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ORIGINATOR: DOS FROM: TO: TITLE: Embtel 660 (Saigon) Re: Task Force on Vietnam DATE: 11/16/1961 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA: COMMENTS: NSF: Countries: Vietnam, General, 11/16/61-11/17/61, box 195. Box 8

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FROM: SAIGON TO: Secretary of State NO: 660, NOVEMBER 16; 11 AM

SECTION DEPARTMENT 660, INFORMATION CINCPAC POLAD 2683

LIMIT DISTRIBUTION TASK FORCE VN

REF: EMBTEL 0627 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOITATION OF NEW MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL POLICE AND SECURITY SERVICE (COLONEL NGUYEN VAN Y VICE GENERAL NGUYEN VAN (LA)) FALL INTO TWO GENERAL FIELDS, INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL POLICE. BOTH CAS AND USOM HAVE FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME BEEN STYMIED BUT WITH CHANGE BELIEVE REAL PROGRESS CAN BE MADE. THIS WILL REQUIRE WORKING OUT OF DETAILED PROGRAMS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING, ETC., AND ADDITIONAL U.S. PERSONNEL FOR NECESSARY LIAISON AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. AS HAS ALREADY PROPOSED TO IT'S HEADQUARTERS DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL COMMUNIST PARTY PENETRATION SERVICE TO SERVE AS "SPECIAL BRANCH" OF SURETE, WHOSE CHARTER AT PRESENT COVERS BOTH SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES AND ORDINARY INVESTIGATIONS. THIS "SPECIAL BRANCH" WOULD HAVE REPRESENTATIVES AT PROVINCE LEVELS AND BE MANAGED THROUGH REGIONAL DIRECTORATES. AT EACH REGIONAL DIRECTORATE, CAS WOULD PROPOSE ASSIGN AT LEAST ONE CAS OFFICER TO MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON AND COLLABORATION. CONCERT WOULD BE FULL INTEGRATION HIS EFFORT INTO THE VN VIETNAMESE EFFORT. THIS WOULD REQUIRE FOLLOWING CAS COMMITMENT:

A. CAS OFFICERS FOR DIRECTORATES AT HUE, NHA TRANG, BAN ME THUOT, BIEN HOA, SAIGON/CHOLON, AND CAN THO, AS WELL AS ALREADY

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EXISTING PERSONNEL FOR LIAISON AT NATIONAL LEVEL. PERSONNEL WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY NECESSARY INTERPRETERS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

B. PROVISION OF INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNIST PARTY PENETRATION TRAINING TO VIETNAMESE OFFICER PERSONNEL OF NEW SPECIAL BRANCH, TAKEN FROM EXPERIENCED SURETE OFFICERS.

C. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GIVE PROVINCIAL SPECIAL BRANCH OFFICERS FUNDS TO OPERATE AGENT NETWORKS IN PROVINCES. EXACT SUM NOT YET DETERMINED BUT WILL BE SEEN TO BE SUBSTANTIAL BY MULTIPLYING NUMBER OF PROVINCES (38) BY REASONABLE MONTHLY SUM FOR EACH PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ENABLE HIM HIRE AGENTS AND PAY OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.

USOM EQUALLY DETERMINED PROSECUTEE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER COLLABORATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL POLICE STRUCTURE WITH REGULAR INVESTIGATORY FUNCTIONS OF SURE TE, TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM ON EFFECTIVE NATIONAL BASIS TO BOLSTER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT COUNTRY, AND THUS CONTRIBUTE TO CONTRIBUTE CRIME -- DISORDER, OVERT COMMUNIST ACTION, ETC. THIS WOULD COMPRISE OVER-ALL DEVELOPMENT USOM POLICE, SURETE AND RELATED INTERNAL SECURITY SERVICES TO INCLUDE:

A CONSOLIDATION OF CIVIL POLICE FUNCTIONS UNDER THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERIOR.

B. A DELINEATION OF FUNCTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE SEPARATE ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.

C. THE ADOPTION OF A REALISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM, GEARED TO AN APPROPRIATE PROGRAM OF COMMODITY PROCUREMENT.

D. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE. USOM ENVISIONS DEVELOPMENT BASED UPON MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND UPON RECIPIENTS'S ABILITY TO ABSORB INTRODUCTION OF NEW CONCEPTS.

THIS BEING MADE TASK FORCE MATTER DUE MY CONVICTION IT IS SUBSTANTIAL WE MOVE FORWARD IN BOTH ABOVE FIELDS TO MAXIMUM DEGREE POSSIBLE, TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF WHAT APPARENTLY

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IS REAL NEW BREAK IN SITUATION. URGE FULLEST SUPPORT FROM TASK FORCE LEVEL AND ABOVE OF THESE SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTIVITY BY CAS AND USOM, AND SUPPORT IN WASHINGTON FOR NECESSARY PERSONNEL AND BUDGET ADDITIONS WHICH MAY BE INVOLVED.

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