ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITUATION SEEN BY LABOR LEADER TRAN QUOC BUU

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06772374
• Document Creation Date: January 28, 2019

1;04 � �
1,��� '� �
�pproved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
r.4
V VTICewv�TvIrmyTIV
EDITIONS
� CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Intelligence Information Cable
EO
13526
3.3(h)(2)
., PRIORITY EO
135
IN 45035 3.5(
1
a
!
PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGES i
. , �.
EVATE/1NR ,,i.� NCC/MC f SEGOEF JC,D ARMY NAVY AIR) CIA/NMCC NIC NSA SDO ONE � CRS
DDI t .X0 OER FINS OCS IRS AID USIA
� 1
t
'n la material cent. - s Inforrontion affecting the National DefenSO of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title la, U.8.1:
13eca. 18.1 and 134. /1,41 transmiasou or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
.ez�mr�Fal.
lapfgaardEl--774
I .01MII
latiodedhamolOomosig
o
th4firedigto awl �
L 1�44.0.1*d.s,
THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.
COUNT si
DOI
SUBJ F. C.:
06161a2 CITE
SOUTH VIETNAM
6 FEBRUARY 1968
ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SITUATION SEEN
BY LABOR LEADER IRAN. QUOC BUU
DIST- 6. FE.W3U1DY,.1.968
/0 #V� /0
ACQ VIETNAM, SAIGON ( 6 FEBRUARY 1968)
3.5(
3.5(c)
SOURCE
SUMMARY: PRESIDENT OF VIETNAMESE CONFEDERATION OF LABOR 33(h)(2)
(CVT) TRAN QUOC BUU IS ENCOURAGED BY ASSURANCE FROM THE MINISTER
OF LABOR THAT HIS OFFER TO HELP WILL BE ACCEPTED, DESPITE THE
NEBUFFS HE RECEIVED 'EARLIER. HE HAS AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE VICE
PRESIDENT KY ON 7 .FEBRUARY. BUU IS ALSO ENCOURAGED BY REPORTS
. .
THAT THE COMMON PEOPLE ARE SHAKING OFF THE IR APATHY AND REALIZING
, .
THEY TOO MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGHT. ACCORDING TO BUU, LUONG
TRONG TIMM., HEAD OFITHE HOA HAO CHURCH, HAS ACCEPTED HIS ADVICE
�E�T NO
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
pproved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374w
�����11pri....ompaim��������
NO N DISSEM
Minors% cotter018)
0.11.1110I.I.M.������
.111.......0�01.411.������ �
IN 4505
PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
��������������������
THAT Hr. BROADCAST AN APPEAL TO ALL HOA MAO TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT.
END Shy iARY.
TRAN QUOC HU, PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAMESE CONFEDER-
ATION C.1.7 LABOR (CVT), HAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN APPOINT-
MENT W. 'H VICE PRESIDENT NGUYEN CAO KY ON 7 FEBRUARY. BUU
PLANS T ) OFFER KY THE COOPERATION OF THE CVT AND ALL ITS
AFFILI, ED TRADE UNIONS AND THEIR PERSONNEL.
2. ALT HOUGH BUU ' S INITIAL OFFERS OF AID MADE TO THE
M INI ST L ES OF INTERIOR,LABOR AND SOCIAL WELFARE WERE REBUFFED,
HE IS P1COURAGED BY SIGNS THAT THE ATTITUDE OF SOME MINISTERS
IS BEGIAING TO CHANGE. ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6 FEBRUARY, BUU
RECEIVE.. A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE MINISTER OF LABOR WHO SA ID
HE HAD SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER MINISTERS AND PERSUADED THEM
THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACCEPT BUU'S OFFER TO HELP. THE
LABOR MINISTER TOLD BUU NOT OT LOSE COURAGE AND ADDED THAT HE
PERSONALLY WAS RECOMMENDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPT THE HELP
AND COOPERATION OF ALL.PRIVATE CITIZENS.
3. IN DISCUSSING THE SITUATION WITH A COLLEAGUE ON THE
AFFER NOON OF 6 FEBRUARY, BUU STATE WITH SOME EXCITEMENT THAT
AkrORTS FROM BIS.CADRES INDICATED THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE MOST
SE .-E-T WPC ()MEM
3.5(c)
a
- . -
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
_
pproved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
$TET NO FQRr
evntrols
IN 1+5035
PAGE 3 OF 14 PAGES
/0
3.5(c)
POPG1.41; ) AREAS OF SAIGON ARE BEGINNING NOT ONLY TO BLAME THE
VIET C; 3 (VC) FOR THE RECENT BLOODSHED BUT ARE COMING FORWARD
TO DEN- ACE TO THE POLICE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL VC. BUU FEELS THIS
COULD E- THE FIRST POSITIVE INDICATION THAT THE POPULACE IS ABAN-
DONING :S APATHETIC NUETRALITY AND REALIZING THAT IT TOO MUST
BECOME ':3TIVE IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS. HE ADDED
THAT SC OF HIS MORE CAUTIOUS CADRES WERE ALSO ABANDONING THEIR
NEUTRAL.GT STAND.
40 BUU PtID THATEARLIER THAT AFTERNOON A HOA HAO ARVN
OFFICER WHO AD JUST ARRIVED FROM CHAU DOC PROVINCE BY PLANE
HAD TC: HI THE HOA HAO IN THAT PROVINCE WERE FIGHTING THE
VC WIT "KNI ES AND CLUBS." HE TOLD BUU HE HAD ASKED THE
GOVERMENT flR WEAPONS SO THAT THEY COULD FIGHT MORE EFFEC-
TIVELY. BUU SAID THAT UPON HEARING THIS HE HAD IMMEDIATELY
TELEPHONED L :ONG TRONG TUONG, HEAD OF THE HOA HAO CHURCH,
AND URGED HI TO MAKE A STRONG STATEMENT OVER VIETNAMESE
TELEVISION DENOUNCING THE VC AND URGING HIS PEOPLE TO SUP-
PORT THE GOVERNMENT. IACORDING TO BUU, TUONG'S REACTION WAS
POSITIVE AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HE WENT TO THE STATION
...TO,BEGIN.RECORDING-T4LBROADCAST.
NO FO DISSEM
- Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
pproved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374
4...1.111.11..����������
IN 45035
PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES
RET/NO
ISSEM GROUP I
ADVANCE COP TRANSMITTED TO: WHITE HOUSE STATE DIA ARMY NAVY AIR JCS NIC NSA OCI
-R-E-T
Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772374