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TITLE : Report: What covert offensive actions

DATE : 11/00/1961

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

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COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 203: Countries, Vietnam, Subjects, Taylor

Report 11/3/63- Tabs3-5. Box 6.

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2. What covert offensive actions should be considered?

-DISCUSSION:

Ine anover to thie question 1a generally covered in the ansver to

Quection 1. Additional stions which night be considered would be an

Increase in attention given to potentlel Worth Vietnamese intelligence

sources living abroad. Defection and/or recruitent in place of north

Vietnanese officials; particularly in Purope, has been pursued as an

objective by CIA for some time, Io significent results from operations

In the freia have been obteined.. It l0 probably worthhtle et tate

time to revier the prionity of this tack, hovever, and raise the

¡quetion esta vith CiA Stations wherever North Vietnamese officiate:

ure present Peychological terfere setivities directed against North

Votes, Incling both "hate" and "erey" broadcastins to aled beine

conducted by CTA La conJunction vith Poychologicul warfare Directorate

of the Vietnese, Ary There are insufficent neans; horever or

Judging the impact of these broadcasts. Requiremente for reporting

on thene broadcaste should be levied on Melon sources which have

orrieta, eurontatives 1a Morth Vietnam and asent teame placed in

or wotan chould eventually be required to repart on the

effectivenese of the broadcietins activity,

FECOMMENDAION

No addit oml policy authorizetions or support are necossary ot

blast me

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