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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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_SE€'R-iI—T— Biogrophic Profiles on CDV Stuff Officers 1. ‘S. 4. 5. 6. 2 Pham Tran Ban alias Ba Ban, Deputy Chief, SVNLA Political Staff Department's Enemy Proselytizing Office, 1965 to 1975. Born about 1925 in North Vietnam, Ban held the rank of major in the CDV headquarters in Hanoi before he infiltrated South Vietnam in early 1965 with CDV Major Bui Thanh Ngon. Upon arrival at the SVNLA headquarters, he became the deputy chief of the newly-activated Enemy Proselytizing Office. Ban speaks fluent Chinese and appeared in a SVNLA propaganda film on the January 1969 release of three PO\Vs in Tay Ninh Province. » Le Hong Bien, Commander, SVNLA Political Staff Department Enemy Proselytizing Office Policy Section's Inter-Unit A camp system for US/foreign civilian and military POWs, 1968 to 1973. Born about 1925 in Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam, Bien was a regroupee who held the rank of senior captain. He infiltrated South Vietnam in the mid-19605 as a battalion commander before becoming the deputy chief of staff of SVNLA Regiment Q-16. After being seriously wounded in the left arm, he became the commander of the Enemy Proselytizing Office Policy Section's Inter-Unit A camp system in June 1968. s Le Thanh Binh, member, Quang Da Special Region Party Committee Enemy and Military Proselytizing Section Propaganda Subsection Proselytizing Unit, 1965 to 19705. Born about 1985 in Loc Hung Village, Dai Loc District, Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam, Binh joined the Lao Dong Party in 1954 and was imprisoned by the Ngo Dinh Diem regime before 1963. In 1965, he was assigned to the Quang Da Special Region Enemy and Military Proselytizing Section as an English-language propaganda proselytizing cadre. Nguyen Canh alias Chinh, Chief, CDV Propaganda Office, 1958 to 1970s. Born about 1918 in North Vietnam, Canh held the rank of lieutenant colonel and was well known for preparing indoctrination materials for POWs, contributing articles for Radio Hanoi broadcasts against ARVN personnel in South Vietnan, and for preparing proselytizing materials for use by CDV field components against ARVN in South Vietnam. Doan Chan, member, Ouang Da Special Region Party Committee Enemy and Military Proselytizing Section Propaganda Subsection Proselytizing Unit, 1966 to 1970s. Born about 1943 in Dien Ban District, Ouang Nam Province, Central Vietnam, Chan was assigned to the Quang Da Special Region Enemy and Military Proselytizing Section as an English-language propaganda proselytizing cadre. Tran Chau, StaffiAssistant, SVNLA Political Staff Department Enemy Proselytizing Office's Policy (POW) Section, 1968 to 1970. Born about 1932 in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, Chau was a regroupee who held the rank of CDV captain. 76 %EG-R-H'— .. .. ._..._..._. 4,‘ _-;__, 21 . '%, 1 mm 099011 ---_-7,7‘/ -
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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.