Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954-1960: The Role of the Southern Vietminh Cadres

Abstract

An examination of the experiences of the Vietminh cadres who remained in South Vietnam after 1954 and their part in organizing the Viet Cong insurgency. The experience of these Vietminh cadres under the Diem regime may have an important bearing on the conditions for a settlement of the present war. Many Viet Cong are likely to regard future promises of an amnesty with cynicism. This attitude may well be shared by the Communist leaders in Hanoi, who may also fear that any solution leaving South Vietnam under GVN control would meet with the strongest objections from important segments of the Southern cadres. Negotiating a settlement with the Saigon government might strike the Northern leaders as risking the loss of their most valuable political investment: control over the Viet Cong movement in the South.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673001

Entities

People

  • J. J. Zasloff

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Agreements
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • North Vietnam
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Resistance
  • Security
  • South Vietnam
  • Training
  • Vietnam

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.