NUMBER OF VIET MINH TROOPS IN INDOCHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006500170015-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 8, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION 001,2 03~ TL L
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. I 1 /
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Indochina/China
SUBJECT Ilumber of Viet 1-1inh Troops in Indochina
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DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. 8 Dec. 1950
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
,is of late lovember 1950" Viet "inh forces in Indochina totaled 256,000.
This number includes: 126,500 troops of the regular Viet ?.iirih ~.rmy;
80,000 irregular troops; 20,000 Japanese, formerly in the Japanese iirmy
in Indochina; and 30,000 Chinese Communist troops.
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