THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00472A002200010003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 3, 1965
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL -INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM
Information as of 1600
3 September 1965
PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
FURTHER DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT AUTHORIZED
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3 September 1965
HIGHLIGHTS
Government troops have ended a.highly suc-
cessful search-and-destroy operation in the coastal
province of Quang Ngai but intercepted Viet Cong
messages suggest that, new large-scale guerrilla
attacks may be imminent. elsewhere. Decrees signed
on 31 August, but not made public until today,
give sweeping new powers to the South Vietnamese.
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Peking has released a new flood
of propaganda calling for bitter-end struggle
against the US and-promising eventual victory.
I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam:
Three 'ba tea dons odd ARVN Di-vision yesler-
day terminated a highly successful search-and-de-
stroy operation near the capital of northern
coastal Quang Ngai Province (Para, 1). Viet Cong
antipersonnel mines yesterday inflicted moderate
casualties on a USMC patrol near Da Nang (Para. 2).
Viet Cong terrorists were again active in the
Saigon area last night; a grenade hurled at the
main gate of a US Army compound seriously wounded
an American sentry on duty (Para. 3).
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The
results of South Vietnamese and US coastal sur-
veillance operations conducted off South Vietnam
during 24-31 August have been reported (Paras. 5-6),
II. Political Situation in South Vietnam:
A recently signed ree gives the government wide
powers to establish military administration areas
in rural re ions (Pares. 1-3.
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bonzes are disturbed that certain of their leaders,.
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including Thich Tam Chau,...are not supporting Bud-
dhist.members of elected councils (Para. 5). Tri
Quang feels that the elected councils could become
a vehicle for a transition. to a popular national
government (Para. 6). Tri Quang likens the present
state of the war to a time when the French seemed
to be winning but were actually losing; he also
maintains that he has caused the student demonstra-
tions to desist from-anti-Americanism (Paras. 7-8).
"Intellectual" seminar ends with little positive
accomplished (Para. 9).
V. Communist Political Developments: Peking
has used the anniversary of Japanese 'surrender
in World War II for a new flood of propaganda call-
ing for a bitter-end struggle against the "US im
perialists" and promising eventual victory (Paras. 1-4).
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