Phoenix program methods used against Viet Cong reveal controversial tactics
A two part series examines the Phoenix program in Vietnam aimed at eliminating the NLF leadership with terrorist methods similar to those the Communists used. Reports describe CIA and U.S. Army involvement, PRU assassins, and a vast intelligence network. Officials claim neutralization of suspects through killings, jailing, or coercion, while critics warn of brutal abuses.
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Hippies Messier Than Horse Patrol At Piedmont Park
Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell said the sanitation problem in Piedmont Park during a mounted patrol was not as bad as the park full of hippies and drug addicts. He noted they faced larger sanitation issues with people previously in the park.
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Reid urges end to use of terror in Phoenix program
Rep. Ogden Reid of New York called for immediate termination of the Phoenix program, saying it violates the Geneva Conventions by killing and jailing civilians with unreliable evidence. He cited official figures showing 20,587 killed and 28,978 captured from 1964 to May 1971, urging Saigon to stop civilian murder and for the U.S. to distance itself from the program.
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Reid
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Phoenix program forces villagers to spy on families in South Vietnam
The Phoenix program taps a vast network of informers in South Vietnam, pressuring villagers like Linh to report on relatives. Gia truongs, unpaid, face prosecution as suspected Communists if reports misfire, while gia tyuong mobilizes hut by hut surveillance across districts through DIOCs run by South Vietnamese forces and U.S. advisers.
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Viet Cong Target Folders And Agent Report Colors
South Vietnamese Phoenix officials describe green folders listing suspects' descriptions friends and visiting habits, pink folders containing agent reports. DIOC members rate informants from A to F and agents from 1 to 6, with assassination and neutralization discussed as possible actions.
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NLF
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