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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
Enclosure "A"
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PROPOSED FORCE BASIS FOR FREE VIET-NAM FOR CY 1956
STRENGTH | |||||||
ACTIVITY | MILITARY | CIVILIAN | |||||
ARMY | |||||||
Armed Forces Headquarters | 2,500 | ||||||
Territorial Divisions (3) | 24,500 | ||||||
Per Div: | |||||||
Div Hq & Sp Trps at 800 | |||||||
Split among 3 Div: | |||||||
13 Security Regt Hq at 200 | |||||||
39 security Bns at 500 | |||||||
Field Divisions (3 at 8,450) | 25,350 | ||||||
Airborne RCT (1) | 3,700 | ||||||
Army Troops | 33,950 | ||||||
ComZ Troops | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||
Schools and Camps | 5,000 | ||||||
Pipeline | 5,000 | ||||||
Reduced Pay Trainees | 10,000 | ||||||
TOTAL ARMY | 94,000 | 4,000 | |||||
AIR FORCE | |||||||
Hq and Svc Elements | 1,000 | 150 | |||||
Operating Units (1) | 2,000 | ||||||
2 La Son | |||||||
1 Trans Son | |||||||
TOTAL AIR FORCE | 3,000 | 150 | |||||
NAVY | |||||||
Hq Staffs and Services | 700 | 250 | |||||
Training School | 400 | ||||||
Ships Crews | 1,900 | ||||||
TOTAL NAVY | 3,000 | 250 | |||||
TOTAL ARMED FORCES : | 100,000 | 4,400 |
(1) During second year add
1 Ftr Sqn, 1 Trans Sqn, 1,000 men.
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