THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A000800010008-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 26, 1966
• Content Type: IM

Approved, F -9
OCI No. 1492/66
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
26 May 1966
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
The Situation in South Vietnam
(As of P.M. EDT)
Hue
1. According to press reports a battalion of
500 government troops arrived in Hue shortly after
9:00 P.M. (Vietnam time). The unit presumably is
the pro-Government battalion ordered into the city
by General Nhuan and under the command of Colonel
Khoa, the province chief. The majority of the
soldiers, according to the press, have been assigned
to protect the US Consulate, while othere are de-
tailed to the MACV compound, the Consults residence
and the VOA relay station. The government troops
encountered no opposition as they entered the city.
2. Prior to this move by ARVN forces, Hue
University students had presented a note to the US
Consul demanding a change in American policy by
5:00 P.M. on the 27th (Vietnam time). The Consul
reported that he took this as a threat to attack
the consulate at that time. There had been earlier
reports indicating that the Consulate would come
under attack during the night of 26-27 May.
State Department review completed
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