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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2017 21:09:31 GMT
Hi,
Sometimes, I study military history. For whatever reason, with regards to the 20th/21st century, over the course of my life, I've studied a bit about the 'Nam and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. With regards to the former, I have been fortunate enough to come across some (de-classified) documents relating to the Vietnam war. The problem with these documents is that the .pdfs are not in OCR format. So, I've going to attempt a text version, in the hope that it will help future historians on both sides of The 'Nam.
One of the "quirky" things about me is that I love data entry. Give me a book, ask me to type it out, and, I am content. To me, it's like a form of slow reading. Anyway, without further ado, here it is.
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2017 21:11:14 GMT
22 CONFIDENTIALPHUNG HOANG SOP 3  CONFIDENTIAL |
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2017 21:24:30 GMT
CONFIDENTIAL
PREFACE
The PHUNG HOANG Plan is designed to centralize and coordinate
efforts of military and civilian intelligence agencies engaged
in the elimination of the Viet-Cong Infrastructure in South
Vietnam.
The Central PHUNG HOANG Committee wrote and published SOPs 1
and 2 as a guide to the organization and management of PHUNG
HOANG Committees at all echelons.
After more than a year of operation, the Central PHUNG HOANG
Committee has studied strengths and weaknesses encountered
by local authorities and written SOP #3 to strengthen the
organization in order that it may attain maximum efficiency.
Because of the special importance of the task, the PHUNG HOANG
Plan demands of each individual and agency involved in the
implementation of the plan closer coordination and greater
efforts to achieve the desired results.
PHUNG HOANG Comittees at all echelons must thoroughly study
and properly apply the instructions of this SOP to strengthen
their organization and improve their results.
Therefore the Central PHUNG HOANG Committee hopes you will
report your strengths and weaknesses as well as constructive,
appropriate and substantial recommendations to the Central
Office for future refinement of this SOP.
Saigon . . .
PRIME MINISTER CONCURRENTLY
MINISTER OF INTERIOR
CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL PHUNG
HOANG COMMITTEE
DECLASSIFIED
Arnold H. Dadian
AID/OPA
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2017 21:42:12 GMT
CONFIDENTIAL
ORGANIZATION
MISSION
AND
MANAGEMENT
OF
THE PHUNG HOANG PLAN
REGION )
PROVINCE) ECHELONS
DISTRICT)
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Post by Admin on Mar 7, 2017 21:53:17 GMT
CONFIDENTIALITI RGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE PHUNG HOANG PLAN **** Decree #280-a/TT/SL dated 1 July 1968 of the President of the Republic of Vietnam prescribed the establishment of the PHUNG HOANG Plan.  End of VN page 22 CONFIDENTIAL |
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Post by dragonspipe on Mar 8, 2017 2:22:37 GMT
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Post by jamerowe1 on Mar 8, 2017 2:30:02 GMT
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Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2017 22:22:49 GMT
Thanks, I will keep an eye out for it. From the perspective of history/media, the seeming problem is that history is often mainly told from the USA point of view. I'm especially interested in any movies/shows/documentaries that the tell the history/story of the The 'Nam from the Vietnamese point of view. Also, Iraq, from the point of view of the Iraqis.
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Post by Admin on Mar 8, 2017 23:03:25 GMT
CONFIDENTIAL
CONCEPT OF THE PHUNG HOANG PLAN
In the attempt to take over South Vietnam through destructive
war, the Viet Cong (VC) have and are increasing efforts
to strengthen their political and administrative organizational
structure in both the cities and the countryside.
This organization contrives by deceptive schemes to
coerce the people to accept and participate in Communist
policies. It is called the Viet Cong Infrastructure (VCI)
and is under the guidance and leadership of the Central
Office for South Vietnam (COSVN), the highest echelon of
the VC organization in South Vietnam. Moreover, the VCI
is itself a reserve source of manpower, money and materiel
to the war of aggression it wages. Therefore, in order
to end end the war and restore a lasting peace, in addition to
out military efforts, measures to counter the VCI are
required. Accordingly, the PHUNG HOANG (PH) Plan was
initiated to curb and neutralize the VCI, root and branch.
The PH Plan is established and operates on the basis of
coordination of the intelligence process which concentrates
all operational capabilities and effectively directs
intelligence/security agencies to identify and neutralize the
VCI. PH Centers are not specialized agencies but coordination
centers in which intelligence is concentrated, collated and
exploited. Hence, collection of intelligence through
implementation of measures against targeted goals is
performed by competent and responsible member agencies.
PH Centers provide only necessary and relevant information
to responsible agencies to act on. Therefore, the failure
or success of the PH Plan relies upon a sense of coordination
and cooperation between member agencies of the PH Committees at
all echelons.
End of VN page 3
3
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Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2017 0:21:19 GMT
At the outset, the idea was to not go with illustration/video/annotation, just straight data entry.
That said, on an emotional level, the songs and videos of the 'Nam really do have something to say.
Most people are not going to relate to dusty documents in a warehouse, somewhere in Washington, DC.
So, while I am going to Carry On with the data entry, I'm going to intersperse a few videos, here and there.
VJ
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Post by Admin on Mar 10, 2017 5:06:27 GMT
Hi Jeff, From Canada, I am a big fan of your works, from Manual of the Planes to Azure Bonds (which I thought was a very amazing journey of imagination). With regards to the CIA, as a Canadian, it's really out of my area, but sometimes I study the 'Nam, and, so, that involves the CIA activities in SE Asia sometimes. A lot of their documents have been de-classified, and, when I am not playing AD&D or listening to Black Sabbath, I sometimes type out the non-OCR .pdfs, in case anyone needs the data in text. With regards to CIA activities in 2017, thank God that I have nothing to do with this. Sometimes, it is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. That said, as a student of history && library science, I do attest that the CIA beyond achieve excellence within the scope of these disciplines, often. Intelligence matters, but the intelligence that really matters the most is the common sense intelligence in our heads. Yes, 3d6  Anyway, here are some documents from the 60s, for those that are interested: prespos.freeforums.net/thread/3719/history-vietnam-war |
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Post by Admin on Mar 18, 2017 7:03:38 GMT
ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE CORPS PHUNG HOANG COMMITTEE PERMANENT CENTER (PHCPC) ****  4 CONFIDENTIAL |
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Post by Admin on Mar 27, 2017 5:45:25 GMT
CONFIDENTIALCORPS TACTICAL ZONE (CTZ) PHUNG HOANG COMMITTEE GENERALThe CTZ echelon should concentrate on leadership rather than being operational since Province and particularly District are the places at which to deal directly to deal directly with the VCI. The role played by the CTZ is to guide, encourage and supervise the activities of subordinate echelons. End of VN page 4 To accomplish this role, the CTZ PHUNG HOANG Committee must concentrate on the following tasks: - To formulate a program of action for the entire CTZ, based on the criteria prescribed in the national plan of action. - To supervise, inspect and control the activities of subordinate PHUNG HOANG Committees and permanent centers. - To provide training on intelligence coordination techniques and thereby improve operational capabilities of the members of subordinate centers. Satisfactory results in the entire CTZ largely depend on how these tasks are implemented by the CTZ PHUNG HOANG Committee. They are prescribed in annex 2 of Decree #280-a/TT/SL dated 1 July 1968. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CTZ PH PERMANENT OFFICEMESSAGE SECTION- Receives and disseminates incoming and outgoing correspondence. - Maintains and files correspondence. 5 CONFIDENTIAL |
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