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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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$$EGR&L camps were distinguished from one another by their distinctive letter/ numberprefix and suffix designations. BNV camps had either an “A” letter prefix oran “NV” letter suffix designation, while CDV camps had an "L" or “T” letterprefix designation. According to the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City press, the reeducationprocess consisted of many phases, ranging from registration and reporting,interrogation, and control and the organization of study programs, to theorganization of internees in productive labor and social activities. The lune1975 issue of the People’s Armed Forces Journal (Tapv Chi Quan D01‘ NhanDoi) emphasized- the importance of: . . closely combining management and education with interrogation.The management process is a process of continuing interrogation, Theremust be good interrogation so that "management can be tighter. Coedinterrogation will correctly distinguish between truthful and lying persons,so that management and education of each category can be moreappropriate. Interrogation and control must be comprehensive and mustinclude both thoughts and acts, both past and present, etc. Along with the t security forces and other forces in the locality, the military organs must alsocontribute to guiding and organizing the good implementation of timely andclose interrogation and control of each person." Enlisted personnel and NCOs were the first to be called for reeducation.Officer personnel were called next. Many senior ARVN officers wereimmediately sent to North Vietnam for incarceration and intelligenceexploitation. On 15 August 1975, Colonel General Tran Van Tra, Chairman ofthe Hoi Chi Minh City Military Management Committee, issued acommunique on reform study which stipulated the following for ARVNpersonnel: - ~ "ARVN officers of major rank and above, particularly those assigned tovarious branches of the puppet administration in Hoi Chi Minh City orthose who came to Hoi Chi*Minh City from other regions and provinces,who had reported and registered but had not yet had reform study,must gather at the Truong Vinh Ky High School, 235 Cong Hoa Street,on 17 and 18 August. ~ “Puppet Catholic, Buddhist and Protestant chaplain officers of allranks . . . must gather at Phu Tho University, Nguyen Van Thoai Street,on 17 and 18 August. - “Aspirants of psychological warfare organs and units . . . must gather atthe Marie Curie High School, 159 Cong Ly Street, Saigon 3, on 17 and18 August. ~ “Puppet aspirants and master, sergeants of the riverine police andmilitary police. . . must gather at the*Chu Van An High School, MingMang Street, Saigon 5, on 17 and 18 August. ~ “Aspirants and NCOs of the puppet military security branch . . . mustgather at Phu Tho University, Nguyen Van Thoi Street,-on 19 and 20August. . so ‘$592.1 . I . -—--~—_~:> * -""‘ *- ‘ ‘ ' "“'“ I . :.<--.,-.- -. .,-_ » ~ _ \~r\w~ aha if Mi, "2 (7 ’_ pug-J_=f4-I-“_r.4n»‘I-‘»1fl't4.'iv-’.';\.1#"$’5‘§% ii n w z 1 r “ ., n ,_,__;,..__. —1-.~-.— . . 1- - - k. s ._._—‘,:,.t_.
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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.