CURRENT VIET MINH POLITICAL OBJECTIVES

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CIA-RDP80R01443R000200190008-3
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November 17, 2016
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December 3, 1998
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8
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March 18, 1954
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Approved For Release 20 CURRENT VIET MINH POLITICAL OBJECTIVES 1. French High Commissariat Saigon believes Viet Minh anxious obtain defacto recog- nition from Paris govt before Geneva. A. Hope to undermine US-French relations and Bao Dai govt. B. Communists would use such recognition at Geneva prove .41 r Ho Chi Minh speaks for Vietnamese people. II. French Commissariat also says Communist propaganda now stressing need for truce before Geneva. A. On 13 March Viet Minh radio praised Nehru's cease-fire proposal. Approved For Release 8/04: CIA-RDP80RO1443R000200190008-3 Approved For Release 20(TO/6EFI',80R01443R000200190008-3 III. French also point out Viet Minh charges against US growing ever more violent. A. Viet Minh now refers American technicians in Indochina as "belligerents". B. OCI Comment: Report received yesterday says enemy troops threatening n airfield near Haiphong where 100 US technicians located. 1. This could be attempt involve them in actual fighting. Approved For Release 20 04: CIA-RDP80R01443R000200190008-3 TO SECRET