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
| Comparison of Control: Government of Vietnam and Viet Cong July, October and December 1962, and April 1963 | |||||||||
| Government of Vietnam effective control | Government of Vietnam in ascendancy | Neither Government of Vietnam nor Viet Cong control | Viet Cong in Ascendancy | Viet Cong effective control | |||||
| Situation as of 1 July 1962 | Number of villages | 859 |
710 |
34 |
422 |
454 | |||
| Rural population | 5,800,000 |
3,622,000 |
137,000 |
1,702,000 |
1,157,000 | ||||
| % of rural population | 47% |
29% |
1% |
14% |
9% | ||||
| Situation as of 1 Oct 1962 | Number of villages | 929 |
613 |
148 |
329 |
437 | |||
| Rural population | 6,071,000 |
3,246,000 |
717,000 |
1,275,000 |
1,008,000 | ||||
| % of rural population | 49% |
27% |
6% |
10% |
8% | ||||
| Situation as of 1 Dec 1962 | Number of villages | 951 |
666 |
120 |
348 |
445 | |||
| Rural population | 6,300,000 |
3,331,000 |
643,000 |
1,143,000 |
926,000 | ||||
| % of rural population | 51% |
27% |
5% |
9% |
8% | ||||
| Situation as of 1 April 63 | Number of villages | 935 |
731 |
139 |
348 |
390 | |||
| Rural population | 6,724,000 |
3,356,000 |
609,000 |
962,000 |
857,000 | ||||
| % of rural population | 54% |
27% |
5% |
7% |
7% | ||||
| Changes Jul 62 to April 63 | Number of villages | 76 |
21 |
105 |
74 |
64 | |||
| Rural population | 924,000 |
266,000 |
472,000 |
740,000 |
300,000 | ||||
| % of rural population | 7% |
2% |
4% |
7% |
2% | ||||
Note: in order to present a better picture of control of of rural Vietnam, 1,600,000 population of autonomous cities of Saigon, Danang, Hue, and Dalat under GVN control was not used in this study. (Populations are estimates)
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