Phoenix/Phung Hoang and the Future: A Critical Analysis of the US/GVN Program to Neutralize the Viet Cong Infrastructure

Abstract

This research report examines the Phoenix/Phung Hoang Program that exists in Vietnam today, and assesses its ability to perform its mission in the future. The assessment is based on a comparison of the measures used to bring the Malayan Emergency to a successful conclusion, with the measures now being used in the Phoenix/Phung Hoang Program to neutralize the Viet Cong Infrastructure. The report concludes that while there are many similarities between the two insurgencies, there are important differences. A significant difference that is germane to this report is that the attack on the Viet Cong Infrastructure was begun very late in the war. However, it concludes that the attack on the VCI, once launched, has been reasonably effective. Furthermore, the report concludes that, in order to meet the needs of the future, the Phung Hoang organization should be placed under greater National Police aegis and the US advisory effort should be continued, but accomplished by US FBI trained advisors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1971
Accession Number
AD0529215

Entities

People

  • William L. Knapp

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Asia
  • Communists
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Military Assistance
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terrorists
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • War Colleges

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  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design