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176-10037 -10460| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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RECORD NUMBER 176-10037-10460
RECORD SERIES National Security Files
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ORIGINATOR CIA
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TITLE Task Force Status Report
DATE 0/00/1963
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CURRENT STATUS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW 9/10/2000
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COMMENTS National Security Files, Box 332 R & $, Southeast Asia Task Force
Reports 4/11-6/13/63. Box 6.
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COVERT ANNEX
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HGHLIGHTS
CAMBODIA
A CIA source in the Chinege Nationalist
diplomatic mission in Saigon has reported
GRC plans to assist dissident Cambodian
leader Son Ngoc Thanh in a political action
campaign against the Sibanouk government.
The GRC is also exploring Thanh'8 capability
for petetrating the Cambodian government and
the feasibility of assas8inating Sihanouk.
NORTH VIETNAM
Over 700,000 'CIA-designed leaflets were dropped
into the Haiphong/ Lay Kay areas in April. The
objective of this operation, in addition to familiarizing
the DRV population with the anti-communism symbol
on the leaflets , is to create & diversion within North
Vietnam proper which may di8gipate DRV security
strengths in response to psywar and deception
activities, and thus lessen DRV capability for action
in South Vietnam
SOUTH VIETNAM
two-month Civic Action Ministry training course
for 229 montagnard cadres was completed in April.
The first priority of these graduates, in direct
satisfaction of requirements levied by General Rosson
during his visit, is formation of fixed teams for use
at Special Forces camps. Included in the course
were 45 Vietnamese civic action cadre, al tribal
dialect speakers, who will serve.ag team chiefs.
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