MILITARY REORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM FORCES IN SOUTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900080005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 20, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CLASSIFICATION CawiDzaTIAL/q
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY i hi-nq:
Republic of Vietnam Fvr, g9
SUBJECT Military Reorganization
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The D n cr tic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) dispatched a.group of high-ranking
cadres to South Vietnam on 5 December 1951 for the purpose of reorganizing
military and administrative organizations in that area. These persons were
assisted, by the South Vietnam Labor Party Cnittee and. the South Vietnam
Pge less Army Headquarters(sic). Their accomplishments u
".r p to.10 January
e as follows;
960 troop.cadres of company grade or higher were relieved from
duties and transferred to Central and North Vietnam for training.
Over 20600 customs officers and officers in various finRncial
organizations were relieved. of their duties and transferred for
training.
over 11-20 officers. of various administrative committees and admin-
istrative organizations were dismissed
and over 190 were t
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Designations for 14 guerrilla companies were celled, and 11.1
9Lxerrilla companies were reorganized. This is in connection witk
the program of amalgamating and reorganizing guerrilla forces in
South Vietnam,
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Labor Party Committee have been established to train cadres of
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Six arsenals have been reorganized and three have been.abolished or
consolidated.. Two hundred thirty arsenal workers have been trans-
(erred for "thought training,"
over 4o cadres who committed "blunders in thought" and other crimes
?ing.this program have been placed in custody.
South Vietnam Anti-Aggression Administrative Committee (sic) s which is
expected, to begin. in March 1952.
till r .nixing at Cantho., The next step will be reorganization of the
The. 14 high-ranking cadres have now finished their assigned duties, but are
25X1A Ghent.: Reports of military activity in South Vietnam have
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none of the ac ons Bred cted in the previous report has been confirmed.
Thus,, this report must be regarded with some doubt.
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