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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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o met nister nsible POVV ()\Vs. -neral April ourth '6. he Cif 115 USSR Van iittee ;hief, ’huoc ' ham, egion iouth iecial :ame if ice. tions, f ice's \l0rth iattle rik of i the acted -ased for 9705. onel; ~ ps in files. ’arty 38 to 1959 'Sity. it to yang was 967. cer's ~(l to ', 25. [ . 85 ‘SE-GR-EL the CDV headquarters in Hanoi, he was sent to South Vietnam in July 1968 and was assigned to the Region 5 EMPS headquarters as its sole Korean linguist. There, he was responsible for reviewing North Korean—produced psychological warfare leaflets for distribution by subordinate Region 5 EMPS echelons; drafted other Korean-language leaftlets for distribution against Republic of Korea (ROK) forces in Region 5; and conducted Korean-language courses for Region 5 EMPS cadres. Hoat was concurrently attached to the Quang Da Special Region (ODSR) Party Committee's EMPS Propaganda Subsection as its sole Korean translator, drafting Korean-language leaflets for distribution. His presence with - the Region 5 EMPS and its subordinate QDSR EMPS was kept secret from a North Korean team assigned to the Region 5 headquarters to assist the Region 5 EMPS in targeting ROK forces in its area of jurisdiction. Le Hue alias Ut Hue, Deputy Commander, SVNLA Political Staff Department Enemy Proselytizing Office Policy Section’s Inter-Unit A camp system for US/foreign civilian and military POWs, 1965 to 1970. Born about 1930 in Long Xuyen Province, delta area of South Vietnam, he was a regroupee who held the rank of CDV captain. Between 1965 and June 1968, he commanded the Enemy Proselytiz- ing Office Policy Section's Inter-Unit A camp system. He was its deputy commander between June 1968 and April 1970, when he became the commander of another Enemy Proselytizing Office Policy Section POW camp system for US/foreign civilian and military POWs. Luu Van Loi, Director, MND Political Staff Enemy Proselytizing Office, 1948 to 1950. Born about 1920 in Nam Ha Province, North Vietnam. Nothing is known of Loi's revolutionary activities until 1948, when he was cited as the director of the MND Political Staff's Enemy Proselytizing Office (Phong Dich Van/PDV). Loi held this position until 1950, when he was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Do Quyen alias Luu Quyen as the PDV director. His activities between 1950 and 1967 are unknown. Loi was assigned periodically to the DRV Paris Peace Talks Delegation and to the DRV/ US Economic Talks Delegation between December 1968 and February 1974. Prior to these postings in Paris, Loi held the rank of colonel and served as the DRV Embassy military attache in Moscow. While posted in Paris, Loi had a compartmented operational funds account maintained by the DRV Embassy’s Central Intelligence Department (CTB) Center Security Group, and was of sufficient importance to warrant the assignment of a CTB Center Security Group chauffeur. Between 28 January and March 1973, he held the rank of senior colonel as the deputy chief of the DRV delegation to the F our-Power Joint Military (Ceasefire) Commission in Saigon. In September 1975, he was cited as an "assistant" to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Phi Long alias Sau Phi Long, Staff Assistant, SVNLA Political Staff Department Enemy Proselytizing Office's Policy (POW) Section, 1968 to 1970. Born about 1930 in Kien Hoa Province, delta area of ‘secaerg A mm OQ9/111 --—---
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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.