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This is a December 1979 Central Intelligence Agency study published by the Directorate of Operations Counterintelligence Staff. It describes the Enemy Proselytizing Department (Cuc Dich Van) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ministry of National Defense. The study traces the department's origins from 1941 through the French and Vietnam wars. It covers psychological warfare, fifth column penetration of ARVN and allied forces, the handling of US and allied prisoners of war, and the postwar reeducation of former ARVN personnel. It contains no material on UFOs.
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Introduction ............................ .; .................................................................... .. 1
Background and Development ................................................................ ..
The French Resistance War: 1946 to 1954 .................................... ..
The Interim Period: 1954 to 1959 .................................................... ..
The Buildup: 1960 to 1964 ................................................................ ..
Missions ........................................................................................................ .. ~
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Administrative Practices and Training .................................................. .. 11
Organization ............................................................................................ ..
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Handling and Exploitation of US POWs in North Vietnam .......... .. 15
The American Target in South Vietnam ........................................ .. 20
The SVNLA Enemy Proselytizing Office (PDV) ............................ .. 21
The Region 5 Enemy Military Proselytizing Section (EMPS) .... .. 24
The Tri-Thien-Hue Military Region Enemy Military Proselytizing
Section .................................................................................................... .. 26
The Korean Target ................................ .................................................. .. 2'7
The Thai Target ......................................................................................... .. 30
Foreign Communist Party Support in East Asia ................................ .. 30
Operations in Laos and Kampuchea .................................................... .. 33
Laos ........................... ...................................... .; ..................................... .. 83
Kampuchea ................................................................................................ .. 35
Operations Against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam _(ARVN)
During the Vietnam War ................................................................ .. 38
Handling of ARVN Prisoners of War (POWs) ............................ 45
Operations in the COSVN Area .......................................................... .. 46
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Operations in Central Vietnam .......................................................... .. 54
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 120 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.