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NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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Tab 3.
HANOI AND THE INSURGENCY IN SOUTH VIETNAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS and OUTLINE
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A. | Character of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam | 1 | ||
1. | Structure of the Government | 1 | ||
a. | Constitution of 1946 | 2 | ||
b. | Constitution of 1960 | 2 | ||
2. | Political Parties | 3 | ||
a. | Lao Dong Party | 3 | ||
b. | Fatherland Front | 5 | ||
3. | Leadership | 6 | ||
B. | The DRV's Domestic Objectives | 9 | ||
1. | Societal Discipline | 9 | ||
a. | Rural Opposition, 1954–1956 | 9 | ||
b. | Peasant Rebellion of 1956 | 12 | ||
c. | Reconciliation and Repression, 1957–1959 | 14 | ||
2. | Progress Toward Socialism | 16 | ||
a. | Agriculture | 17 | ||
b. | Industry | 18 | ||
C. | Foreign Policy Objectives | 20 | ||
1. | Independence | 20 | ||
2. | Reunification | 22 | ||
3. | Support from Abroad | 25 | ||
a. | Foreign Military Assistance | 25 | ||
b. | Solidarity with the USSR and CPR | 26 | ||
4. | Vietnamese Hegemony | 29 |
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