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363-01739 to 363-01741
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Title
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Article on Viet Cong abduction and murder of civilians
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Description
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Original title: "Viet Cong Assassinations and Abductions of Civilians." Article by Keever about civilians abducted and killed by the Viet Cong
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W
VIET CONG ASSASSINATIONS AND
ABDUCTIONS OF CIVILIANS
Kastmoreland
Du/66
відли
Total civilian casualities in the Republic of Vietnam since 1957 include
en estimated II,000 assassinations and about 40,000 kidnappings.
During the third quarter 1966 (July-September), VC terrorist activity
resulted in deaths of 4I civilian officials and 296 other civiliens. During
the same period, 30 civilian officials end 534 other civilians were kidnapped
by VC. During the following month (October), VC assassinated 27 civilian officials
ond 162 other civilians. Also during October, VC kidnapped 21 civilian officials
and 428 other civilians.
October figured well over half of the entire previous
quarter and thus indicated that VC terrorism against civilian is being mainteed
ta-ined at av high level.
November and December figures are not yet complete; however, the following
nots of VC torrorion stand outs
During the week of November 20-Receber 26, VC terrorist motion killed
47 civilians, including several local officials, and wounded 42 civilians, in-
cluding 5 policemen. During the same week VC abducted 246 civilians, including
7 local officials.
During the week November 27-December 3, two main VC terrorist actions
were reported: Mining of a civilian bus in which three civilians were wounded
and an attack on a bridge, in which two civilians were wounded and one child
killed.
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During the week of December 4-10, VC terrorist action resulted in 36
civilian deaths, including three civilian officials. During the same period
VC abducted 27 civilians, including three officials. Ruring
During the week of December 17, VC terrorism resulted in 33 civilian
deaths, including four government officials. During the same week, 52 civilis
wore wounded.
During the week ending December 24, 34 civilians were killed by VC, in-
oluding two homlet chiefs, two national policemen, one "Hoi Cohn" (open arms)
returnee and one revolutionary development andre. Sixty-three civilians were
wounded end 97 abducted during the same week.
These figures indicate no abatement whatsoever in VC terrorism against
civilian population. The following individual incidents which took place during
November and early December also provide graphic evidence of continued wide-
spread use of terrorism against the civilian population by VC:
November 5 - VC overran South Vietnamese outpost four miles southeast of
Can Tho in the Delta. In addition to several Vietnameses military personel
being wounded, 12 civilians and one local policemen were killed and nine were
wounded.
November 6- VC force entered a village, 80 miles south of Saigon and
kidnapped the entire population of 107.
November 10 - VC forces attacked a regional forces dependent housing area,
100 miles southwest of Saigon, killing II civilians and wounding 32. In VC
attacks against two other outposts on the semo day,
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23 civiliens were killed, six wounded end one reported as missing
November 24 VC ambush of US vehicules resulted in eight civilians
being killed (I US, 7 third country nationals). On the some day VC forces
burned 15 houses and kinapped 109 civilians of a village, 70 miles southwest
of Saigon.
Most dramatic VC act of terror in December was assassination of
prominent political figure and member of Constituent Assembly, Tren van Ven
on December 7. Others were:
6 (Saigon)
(Saigon).
December 3 - A security agent was shot in Phu Lam area of District
December 4 Two information cadre were kidnapped in District 6
December 12 A hand grenade was thrown at a police patrol jeep an
District 5 (Saigon).
Striking feature of VC terror tactics has been cold blooded manner
in which attacks have been carried out against civilians going about their
innocent pursuits. Of course, there are occasions when US military personel
or installations are clearly the target, such as the bombing of the Kinh Do
Theater on December 4, when II US military personel were wounded. But even
in such instances the VC have shown on utter disregard for the safety of
Vietnamese civilians, who, on many occasions, turned out to be the chief victims
of the attacks.
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Date
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1966, Dec.
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam; Assassination; Civilian war casualties; Civilians in war; Political kidnapping
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Location
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South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B66, F4
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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Language
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English
