SNIE 14.3-1-67: VIET CONG RECRUITMENT AND MORALE PROBLEMS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 26, 1967
• Content Type: MEMO

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3. Axet eetudyof Omni bzArm captured deter, i arro t
r , ort a,, emd a t debriettn a tends t O t2m re of math VC
di.t'fi,au lti i12 obtmlUiug Guffltlcut Bar berg. at recta for their a its17
e fro t e tL fry ure. I4fticultie s boom to crap io
1964-63 VhIa4 t bet to Vicki their force stru ti z a date
nlti batty 4 sized eft u ,#. . de s to ftu*tbr of the VC fo=e
structure at the $t of "ad. ailitoxy press"" r it c x+ d cs us ties,
oa sert&raa + 9broed the movmmt of clvLUaw tram rural .
s.r z to tome ve: rb ate i they VC 4tiz problem. ,e year., the
overau rate *jr mater re iti oars to be below that achieved last
yearr. 7problcm, homer, do cat appar at this t to be serious
co, to c r the vitality of the 'ra> 9 ure or qtly reduce
the ombAt affect veness of min force =Its. -reover,, the have beer
able to zz r tsln re 0a" forces at reUtive tst ant Uva;ls, but at the
cat of re u size and effectivene" of their it .sr fbrce s. north
Viet r rca to a source of never that be drava upon to flesh out
VC m tary unite In the South mrA take over now logistics re;a ibilities,
thus rod,uci the aveeraU reeq e t for VC rsou ,.
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2. A2wt arc weft Aw eat loco ftme xullUry panwma1, the
ia-ti tr tt a military Wort `ort r ab" amt nL era or 1*bwe",
' C . zttc , ti `i1,l w~ 9b ` ti p"Ma"1, eat V0,~ t t
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of ftftv* ~ t prcbla have be= ae a t a ecll these VC groups
lerfalf'Med r ruiteemt jtzi,. du*l reduced stems, V1 eicai
e o n d . i t i C, a political z t , t y) t e r o a V =M. IQ
a tiron 'e a of aete t Mcbm of forces be lutraduced into
VC rents Coate to =oust. The VC bav'e act theew d3`i tcul ties vith Satan..
n2.fle d r=rariitug drives., inc lrp , aW ' rLow. types of sae
o ,moths to ' obeerver their pair atic r*Qq=i .it ." it 40M not a
bowvi4r,, that t 'lde ed :iced case` ptio or coercion by anus of terxw
or Phy"cal violence bee be used to obtain now auAtsry recr te.. + -
tad d to i icete that t believe h tba" woulA produce
u"elisbl,.e soles, mo ue ertion ratites and `tile p*U , ozA cost
a" support in eras of .
~ ~LnS pro '9s be b in areas Of intense
t Z they have cot fie to thew ems.
A 4a " U n e d o ci report of Y0 "OMiti in 2139& li VIMO reveal&
that aaV a T recruits s vic' to mataa a Uca force amity in the
first c" ."r 1966 s.. only 30 percent of the wed n3 ber. A 1966 Mab
rc t mil s sib di is ulties in rec*ruitinS troops a
. bor . lh a old-3-966 letter, a VC recruiter in l Lnh 3 5v'i a reco=te4
, bl a ca=m by 09 Swev ret r< l ao counter "AMW C'i ties
inef up 200 rec= is wvuva for z#=Ml replace -t.:"
'fici rem at is lv C 0is D#,gh a- a e .ah
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includes oil) - dwing air=fin C S. Fs states that mc"-
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tioz of the 'fie to wt= area a or O t tx 1 rP wen
elite its ct3 "mated is ate' 6DO or the VU=gd 550,000 to
be z c t .
A 2965 VC MOrt i of ft=M DU*l a Thies
6. clews that the jet 1"Acrijbip wou3A like sbloi
to r r t within aut f . 46ptured *=W s
indite that r itzent tarr # T: 5 Gzd =a'* . force
unite for the c try as a Q3010 - 1a he i aWs. We o" We in tee
of tuirrn aitiouwite, gosUoLUIng, for Ur .iO of force res.
Add,itiL rte 93 diffUn1 is 6111 rain Twt"&
70, ve 40 wt belle"'. bowever' that the fem. to i i . permmel
a c ii4 i .cateo a critic" ,zai of support tar
the YC. But race it should view se an .cat i= of Increased ZDAPOVW
neeft of the Co txidsts in South V in re0owe to tbo ra i$ buU4 up
of rc t a tip , C aower ]ash. The COMM t raw=*
to the iA yea in t to the nu r of nen in their own =in
force unite In + ' to protect their local political wit xtructura
in,S =Aw eib3.y i sh e pwows f roa$t is/AM l troopa?
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t a c t i c . s bt~= lM sWcese &=tion, met losses frM c='
but ixzc ti,=JAW3 t 08 a r+ Ult of the inams of 2a
battle3 have tak" place betwa US fare" wA VC 1 eu =ia force
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A JQr z ist =2 9=00 to t ed PrM , izz 3.ud
US i In t iz that 'zz , to auSaWt their
t as ! to VC is - IMMtrated thou 14ft and later
direcy- eoas the ..
14 the South ' 3 xvgmU" - Utbet
Asa r uit, aj=* the zip iof 3aest 3 ' (*66) zte ilara Mve
carried au .n- Lus burdea of the war 3a South Vietnam. Mw ieva or
i Atr io or , Patiotdar3y into the wrtbarzm oV1=0u, ich
are r z rc r + t r &=* t pct in# 39W. inareniz
roe of Coro" onus the meta to l az e their r an North
20# The *=ft
t Of r . Viet se ? a serer threat
to the us/axft e e atratoa in t south. Ma it vLtwo Bawl b"
t Tia# At, v toSVP=tt iuthO SOUth VrM=t Or
rc V ttum. ate that rt - VUtam ULUfA
to S*am victn= at Iftift,53#000 and ait &1,000 zmaace 1966. durIng Al-
'oush see or etmin oa z ViatnWe Maupwar resources
with abMit W *WO gbysica3 fit wiz draft age each year, North
Vi is t or otin U as flow to the Boutb, the se tt
Twithout .ioz ly weakeniag the a .tary3 matt, the .
tam 26"3.z the ?wi v s > all 040Mtial *004=1C tivity 14
e as it CCMUU to :eve aauift zzcrl, smort
s lqwtaut.. it *;P44 izrowe-t or zeta to the $outh bar short ing
tt rites 'tat love". F=tber, it of uavef 'ioi
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t. iu; n c;, *AA-lor rsvi down Its ,peace +a t2 to 1 366,00 0 or nwe
iu mt,rg ap etr t. i'i apt aLuu4 a s *=sit Its
m - rc rc to the r 14 the Smth w In 3srr redtLCO the
' preamim on the Viet CMOs des.
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