VIEW OF THE QUANG NGAI PROVINCE CHIEF BUI HOANH THAT AGITATION IN CENTRAL VIETN

Created: 3/22/1966

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CHIEF, AGITATION IN CENTRAL VIETNAM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THEIS BROUGHT DOWN. HE THINKS THE VIETNAM NATIONALISTMEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, AND "RESPONSIBLE" CATHOLICSTHE BUDDHISTS IN THISTHAT MILITARY

MORALE AND DISCIPLINE HAS DECLINED SINCE THE DISMISSAL OFORPS

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commander general nguyen chanh "hi and that the rural reconstruction program is suffering. he asserted that the situation is keeping central vietnam province chiefs so busy that they will be unable to attend the government-sponsored provincial administration meeting in saigonoarch.)

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concern that the "unanimous bias" againstorps commander general nguyen chanh thi show by united states news media was adversely affecting the people of central vietnam (cvn). | aid the people of cvn would not accept the military's heavy-handed manned of dismissing thi or of handling other matters.

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remarked that agitation would continue against directorate chairman nguyen van thieu and deputy prime minister nguyen huu co. according he people want to avoid seeming to attack the spirit of honolulu and the revolutionary development program with which prime minister nguyen cao ky is so closely identified and have therefore singled out thieu and co for attack and exclulded ky. he said that the people know, however, that an attack against thieu and co is an attack against the government and that the peoples' effortsBlD continue until their objective has been accomplished, that

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members of the vnood would join

the buddhists as would soldiers and responsible catholics.

remarked that the military situation ini and quang tin provinces has deteriorated since thi's dismissal. he

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said discipline and morale of second division soldiers isow

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ituation which was kept in check while thi was commander of

i 'corps, because thi could be depended on to show up periodically

at unexpected times and to imposethat the Trs

military are now playing cards, gambling, drinking, and running after women. in addition, he charged, they are selling material and fuel to the viet cong.

5- II asserted that the regional and popular forces are

"even more disorganized that ever." he also said that the rural

construction program is being set back. furthermore,orps

province chiefs are too occupied to be able to attend the three-day

provincial administration meeting in saigontoarch. however,

provincial representatives would be

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