Psychological Operations Studies -- Vietnam
Abstract
A program of psychological operational studies to be conducted in Vietnam was mounted in response to (1) the long-term need to institutionalize what has been learned by experience and to consolidate knowledge that, in the press of urgent operational demands, has long remained widely dispersed among people and offices of varying levels of experience and capability, and (2) the concurrent short-term need to conduct research to meet urgent operational problems. An interdisciplinary research effort is being made to work with and through responsible state, military, and governmental agencies in Vietnam to support and systematize the field of Psychological Operations (psyops). The primary objectives are to develop and validate criteria by which to measure the effectiveness of psyop programs, to develop and assist in the establishment of a system of evaluation that can be used by psyoperators, both U.S. and Vietnamese, and to help develop broad theoretical principles which will provide a general foundation for the conduct of psyops in an insurgent environment wherever it may occur. This document reports progress and status at the end of the first six months. It is arranged in four major sections to discuss: (1) the scope of the problem, (II) the methods and procedures being used to address it, (III) the results to date, and (IV) those conclusions and recommendations which may be stated at this time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0509404
Entities
People
- Edith M. Bairdain
- Ernest F. Bairdain