CIA RESEARCH REPORTS 1946-1976Vietnam and Southeast Asia CIA RESEARCH REPORTS VIETNAM AND SOUTHEAST ASIA 1946-1976 Edited by Paul Kesaris Guide Compiled by Robert Lester A Microfilm Project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA An Imprint of CIS 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814 Copyright ® 1983 by University Publications of America. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-89093-451-7. ACRONYMS ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam DRV Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) FANK Force Armee Nationale Khmer (Cambodian Army) GVN Government of Vietnam (South Vietnam) MACV Military Assistance Command, Vietnam NVA North Vietnamese Army PAVN People's Army of Vietnam PRC People's Republic of China RITS Reconnaissance Intelligence Technical Squadron WIDF Women's International Democratic Federation TABLE OF CONTENTS Reel Index 1 Reel! Southeast Asia 1 Cambodia 3 Laos 4 Reel II Laos cont 6 Thailand 8 Democratic Republic of Vietnam 8 Reel III Democratic Republic of Vietnam cont 11 Republic of Vietnam 12 Reel IV Republic of Vietnam cont 15 ReelV Republic of Vietnam cont 19 Reel VI Republic of Vietnam cont 24 Reel VII Republic of Vietnam cont 27 Subject Index 31 REEL INDEX Reel I Southeast Asia 1946 Frame 0001 Report: Chinese Minorities in Southeast Asia. December 2. 8pp. 0009 Report: The Crisis in Indochina. February 10.10pp. 0019 Report: Consequences to the U.S. of Communist Domination of Mainland Southeast Asia. October 13.12pp. 0031 Report: Indochina: Current Situation and Probable Developments. December 29. 5pp. 1951 0036 Report: Probable Developments in Indochina During the Remainder of 1951. August 7.10pp. 1952 0046 Report: Probable Developments in Indochina Through Mid-1952. March 3.10pp. 1953 0056 Report: Probable Developments in Indochina Through Mid-1954. June 4.15pp. 1954 0071 Report: Communist Capabilities in Indochina. May 25.19pp. 0091 Report: Communist Reaction to Certain U.S. Courses of Action with Respect to Indochina. June 15.16pp. 1961 0108 Report: The Outlook in Mainland Southeast Asia. March 28.17pp. 0125 Memo: Chinese Nationalist Irregulars in Southeast Asia. July 29. 3pp. 1962 0128 Report: Communist Objectives, Capabilities, and Intentions in Southeast Asia. Feb- ruary 21. 14pp. 0143 Memo: Status Report of the Task Force Southeast Asia: Covert Annex-Highlights. N.D. 2pp. 0145 Memo: Status Report of the Task Force Southeast Asia: Covert Annex-Highlights. October 6-30.2pp. 0147 Memo: Status Report of the Task Force Southeast Asia: Covert Annex-Highlights. November 1-30.2pp. 0149 Memo: Or. Bernard B. Fall. N.0.4pp. 1963 0153 Memo: Possible Rapprochement between North and South Vietnam. September 19. 5pp. 1964 0158 Information Cable: Instructions to the New Polish I.C.C. Chief in Saigon Regarding Polish Policy in Southeast Asia. January 27.3pp. 0161 Report: Short-Term Prospects in Southeast Asia. February 12.11pp. 0172 Information Cable: French Views on the Situation in Southeast Asia. February 24. 4pp. 0176 Memo: The Situation in Southeast Asia. May 18. 4pp. 0180 Information Cable: Statements of a Vietnamese Communist Cell Leader on the Situation in Southeast Asia. June 8.4pp. 0184 Memo: Communist Military Posture and Capabilities vis-fe-vis Southeast Asia. December 31.8pp. 0192 Memo: France's Recent Role in Vietnam Discussions. February 23.3pp. 0195 Information Cable: Attitude of Permanent U.N. Representatives to the Vietnam Crisis. March 26.3pp. 0198 Information Cable: Presentation of Petition of Vietnam to U.N. Secretary-General U Thant. March 31.2pp. 0200 Foreign Broadcast Information Services Report: Chinese Communist References to Intervention in Vietnam. April 7.9pp. 0209 Foreign Broadcast Information Services Report: Soviet References to Intervention in Vietnam. April 7.9pp. 0218 Information Cable: Hungarian Diplomat's Comments on Vietnam. May 14.3pp. 0221 Letter: The U.S. and Southeast Asia. July 20.5pp. 1966 0226 Information Cable: Comments of the Chinese Charge D'Affaires, in Paris, on the Vietnam Crisis. January 18.3pp. 0229 Report: The Chinese Communists Brace for Possible Spread of the Indochina War. February 12.9pp. 0238 Memo: Impressions from East Asia. April 13.6pp. 1968 0244 Memo: Communist Reactions to Certain U.S. Courses of Action. March 13.13pp. 1970 0257 Report: North Vietnamese Intentions in Indochina. June 26. 41pp. Cambodia 1955 0298 Report: Probable Developments in Cambodia to July 1956. August 16.11pp. 1962 0309 Memo: Status Report of the Task Force Southeast Asia: Covert Annex-Cambodia. July 18-25.1p. 1963 0310 Memo: Cambodia—Economic Effects of U.S. Aid Withdrawal. December 19.2pp. 0312 Memo: Cambodia. December 19. 4pp. 0316 Report: The Situation in Cambodia. December 20.6pp. 1964 0322 Information Cable: Cambodian Decision on Reprisals and other Steps to be taken in Light of Recent Border Incidents. October 26.4pp. 0326 Information Cable: Planned Visit of a U.N. Official to Cambodia to Attempt to Open a Line of Communication with the Viet Cong. April 20. 