CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2002
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• Publication Date: August 24, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EDT)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Only light
combat has been reported from allied operations under
way throughout the country.
Operation ALLEGHENY, a new search-and-destroy
operation by a battalion of US Marines in Quang Nam
Province about 15 miles southwest of Da Nang, has re-
ported one engagement so far. A platoon of Marines
searching a battalion- sized Communist base camp--con-
taining two 60-man classrooms and 30 15-man houses--
was attacked by an unknown number of Viet Cong and lost
14 wounded before the enemy was driven off by supporting
aircraft. (See Map)
The three-battalion US Marine Operation COLORADO,
conducted since 5 August in Quang Nam and Quang Tin
provinces, ended on 22-23 August. A total of 514 Com-
munist troops were killed and 54 captured. US casualties
were 25 killed and 177 wounded, while a seven-battalion
South Vietnamese force. which participated in the operation
for ten days lost 50 killed and 203 wounded. (See Map)
Three South Korean battalions yesterday initiated Op-
eration POLE STAR to clear both sides of coastal Route 1
between Chu Lai and Quang Ngai town in northern Quang
Ngai Province. The North Vietnamese 21st Regiment,
with a strength of 2,000, is believed to be in this area.
(See Map)
Political Developments in South Vietnam: Reports of
Viet Cong activities aimed at disrupting the September
constituent assembly election continue to be received.
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These reports, varying in reliability, range from
Viet Cong anti- election propaganda in all regions of the
country to the specific deployment of a well-armed
enemy battalion near populated areas of Quang Nam
Province. Among alleged Viet Cong plans are the
seizure of voter identity cards, assassination of can-
didates, sabotage of polling places, and interception
of ballot boxesoj
A US consular officer in Da Nang reports that neither
the urban nor rural. population in his district appears
noticeably affected by Communist anti- election activity
to date. Communist intimidation activities seem most
likely to affect the rural populace, whereas the most
serious threat to a large voter turn-out in Da Nang it-
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could restrict voting in the northern provinces to only
30 or 40 percent of the electorate. He expects the turn-
out in the southern provinces to average about 50 percent
of registered voters, with possibly 60 percent voting in
the Saigon area
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Communist China. The struggle within the Chinese
Communist Party is continuing.
A People's Daily editorial on 23 August declared
war on a "faction in power" which is stubbornly re-
sisting party leadership and "taking the road of capi-
talism. " The paper charged that unnamed members of
this faction have been instigating attacks on "revolu-
tionary students" to deflect the fire of the cultural revo-
lution drive from themselves.
This is the first time Peking has used the term
"faction" to describe Mao Tse-tung's opposition, It
had been insisting that only a "small handful" of people
opposed him o
People's Daily focused its attack on second-level
officials--party leaders of "areas or units"--but an
editorial in the equally authoritative journal Red Flag
on 19 August indicated that higher officials may be in-
volved. It demanded the dismissal "from his official
posts and functions" of any person who opposes Mao,
"no matter how high his position, how old his standing,
and how great his 'fame., "' This is similar to state-
ments made in early June, when the fall of senior
politburo member Peng Chen was being publicized.
It is not clear whether those now in control of the
party are setting the stage for public denunciation of
officials already demoted or dismissed or are pre-
paring to bring down additional high-level figures.
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