195-40005-10022 AGENCY : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 6/16/201 Agency Information OsD RECORD NUMBER: — 195-10005-10022 RECORD SERIES: MCNAMARA PAPERS AGENCY FILE NUMBER : = Document Information ORIGINATOR: JCS FROM: TO: TITLE: COVERT ANNEX DATE: — 11/00/1961 PAGES: 20 SUBJECTS : COUNTERINSURGENCY - VIETNAM SITUATION IN VIETNAM GUERRILLA AND COUNTERGUERRILLA OPERATIONS - VIETNAM . COVERT INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION - VIETNAM DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Top Secret RESTRICTIONS: = 1C CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 09/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: REVIEW COMPLETE COMMENTS : McNamara Papers, Box 86. General Taylor's Vietnam Trip, Nov. 61. Covert annex re: situation in “ Vietnam. Issues discussed include: combatting communist insurgency, covert intelligence collection, ete. . UII v9.1 HW 50955 Docld: 324273705 Page i
be To consider accelerating the creation of the Clandestine Action Service by assigning to it ten companies of trained troops (Rangers, Marines, or Airborne), 4, The following be assigned to MAAG for specific utilization in the training of the Clandestine Action Service: a. Two U.S, Army Special Forces mobile training teams. bs Ten U.S. Army Special Forces medical corpsmen. 5. For specific support of the Clandestine Action Service, 2 H-34 helicopters and 2 C-123 or Caribou Stel aircraft, together with spare parts, maintenance personnel and crews be made available to the GVN, * 6, ‘The use of( Chinese Nationalists} and Malayans as instructors and pilot personnel in covert operations in Vietnam be discussed with President Diem and his concurrence solicited, 7, CIA be given the responsibility for the operational control, cover and utilization of third country personnel, once committed to Vietnam, 8, Policy clearance be granted for the continuation of CIA operations aimed at harassment of Viet Cong lines of communications in South Laos whatever the outcome of the Geneva Conference on Laos or the current negotiations over a Souvanna Phouma government, 9, Resettlement of the Meo in the Lao-Vietnam border area be con~ sidered in the light of the progress of negotiations concerning Laos, rer. ane ONE SEES Seamer Soe! dite eh mone Bg ay ran sé ON Den llts dy aes WW 50955 Docld: 324235705 Page 3
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pene | 2, Malayans: Malaya has faced a problem of Communist insurgency for a@ number of years and has effectively diminished this problem both through overt and covert programs designed to defeat the enemy on his own grounds and to deny him support of the local populace, Malaya thus has a pool of trained and experienced covert operations personnel who have faced and who have overcome problems not greatly dissimilar to those which face the Viet~ namese today, Malayans have been particularly effective in the utilization of special counter-subversive police and it is in this area that the Viet~ namese badly need experienced guidance, The Malayan Government has expressed considerable interest in aiding the Vietnamese Government in its fight against the Communists, It is believed that the use of selected Malayan cadre for counter: guerrilla and counter-subversive covert operations training could be accom- plished through an appeal on the part of the Vietnamese Government itself. Malayans would need interpreters but their utility on a limited basis should still be considerably high. | 3, MEQ: The Meo tribesmen of Laos have proved themselves to be effective guerrilla fighters, Their motivation has largely been the protection of théir homes and families in Xieng Khouang. Should a "neutralist"™ Souvanna Phouma government come to power in Laos it is probable that considerable effort will be made to destroy the guerrilla potential of the Meo. As an alternative to their annihilation, the Meo might be persuaded to migrate in significant Sm @FAnS 7 HW 50955 Docld:324293705 Page 5 fie Ccpecy A