EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF GENERAL O'DANIEL, CHIEF MAAG, INDOCHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91T01172R000400090009-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 30, 1955
• Content Type: MF

'Approved For Release 2001/~~G~IA-RDP91T~1172R000400090009-1
30 April 1935
BORAUM FoR colonel Goadpaster, ~thite Bous~e
~atract #rsme report of General #~'Bagi?l
thief I~tlIAG, Indochina
1, G~aaeral O'13anie2 eueuaari~ces the situation in Saigon
as ct :~~ April asp #ollo~s
"'~ietuaetese National A~~ appears have capabi:litg, eeorale
and desire to finish Binh ~ug~+a 8o~r. Having ta~eu eetar~y casual-
ties during the east eeogth adds to` ~ ix~ceatives ~ hoAever,
recent ordePs from Bao Dai aoncerniag c4nsultativns in France
have appar+sntly produced soeee diseaa~ and indecision .which could
be dispelled by Strang itS stand is saupport of g~verneteat. And
change is leadership or coee~and at this tiers could result is
B'har~s , ~t
General t? f naniel stst+ss the V2tA eatietatea their casu-
alties ~t3 to 30 ~Cilled, 18th hQSpitalized. Btah Buren cetsualttes
14f~ filled, 4E?U ~-ouade+d. I#eavy civilian. ~casualti+~s.
~. Generetl G'Daniel aT.sca rotates that the V'3i!! reports 8imh
Xugen posts in saigoa area coAtrol~.+ed bg F`reach coataia three
cspanies ~-# Binh Xc~~-en. phis provid~ts tense situation, {Gen,
o' Iianivi ~ s comment)
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