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ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: TO: TITLE: Central Intelligence Agency Information Report DATE: 4/25/1963 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA: COMMENTS: National Security Files, Box 197: Vietnam, 4/63-5/63. Box 2

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S. Vietnam CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18. U.S.C Secs 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

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COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM REPORT NO. TDCS-3/544,961 SUBJECT VIET CONG CONCENTRATION ON DATE DISTR. 25 APRIL 1963 TERRORIST AND MILITARY SUBVERSION ACTIVITY IN THE CAPITAL AREA DATE OF EARLY APRIL 1963 PRECEDENCE ROUTINE INFO. REFERENCES IN

PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (8 APRIL 1963) DATE ACO. APPRAISAL 3 FIELD REPORT NO. FVS-8792 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM INTELLIGENCE SERVICE; FROM SOURCES

DESCRIBED AS VIET CONG PENETRATIONS.

1. IN EARLY APRIL 1963, WARD-LEVEL OFFICIALS IN THE VIET CONG (VC) SAIGON-CHOLON-GIA DINH SPECIAL ZONE WERE INFORMED THAT TERRORIST AND MILITARY SUBVERSION ACTIVITY WOULD BE INCREASED. THE AREA TERRORIST ORGANIZATION WOULD OPERATE UNDER DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS, WHEREAS PREVIOUSLY IT HAD BEEN DIRECTLY AND SOLELY RESPONSIBLE TO THE SPECIAL ZONE COMMITTEE. EVERY DISTRICT MUST DEVELOP ONE OR TWO TERRORIST GROUPS CONSISTING OF THREE CELLS EACH. OPERATIONS OF THESE GROUPS WOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO THEIR OWN DISTRICTS BUT COULD BE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ZONE, AS OPPORTUNITIES AROSE. AMERICANS WERE : TO BE THE PRIMARY TARGETS OF ALL OPERATIONS. : ::

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STATE/INR DIA ARMY/ACSI NAVY AIR JCS SECDEF NSA. NIC A.ID USIA OC I ONE OCR ORR OBI 00 IDII STATE/DIR EXO

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1. VC COUNTERPROPAGANDA PERSONNEL OF THE SAIGON-CHOLON-GIA DINH SPECIAL ZONE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO SUSPEND ALL ACTIVITY AND AWAIT TRANSFER ORDERS. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT MANY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO MILITARY SUBVERSION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA.

2. FIELD DISSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV AID MAAG USIA CINCPAC PACFLT ARPAC PACAF 9TH FIELDSTATION 2ND AIR DIVISION.

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