REORGANIZATION OF PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT CONG AN

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November 5, 2003
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April 2, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2003/12/18 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000700330008-0 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT who must also be a member of the Lao bong Party, is in charge of the prerars tion of all studies and .tracts'',, and guiding the members of the Cong An. The chiefs of bureaus and the chiefs of local dependent Cong An posts should be selected from among.the tested members of local Democratic Republic of Vietnam(DRV) population. 25X11 COUNTRY Indochina REPORT NO. 25X1 SUBJECT Reorganization of Provincial and District Cong An DATE DISTR. 2 April 1953 OF PAGES NO 25X1 . DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED for discipline within the organization itself. The Chief of the Propaganda and Education Bureau (Tuyen Huan) of the Cong An, 25X1 1. After the purging of officials (Gian Chinh), the Cong An of the various for 25X1 provinces and districts were reorganized The authorit for this reorganization was an order issued by the Minister of Interior 25X1 25X1 25X1 Worsting. Methods 64 25X1 Pe sonn.- 1. The Chief of the Provincial Cong An must be a member of the Lao Dong Party,. and must be nominated by the Chief of the Interzone Cong An. His function is to handle the administrative matters of the Cong An.. The Deputy Chief must also be a member of the Lao Dong Party. He concerns himself with the technical functions. of the. Gong An and is also responsible This Document contains Information affecting the Pa- tional Defense of the United States. Within the mean- ing of Title 18. Sections 193 and 794. of the U.S. Code. as amended. Its transmiWcn or revelation of Its ontenta to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited. REQUIREMENT NO. REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITWE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 25X1 Gong An agents and other officials obtained reports from local authorities and from local committees Of semi-offietal organizations. the Cong An'As aim was to enlist the entire popele in the gathering of information, and there was a considerable increase -In. the -unt of information gathered.. In People's conferences y. the point was often made that each citizen had the duty of participating in the Resistance and aiding SECRET ` WeAlogien DWIbuAtlen pparod ved or ,F~elease 2003/1 /18I:~, CIA-RDP80-00810A000700330008-0 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/12/18 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000700330008 SECRET the Cong An, and the right of criticizing the Cong An for its abuse and shortcomings. 7 In the villages, the Cong An, which had been in some ways a formalized organi- zation aided by individual members of the local DRV Committee, found itself greatly enlarged by the direct and active participation of local committees' and various semi-official organizations. In each of the-se organizations there is, in effect, a private Gong An charged with the surveillance of the members, including children, of the respective organizations. Organization 8. Provinces A typical provincial Cong An is now divided into three bureaus: The Administrative Bureau (Ranh Chinh),.divided into three sections: (1). The Police Service (Cong An Trat,Tu) (2,)- The Mobile Cong An (Cong An Luu Dong ) (3). The Assault Cong An (Cong An Xuan Phong). b. The Political Bureau, responsible for the Economic Blockade Section Cong An Bao Vay TUinh Te Dich), shares with the Bureau of Propaganda and Education the responsibility for the Bureau of Investigation (Nghiem Cuu). c. The Bureau of Propaganda and Education, which also has under its super- Vision the Bureau of Instructional Techniques and the primary and secondary cadre schools of the province. District: On the district level, the Cong An is divided into the same three bureaus as the provincial Cong An. The village Cong An is not divided into sections Of bureaus and is directly responsible to the various semi-official local organizations. Both the district and the village Cong An are directed by a Chief and a Deputy Chief. SECRET Approved For Release 2003/12/18 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000700330008-0