EFFECT OF THE GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA ON THE MORALE OF THE POPULACE IN HANOI

Created: 6/9/1967

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VICTORY It THE WAR THE CCCICE'XJS

THE MORALE OF THE POPULACE QT HANOI.IS UNIFORMLY LOW AND GRADUALLY BECOMING WORSE. THE PtCPLC ARE TIRED OF THE WAR, BUT DESPITE THIS,BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA PUBLlSHE0 CONCERNING THE NUMBER. PLANES SHOT DCWN, Elimi NUM3ER lH VIETNAMESE fNVN) SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH, AND NORTH VIETNAM'S IC)

THAT NORTH VIETNAM WILL CONTINUE THE WAR UNTIL THE

LAST BULLET IS FIREO ANO SOVIET ANO CHINESE AID CEASES, CR THE UNITED STATES

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AMESE BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXECUTE ANOTH1R DIEN BIEN PHU ON THE 3

HIS DETERMINATION AMONG THE POPULACE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT IS

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I NIA 1NEDIGH PITCH BY THE CONSTANT PUBLICATION OF. LOSSES IN SOUTH VIETNAM.

ATRED Cf. PREDOMINATES OVER FEELINGS OFVARIES SOMEWHAT ACCORDING TO OAY ano THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU AREPRESS AND RADIO CONSTANTLY PUBLISH REPORTS ON THE EXTENT OF BOMB DAMAGETARGETS WITH MANY PICTURES OF DEAD CIVILIANS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.PRESS PLAY IS ALSO GIVENHE PROTESTS INHE NEGROEVIOENCE OF OISSENT AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. PUBLIC MEDIA ACKNOWLEDGEWAR LASTED FOR TWENTY YEARS, BUT ENCOJRACES THE PEOPLE TO HANG ON FORYEARS WHEN VICTORY IS ATTAINED.TOTAL IMPRESSION RECEIVED

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OF "THE CONDUCT Of THE PEOPLE AroPA&fs^lSPLAYS, IS THAT THEY TEND TO ACCEPT MOSl/wHAT THE GOVERNMENT TELLS THEM, THAT THEY RESENT ALL AMERICANS AND THAT THEY ARE PREPAREO TO RESIST UNTIL THEY WIN).

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3. THE WARANO ICiUGE WALL_ CHART. SHQWIMTj THECOUNTRIES Of THE WCHLO ANO'THE INCIDENTS WHICH INDICATE SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMEN THIS CHARJ^HJCHWVERS THE DEMONSTRATIONS, PROTESTS AND DRAFT CARD BURNINGS, IS CONSTANTLY KFPT IIP tn DATE.

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