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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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4) This training should be carried out without interference from but with appropriate coordination and assistance from French military authorities.
5) The initial target will be the reorganization and training of the minimum armed forces required for internal security in support of a legal government. The question of ultimate total size and U.S. support of Vietnamese forces will be left for later determination.
6) The State Department will undertake to obtain from the Vietnamese and French Governments the necessary agreements as to adequate authority, responsibility, and augmented strength of the US MAAG/Sagon.
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