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176-10037-10492

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY : NARA

RECORD NUMBER :: 176-10037-10492

RECORD SERIES : National Security Files

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

ORIGINATOR : DOS

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TO :

TITLE : Embtel 979 (Saigon)

DATE : 1/27/1962

PAGES : 4

SUBJECTS :

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

OPENING CRITERIA :

11/13/61-11/31/61. Box 6.

COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 195: Countries, Vietnam, General

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POLITICAL ADVICE ON TRAN VAN LY, FORMER GOVERNOR CENTRAL

VIET NAM AND-ONE OF 18 SIGNERS OF CARAVELLE PETiTION APRIL

1.960.

COMMENT? NGH EM HAS ON OCCASION VOICED STRONG CRITICISM

IN PRIVATE OF DIEM REGIME AND MIGHT: WELCOME?CHANGE INACELE

REGIME. HOWEVER, QUESTIONABLE WHETHER HE WOULD HAVE AS

MUCH SUPPORT AMONG MILITARY AS CLAIMED; WHETHER HE HAS

SUFFICIENT DYNAMISM TO

SERVE AS LEADER OF COUP GROUP; OR

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LEAVING SURPLUS FOR SHIPMENT TORICE DEFICIENT CENTRANC

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REPRESENT KIDNAPPINGS MOST OF WHICH OCCURRED INTAND 11

CORPS AREAS--AS COMPARED 100 KIDNAPPINGS IN OCT 11 CORPS

MAAG ADVISOR BELIEVES INCREASED KIDNAPPING MAY POSSIBLY

REFLECT SUCCESSFUL VC PROSELYTIZING OF YOUTH RATHER THAN

ACTUAL ABDUCTION. ARMED ATTACKS APPROXIMATELY SAME, LEVEL

AS OCT EXCEPT IN I CORPS AREA, WHERE THEY SHOW CONSIDERABLE

INCREASE, INCREASES KYDNAPPINGS AND ATTACKS IN IT CORPS

AREA BALÄNCED BY DECREASES IN REPORTS OF SABOTAGE AND

SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY IN II1 CORPS.

4. MOST SIGNIFICANT YE INGIDENT REPORTED DURING PERIOD WAS

SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON CIVIL GUARD POST AND NEARBY SC

POST ON JAN 21 IN AN XUYEN PROVINCE, CG POST ATTACKED BY

ESTIMATED 200 VE WHILE SC POST ATTACKED BY TWO 25-MAN:

GROUPS, ONE OF. WHICH USED CAPTURED ARMORED LAUNCH BOTH

POSTS FELL WITH FOLLOWING FRIENDLY CASUALTIES: 31 KIA,

26 CAPTURED OR SURRENDERED; 52 WEAPONS LOST. VNAF AIRSTRIKES

CONDUCTED IN AREA AFTER FALL OF POSTS.

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CORPS RAIN HAMPERED, OPERATIONS OF IST DIVISION. TWO-

BATTALION OPERATION WITH ARTILLERY BEGAN IN QUANG NGAI

SECTOR JAN 15/ BUT MINIMAL RESULTS REPORTED. TO DATE, IN

IT CORPS AREA 23RD DIVISION OPERATION FROM JAN 8-12 IN

DARLAC SECTOR RESULTED IN CAPTURE 110 TONS RICE,

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INFANTRY BATTALIONS, 2 RANGER COMPANIES, AND I ARMORED

DETACHMENT. ENEMY LOSSES: 12 VC CAPTURED, CAMP AND 23

RICE DEPOTS DESTROYED. DURING OPERATION GN MOVED 210

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Ve COMPANY RESULTS WERE IZO. SAMPANS DESTROYED: 40 VC KTA

VC CASUALTIES

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