| Letter of Promulgation | i |
| Title Page | iii |
| Table of Contents | v |
| CHAPTER | |
| X. | COMMAND CONCERNS | X-1 |
| PRISONERS OF WAR | X-1 |
| Background | X-1 |
| Enemy PW | X-1 |
| Friendly PW | X-4 |
| PW Negotiation Strategy and Objectives | X-6 |
| Summary | X-7 |
| HUMAN RELATIONS | X-9 |
| Racial Complaints | X-9 |
| MACV Directive 600-12 - Basic Guidance | X-11 |
| Human Relations Improvement Program | X-13 |
| DRUG AND NARCOTIC ABUSE | X-15 |
| Background | X-15 |
| High Level Concern and MACV Actions | X-16 |
| GVN Actions to Control Drug Trafficking | X-23 |
| Drug Statistics | X-23 |
| INSPECTOR GENERAL ACTIVITIES | X-24 |
| Organization and Functioning of MACV IG Staff | X-24 |
| Inspections | X-25 |
| Representative MACV Investigations | X-29 |
| Combined Investigations | X-34 |
| IG Complaints | X-35 |
| Advisory Activities | X-36 |
| INFORMATION AND THE PRESS | X-43 |
| The Office of Information | X-43 |
| Special Information Activities | X-46 |
| Press Relations | X-48 |
| DATA MANAGEMENT AGENCY | X-53 |
| Mission | X-53 |
| DMA Services Expansion | X-53 |
| New Program Concepts | X-54 |
| COMPTROLLER ACTIVITIES | X-55 |
| Management Activities | X-55 |
| Financial Affairs | X-56 |
| Advisory Activities | X-56 |
| DISCIPLINE, LAW AND ORDER | X-58 |
| Military Absentees and Deserters | X-58 |
| Currency Manipulations | X-58 |
| Blackmarket in Commodities | X-60 |
| (Joint Customs Group | X-61 |
| STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE | X-64 |
| Civil Law and Military Affairs | X-64 |
| Advisory Activities | X-64 |
| International Law and Military Justice Activities | X-65 |
| LEAVE, REST AND RECUPERATION | X-66 |
| AWARDS AND DECORATIONS | X-68 |
| CASUALTIES | X-69 |
| CHAPLAIN ACTIVITIES | X-73 |
| ANNEXES |
| A. | COMMANDERS AND PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS | A-1 |
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| B. | STUDIES AND OBSERVATIONS GROUP (Distributed Separately) | |
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| C. | THE ENEMY OUTSIDE RVN | C-1 |
| NORTH VIETNAM | C-1 |
| NVN Leadership and Goals in 1971 | C-1 |
| Relations with the Peoples Republic of China | C-6 |
| Association with USSR | C-7 |
| LAOS | C-8 |
| Background | C-8 |
| Significant Events | C-12 |
| Red Chinese Road Construction in Northern Laos | C-15 |
| THE KHMER REPUBLIC | C-16 |
| Background | C-16 |
| Significant Events | C-17 |
| Statistics /Activities | C-19 |
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| D. | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | D-1 |
| REVISION OF RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | D-1 |
| SPECIFIC GUIDANCE | D-2 |
| APPENDIX I: MACV Directive 525-13, 30 Dec 71 | D-1-1 |
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| E. | CROSS-BORDER OPERATIONS | E-1 |
| RVN OPERATIONS IN CAMBODIA | E-1 |
| Introduction | E-1 |
| Cambodian Operations-1971 | E-5 |
| Conclusions | E-13 |
| RVN OPERATIONS IN LAOS: OPERATION LAM SON 719 | E-15 |
| Introduction | E-15 |
| Planning for LAM SON 719 | E-15 |
| Organization for Operations | E-19 |
| Operations Conducted | E-25 |
| Assessment of Results | E-33 |
| Conclusions | E-45 |
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| F. | REDEPLOYMENT OF US FORCES | F-1 |
| REDUCTION OF US FORCES IN RVN | F-1 |
| The Nixon Doctrine and Vietnamization | F-2 |
| US Withdrawals | F-2 |
| Free World Military Assistance Force Redeployments | F-15 |
| APPENDIX I: Units Redeployed in Increments VI-X | F-1-1 |
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| G. | FREE WORLD MILITARY ASSISTANCE FORCES | G-1 |
| INTRODUCTION | G-1 |
| ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RVN | G-2 |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA | G-3 |
| AUSTRALIA | G-9 |
| NEW ZEALAND | G-13 |
| THAILAND | G-15 |
| PHILIPPINES | G-18 |
| REPUBLIC OF CHINA | G-21 |
| SPAIN | G-22 |
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| H. | TRENDS IN TERRITORIAL SECURITY | H-1 |
| SECURITY CONCEPTS | H-1 |
| Security Forces | H-3 |
| Territorial Forces and the Force Transition Concept | H-3 |
| MEASUREMENT AND INDICATIONS OF TRENDS | H-11 |
| Hamlet Evaluation System | H-11 |
| RVN-Trends | H-11 |
| Territorial Security by Military Region | H-13 |
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| I. | MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO OTHER SEA AREAS | I-1 |
| ASSISTANCE GIVEN THE KHMER REPUBLIC | I-1 |
| Synopsis of 1970 Activities | I-1 |
| MACV Assistance to Khmer Forces | I-3 |
| THIRD COUNTRY SUPPORT TO GKR | I-10 |
| ASSISTANCE TO LAOS | I-10 |
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| CHRONOLOGY | J-1 |
| GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS | K-1 |
| INDEX | L-1 |
| TOP SECRET SUPPLEMENT (Published Separately) | |