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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.
“Headquarters”33 pages
—S&GR-ET—— Nghia Binh Province; the An Khe, Mo Duc, Qui Nhon, and Tam Quan Cam.ps each at one time held over 5,000 ARVN. Three camps were located in Phu Khanh Province; the Lam Son and Cung Son Camps had over 4,000 internees while the Khanh Duong Camp held about a 1,000. In summer 1976, about 650 officers from the rank of captain upward were sent from the Lam Son Camp to camps in North Vietnam; the remaining 3,500 internees at the Lam Son Camp were transferred in January 1977 to the Cung Son Camp, which then had over 5,000 officer internees. Three camps were located in Thuan Hai Province; the Ham Tan Camp held 5,000; the Phan Rang Camp about 2,000; and the Song Pha Camp about 1,000. Two camps were located in Dac Lac Province; the Ban Me Thuot and Do Ri (Duc Lap) Camps each held over 1,000 internees. Two camps were located in Lam Dong Province; the Kinh Da (Di Linh) and Don Duong Camps each held over 1,500 internees. Three camps were located in Cia Lai—Cong Tum Province; the Cia Rai, Kontum and Pleiku Camps each held over 1,000 internees. O_f the 80,000 ARV N personnel who were initially interned in the Military Region 5 CDV camp system, over 25,000 remained in the camp system as of December 1978. Another 10,000 had been transferred to camps in North Vietnam in 1976. The example ofthe Lam Son Camp in Phu Khanh Province is a typical illustration of the CDV camp system in Military Region 5. In Nha Trang City of former Khanh Hoa Province, loudspeaker broadcasts on 21 May 1975 called for the registration of ARVN officers from the rank of aspirant, who were instructed to report with a three-day food supply on 25 May. On 25 May, they were trucked to the ABVN Lam Son Training Center, which was located about 25 kilometers from Nha Trang in Duc My, Ninh Hoa District, Khanh Hoa Province. Converted into a reeducation camp, the Lam Son Center held about 4,500 officers from the rank of aspirant to colonel. The camp was divided into five sections, where officers were segregated from each other by rank. Section 1 contained about 650 officers from the rank of captain to colonel; Sections 2 and 3 each had about 1,000 first lieutenants; and Sections 4 and 5 each had about 900 aspirants and second lieutenants. Each section was further divided into 50-man groups per barracks building. Internees were initially told that they were “students” (hoc vien); on 15 August 1975, they were told for the first time that they were classified as “prisoners of war" (tu binh). The camp had a 350-man staff, which included 20 political indoctrinators/interrogators and four 70-man security guard companies. Indoctrination / interrogation specialists were changed every three months for unknown reasons. In spring 1976, over 600 officers from the rank of captain upward were transferred to camps in North Vietnam. In January 1977, the Lam Son Camp was closed down with about 3,500 internees being transferred to the Cung Son Camp in Tuy Hoa District of former Phu Yen Province. Within Military Region 4 of PAVN II Corps, only two camps have been identified, although others are believed to exist in the-area covering Nghe Tinh and Binh Tri Thien Provinces. The Quang Tri Camp reportedly held about 2,000 ARVN internees, while the Hue Camp held about 1,000. 7 1 ‘seek-eT— - 0 n nv 7-¢-;-; :- ',_ . ‘f"'T;‘1“'l”;"'\ *_\ -17:-;~ A W KTKTH OQ7fi11 ---___ "1 '7/‘\
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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.