</s>176-10036-10087 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10066-100887 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE NUMBER #: National Security File ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : Vietnam Communist Activities DATE : 8/23/1962 PAGES : SUBJECTS : 2 DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATIONS : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National Securty Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 8/62. Box 2

Summary:  
The document details Vietnamese Communist Activities in Saigon during 1962, focusing on the movement of Viet Cong (VC) operatives into specific districts. It notes over 500 unarmed VC members entering the Saigon Fourth and Eighth areas, residing in homes of fellow VC in those regions. A report mentions unconfirmed information about a potential large-scale attack by the South Vietnamese Liberation Army under Brigadier General Nguyen Trong Dinh during the VC fall and winter campaign. The text also references U.S. personnel targeted by sabotage and kidnapping activities.  

Key People:  
- Nguyen Trong Dinh (Brigadier General, possibly involved in planning attacks)  
- Unnamed U.S. personnel (targets of sabotage and kidnappings)  

Key Locations:  
- Saigon, South Vietnam  
- Fourth and Eighth Districts of Saigon  

Key Events:  
- Movement of over 500 unarmed VC members into Saigon areas in June 1962  
- Unconfirmed reports of a planned large-scale attack by the South Vietnamese Liberation Army  
- Sabotage and kidnapping activities targeting U.S. personnel  

Key Organizations:  
- Viet Cong (VC)  
- South Vietnamese Liberation Army  
- United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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176-10036-10087.pdf

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