICTNAY