MONTHLY REPORT ON PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000100030003-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 15, 1965
• Content Type: DISP

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The "Repay, oo Frovi~ncie2, 3'~veao~ents for ~'un~'' is ~'oryrsrded
as ?n attach~~t. Thin Repot is prepared by the ~bsssy P~oli~ti+csl
Seetton far the ~tbasr and l3eputy Ambassador as a ~y a~
aaa~ys3s oS rues to ~ st+i~ c,~testiorutsise an the state c~~'
security axed rural rec~ns'ction in each province.
l~br the 3tane ring period se~re~ new questions -~rere
introduced ate. sever e~i+sti~-ac~ questions wee revised.. Bch
che~~~ are idtitY+~ with2n the repcart f:his r~o~rth; aabseriuen~t,
ntoath3y reiwr~s r~ril3. c~a3.t th~ss expiereatox~t Dotes.
Fbr the A~nbassaclora
k$alvin L. r~nfLLt
t~nselar og E~nb~ssy
ibar Political Af'f'airs
1. A~ on Provincial.
ltevelapne:tts for ~'uue.
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The A~abe~ti~or
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Rctpart on Proiriaciat lseveZolrnea'ts for June 1,96
tM the attao spreadlsheets are shown replies to tba Jfr~.basss~or's
gnestioarteise on ~arav3ncial derve].opmteats durSn~ J~ine. ~QAtA.~ secttxr
advis3ore a~a~i UUQMI p~avarace re,~a~eeeaotativea have sub~aitt~ point replies
which ss~ attrn~rized be~.ow ~rti to shish ~ae:rts of tans ~be~sy
Pr~vfgcial po~.itioal. re~+orti~ is Y aa~d II Harps sates, assn Ill
~irps provinces ere ~ou~ so?etahere inn betwesn. In sous, tX-e uQtion-
t~lde trees seems to 7tndi~te~that s~urity sue. rural recor~stxhactlor~
are eitbpr taking ~lcw progxesa as receding, sa~sewhat becan.se of
tJae Yt: ea~mtaar of~'eneive -- oa ~e~ thelre' the sta~.os of prov~nc3al
8etrs3s~p~tetat$ tray ~ a ~a~latill d!u.~ng June ].~f:5.
dries of replies Yrean the 4~ provi~aces a3'xz ~s Follows:
1. A~e~rirxc_,1,~~1~aro~uci.al and ci~.stric ~'f~.c3aa.s pexYox~niaag
e3'fective '~""""'
Thex?e were j9 afiYarr~at3ve re8liea t3iis month, 33 3,n Atey, arad ,~l ~Ln
dtpr~l. ?f the lla aegat~.ve replies ~Lhis ra~orxLh, most ~xacern~ icu:tmpet~t
di~rict chiefs at~8 servaEee +chiefa at province 1eve~. as ws,s alnc the ce,se
in ~la,Y. fibers was onlgr one case iat which a prov9.xu:e chiei? was sued
out- as ~.irccaa~gete?t. ~o significant trar-d sews to m+:rge i~ the pattern
of responses in recent months.
(Provincial reporters concur ire the overs;3]. f3#r-g that pa~ovinc~:
exbd district o#~Ycial~ perfoxra competently. ~
2 s. tan balt3ncs ear QdN of2Ycisla rec ive tca U.B. advice a.-x1
co eretion4
The 39 e,~`fiirmstive replie$ this month contrast with 47l in May a~ 42
in /~pril. ~'xpl~tiona Offercrd for the five: nagat~.ve replies taxis month
genc~ral.?~,;r iadlcate that ~'~.etnatnese cpuaterpa~s seek to avoi8 U.B.
er3vi.sa~ra, i.gnvre or fail to act oz~ advice when g~t,veu, or both. The @oc~n-
tnrra itz afi'irmative replies seems s2i~rhtm especi~ly since orii~r one
province chief xa,s caneiclerec3 unreceptive.
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{Proviaci+e~. repce~rtexs vorreur in the overate. f'inr3~tng off' receptivity;
in ~:hefr experience ~ourittt xeceptivity is
,~reatear than thesrr data m~.ght tend to serest. ~onsl.dering the .stx'6t~,~a
arrd cir~staxaces brcugtrt on by the iasurgentsy Wider which advisory
aetivitie$ t+~lce p3ac~p the praduCtivity and csardiality of mast acauntes-
paxt x~rtians seern,? nearly exea~lasy. }
2 b. Ia 'triev o~` the inca?e~se is U. S. ici tian iar the raes-ef~'a~,
are thet'~ inflicationa ai' srr att3twale vn the of ti~'Afi of:~tcimis to
t e 11mexiceans y it? "?"".""",
R~3s question is nest, ~-peaxln~ in Jerre for the first tame. TJbere
are 35 negative .rerapc ~.Ees a~ g aPtYrms,,t3.vs3 rrsapansesw llluetrstions
given- to explain e.~'S'irmative rell3ris include reardiness of sea~ue 41i~
of~'ic~.al.s to rel4y first upau U. S. aia~,ower and log~.stical support rather
than Y$+~tr~ese x'esc>:~~?cesy "~atzck-passingA' dif~.cult aeq~aests to U. S.
advisr~s in 21eta of processirr~ matters thxough Vietn~aese chaurrels; and
the resigned view thsrd "Autericadrs can $o tyre (counteri~asurgency) fob
better ?"
(Ptoviaaeial repta.~te~rs have nC! acdit~onal. caa~ent OI2 thi8 ItltStt@r.~
;~. ~x"e the fit. S. souiael ~.~ JUSPAO U&~MI ~ .went aessi ed
ed~qu~.te car present ~~as~e ih rr ego end types?.
'~Yrta month ~C7 pr~~vinces s4"nt aff`irm~Livt~ rep:~.es, ~npatrst3 with l~
iu ,t+~y and 14 in A,pri~.. die incr~ae ix- "ye;s" ezr~ert~ ee~as to represerxt
a s~,gnificant improver.aerrt resu],ting fracn increased num~rs of YJii sxra3.
dt7SPAp iYetld persorrcre;~.., host of .the foua~teetr ne~tive replies thus
tno~tth ,~;ention as yet unmet requireYaents ~'or still more UStI~', e~ J[J8gA4
#'ield psrsoetael, r~.th~ugtr there, is merrtiora of need Tsar addltiorea2. sub-
sector advisory te~ts~
{ pxovineial repo:.?'ters have Found e?,~ale staPfll.ng of aaaerican e+dvi:ry
personnel in a]moet e;~..1. locaticans. A math w~rtr~y of cor~tinuc~us concearrs
an8 review is whether the size of tae total advisory staff in ~ lxrovince
f'rirthers or hinders tyre asc3vi egfart. Iza n?~rue~ccaus 3.ocationc, the l+mca3.
odviss estatalit~harerr~c would sera tea have rearmed ar ceased the sstura~tion
paint as far as the dbi3.ity of Yi~tna~tes~t counteacts to xbsox?D the advicea
eqd assistance already aval.lable is concerned.
~ a.. Zs the e~ra3 attitude of the ssatt tt3~`cl the Q1~N
~~vorable ~ unfavorab e~
This is a new question, b~rsed on a. tiodifx~tion of an exist3rsg
question retsined as ~. b, beleat~. ,AfPirrnative replies setae fi~cam ~l pre3vinces
arrd aaegsti,ve replies ~~om 3. ~'he 3 pravl.n+Cea reporting uni'avarabke xttitude~
tare ~,u+ang ~e3, Phuac ~trng, arm ~u Nghis., a3.I. oi' which have come under
heavy axyct sustained ~ .attack in recent months. ~1'hsa xe~plies 3~ticate t~zat
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~:hea pr~,~te cause e~f the un~'~-vor~sle +~tt3tudev is papul~r resen#,r~era~: that,
the t:~T~ has been unab:~e to sssuxe physical secus?,i~.y, i. e. to spare the
ppgtace fXar~, tb;e aria~,.e~e they hsape gust ex,~erienced. It is aY` ~'tte:
interest that all pra~~.xaces at II ~xps amd ~ Corps repast nttita~des
fls~orin~ the i~~'l~, deg,~ite wide: discrep?nciea in ttir: respective sscuritM~
situnta~an~s prearnil3r~g in these Carps arses.
~~vincls3. reporters ccancwr in the F,f.nd$a~g t~Iant in enersl the
pppu3st3.on fa~erors t,he3 f3Y1~ ahd hears sea additional cea~eerYt.~
~+ b. ex't t? $he ea-iaus m?r~th 1s the en~e~. attittu'>;e
tarxa~ the ~ Pi moats aarora a eas faarars-ble ar uneh ed?
A tabaa~.ex~ bree~~wn df respanses tar .Tune ared the two praeedixaQ
months is as i'o].lo~rs:
)~cx~e ~-arox'able
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~ response $eerks to indic~ats an encaur~;~.n~ tz~ex~d in that shf.~?ts
in attitude: cs>nsi~stent],y tend to i'avar the Cf~f~l? 'wee Cif t~.e seven
~parauee;s re.?ting isc~'s taararabJ,e attitudes are locatex7 i~ I~ flows,
same: e~f r~uative~y vea security conditS;c~ss? t~aa the othca? hid,
ii6 $ I~iE$ tavor8ble~ attitude f~$ ]Ei~~Abably &. ~'esll;~.~t ~~' the
extos~.a$a eat security itch the pxoarince h~ e~perf cucaa.
~proarincial repat~te"r$ concur izs the oven t`.d.ndix~ hears no
addit a,arxaT. camanent s. ~ .
~+ e. Has theta bey ine33e~,tion Oi' nti "a~ti?1~-serican"8tt$t~.e
ago ? l the a ant :~ re ~.ous ethsta.c ens? ~ ~
tidal art:TesY
~i,s ie a ne~a question. Among the ~2 ~cespa?;awe ~3.e. ~ pr?arina~s
x 3 parts te9 the ~e:s9:ian, theare +rere eaxaEy 2 r~a~?ted instances eaf axat~.4
lataar3e~an ~ttitudesa ~nE cem,e i'x~as~ ~'hua `i'hi~ grovinee where ptxliee
disc~~e~esd LYtat a ~atap ai' xer~sphobl.a u~veraity atue3e~atg were pveint.~.>
axed diatxibut3x~; anti-,R~caerieeaa- ]~.t~atu>