Figure II. The Revolutionary Guerrilla Situation in Vietnam
| Determinants* | Ho Chi Minh | Incumbent (French) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
A.Appeal of program
|
Dynamic (7) | No program (0) | |
B.Popular support
|
Growing (7) | Diminishing, slight (3) | |
C.Quality of leadership
|
Good (7) | Good (7) | |
D.Quality of troops
|
Good, improving (6) | Very good (7) | |
E.Military efficiency
|
Very good (8) | Good (6) | In guerrilla situations |
F.Internal unity
|
Excellent (8) | Excellent (8) | |
G.Equipment
|
Fair but improving (7)
|
Generally well equipped (9)
|
Received from China and taken from French |
H.Operational terrain
|
Favorable (10) | Unfavorable (5) | |
I.Operational area communications
|
Favorable (10) | Unfavorable (5) | |
J.Sanctuary
|
Available in China (8)
|
Remainder of Indochina (10)
|
Available for rest, retraining, equipment |
| AGGREGATE | 78 | 60 |
* Determinants are arbitrarily weighted on a scale of 0-10.
