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fRIOklTY OCT 67
FROiM CG THIRD iARDIV
TO: THIRD NARDIV
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VIElNAilSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS
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SEC 2 ?HaiE SHOVE 20O
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1. Thi REPUBLIC OF VI7ThAM dILL HOLD NATIONWIDE ELLCTIOS % 22 OCTOBER
1967 TO tLECT NATIONAL REPRESENTATiVES OF THE REPUBLIC.
24 IT IS AiNTICIPATED THAT THE z4EMY FORC&ES IN THE THIRD MARDIV AO WILL
AKE .fVERY EFFORT TO DISRUPT AND DISCREDIT THIS ELECTIOM IN ThE EYES UF
THE Vl4TrAOtSi PEOPLE. THE ENEMY WILL EMPLOY BOTH TERROR AND PROPAGANDA
IN INGEASING I4TENSITY DURING THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING THE
ELECTION, IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING EFFORT TO DISCREDIT
THE zECTIEONS AS RIGGED OR U.S. DCHINATED.
3. THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE ELECTIONS DEPENDS TO A LARGE EXTENT ON
T.E, SECUliTY PROVIDED BY THE RVNAF DURING THE CAMPAiGN PERIOD AND THE
SPIRiT ;ITH HICH flTHE VIETNAI 4ESE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
ELECTfIG ThEIORi GOVERNdKENT.
h. ACTIUNS BY U.S. FORCES IN THIRD MARDIV AO DURING THIS ELECTION PgIOD
MUST ASSIST T4 hVNAF FORCES IN MAINTAINING SiCURITY IN THE POPULATED AREAS
IN L&DER TU BNCOURAGE THE PEOPLE TO VOTE FREELY WITHOUT FEAR OF ENEMY
REPRISAL. AT THE SAL TIMAE 1T IS IMPORTANT THAT OPERATIONS AND ACTIONS
SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN SUCH A M4ANNER AS TO CHANNEL FULL CREDIT TO THE
GVN/RVNAF WHILE PRECLUDING ANY INFERENCE OF U.S. INFLUENCE IN THE ELECTION
PROCEEDINGS. U.S. SUPPORT, THEREFORE, MUST BE RESTRICTED TO OPERATIONS
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