2pp. 0328 Information Cable: Cambodian Interest in a Geneva Type Conference. April 23.3pp. 0331 Information Cable: The Convening of a Conference to Guarantee the Neutrality of Cambodia. April 26. 2pp. 0333 Memo: Communist Positions on a New Geneva Conference on Cambodia. April 26. 4pp. 0337 Information Cable: Possible Cambodian Withdrawal from the U.N. May 3.2pp. 0339 Information Cable: Background Information on the May 5 Cambodian Note to the U.S. May 5. 6pp. 0345 Information Cable: Sihanouk's Decision on Participation of the Government of Viet- nam in a Cambodian Conference. May 14. 3pp. 0348 Information Cable: Soviet Desire to Bring the Vietnamese Conflict to the U.N. Secur- ity Council. May 28. 2pp. 0350 Information Cable: Cambodian Queen Mother's Opposition to a Diplomatic Break with the U.S. June 9. 2pp. 0352 Memo: Cambodia and the Viet Cong. December 22.18pp. 1966 0370 Information Cable: Reported Viet Cong Movement of Ten American Prisoners into Cambodia. December 26.1p. 1967 0371 Information Cable: Viet Cong Prison for American Prisoners Reportedly in Cambo- dia. February 15.1 p. 1969 0372 Information Report: Report on a Viet Cong Prison Camp. January 2. 2pp. 1970 0374 Information Report: Viet Cong Elements and Units in Kanchay Mea District. Sep- tember 30. 4pp. 0378 Information Report: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Use of Cambodian Army Prisoners for Transport Work in Kratie Province. December 1970.2pp. 1971 0380 Information Report: North Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge Administered Concentra- tion Camp and Headquarters Facility. January 1971.4pp. 0384 Information Report: Reported American Casualties and Grave Sites in Kratie Prov- ince. March. 5pp. 0389 DOD Message: Report Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Troop Locations and Prison Camp. May. 3pp. 0392 Information Report: Location of Viet Cong Prison Camp in Cambodia. July. 2pp. 0394 Information Cable: Khmer Communist Prison Camp and Personalities. October 9. 5pp. 0399 Information Cable: Location of Viet Cong Machine Shop and Weapons Repair Shop; also a Prison Camp. November 26.2pp. 0401 Information Cable: Khmer Communist Execution of an American Prisoner. N.D. 6pp. 1972 0407 Information Cable: Status of Vietnamese Army Operations into Cambodia. March 17. 4pp. 0411 Information Cable: Khmer Communist Detention of Foreign Journalists and FANK Personnel. March. 4pp. 0415 Information Report: Khmer Communist Educational and Indoctrinational Activities. April. 4pp. 0419 Information Report: Location and Treatment of ARVN Prisoners at a North Vietnam- ese Prison Camp in Cambodia. May 19.5pp. 0424 Information Report: North Vietnamese Prison Camp for ARVN Prisoners of War in Cambodia. May. 2pp. 1973 0426 Information Report: Reported Harsh Treatment of Prisoners of War by Khmer Com- munists. August. 6pp. 1974 0432 Information Report: Report of Khmer Communist Leaders, Prison, and other Facili- ties in Section 37. January. 5pp. 0437 Information Report: Report of U.S. Journalists Executed by Khmer Communists. March 1.6pp. 0444 Information Report: Organization and Treatment of Prisoners in Khmer Communist Prison Camps. June. 4pp. 1975 0448 Report: The Examination of the Intelligence Community's Performance Before and During the Mayaguez Incident of May 1975. August. 20pp. Laos 1955 0468 Report: Probable Developments in Laos to July 1956. July 26.12pp. 1961 0481 Information Report: After Laos, South Vietnam. June. 2pp. 1962 0483 Report: Relative Military Capabilities of Opposing Forces in Laos. January 11. 5pp. 0486 Report: Relative Military Capabilities of Opposing Forces in Laos—Supplement. January 31.5pp. 0492 Information Report: Reported Viet Cong Prisoner of War Camp. February 20.5pp. 0497 Memo: Status Report of the Task Force of Southeast Asia: Covert Annex-Laos: July 11-24.1p. 1963 0498 Information Report: Situation Report. April 8. 4pp. 0502 Cable: Plaine Des Jarres Situation. April 20. 4pp. 0506 Information Report: Accounts of the Shooting Down of a Supply Plane. September 7. 3pp. 0509 Information Report: Status of the Survivors of the C-46 Plane Crash and Pathet Lao Plans for Them. September 29. 6pp. 0515 Information Report: Condition of the Survivors of the C-46 Plane Crash. October 12. 2pp. 0517 Report: The Situation in Laos. November 1. 7pp. 0524 Information Report: Report of Possible Coup d'etat. December 5. 2pp. 0526 Information Report: Situation Report as of 2400 hrs. December 5. 2pp. 1964 0529 Information Cable: Enemy Gains and Pathet Lao Armed Forces Counterattack Plans. January 17. 5pp. 0534 Information Cable: Pathet Lao Presence near Thakhek. January 29. 2pp. 0536 Cable: Cross-Border Operations. February 4.1p. 0537 Memo: Operations into Laos. February 7. 2pp. 0539 Memo: North Vietnamese Violations of the Geneva Agreements on Laos. May 20.9pp. 0549 Report: Probable Consequences of Certain U.S. Actions with Respect to Vietnam and Laos. May 25.17pp. 0567 Report: The Laotian National Liberation Government Organization. June 22.11pp. 0578 Memo: The Effectiveness of T-28 Strikes in Laos. June 26. 2pp. 0580 Information Cable: Reported Execution of an American Pilot. June 26.1p.