va NGUYEN GIAP (Sep. 1945) Pham Ngoc Thach (Sep 1945)

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1 _._ _ The Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam 1 July 1960 PHAM VAN DONG (Sep 1945) Nguyen Van TRAN (Jul 1960) Phan Ke Toai (Aug 1947) Kha Vang Can (Jul 1960) va NGUYEN GAP (Sep. 1945) Pham Ngoc Thach (Sep 1945) PHAM HUNG (Dec? 1958) TRAN QUOC HOAN (1953) LE THANH NGHl (Sep 1955) ~Phan Trong TUE (Ju1 1960) NGUYEN DUY TRNH (Dec 1958) Duong Quoc CHNH (Jul 1960) Nghiem Xuan Yem (Mar 1954) Bui Quang TAO (Apr 1958) Hoang Minh Giam (Aug 1954) Tran Huu DUC (Ju1 1960) Nguyen Van Huyen (Nov 1946) Le Quang BA (Jul 1960) Hoang ANH (Nov 1958) Nguyen Thanh BNH (Dec 1959) Nguyen Van Tao (Mar 1946) Nguyen Van VNH (Ju1 1960) Do MUO (Apr 1958) Nguyen Luong BANG (1957) Phan Anh (Jan 1947) Le Viet Luong (?) ""11!<'. t fl i l! r! i. 1 According to Article 72 of the DRV Constitution, the Council of Ministers consists of the Preqlier. Vice Premiers, Ministers, Chairmen of State Commissions and the. Director of the National Bank..----~~ T

2 -130- The Council of Minister of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam a July 1964 PHAM VAN DONG (Sep 1945) VO NGUYEN GAP (Sep 1945) Phan Ke Toai (Aug 1947) PHAM HUNG (Dec? 1958) LE THANH NGm (Sep 1955) NGUYEN DUY TRNH (Dec 1958) Nguyen KHANG (Sep 1960) Duong Quoc CHNH (Ju1 1960) Hoang Minh Giam (Aug 1954) Nguyen Van Huyen (Nov 1946) Hoang ANH (Nov 1958) (Nguyen) Xu an THUY (Apr 1963) Ung Van KmEM (Apr 1963) Nguyen Van Tao (Mar 1946) TRAN QUOC HOAN (1953) Nguyen Thanh BNH (Dec 1959) Phan Anh (Jan 1947) Nguyen Van TRAN (Ju1 1960) Kha Vang Can (Ju1 1960) Pham Ngoc Thach (Sep 1946) Phan Trong TUE (Ju1 1960) Ha Ke TAN (Jan 1963) Bui Quang TAO (Apr 1958) Nghiem Xuan Yem (Mar 1954) Tran Dai Nghia (Jul 1964) Le Quang BA (Ju1 1960) Nguyen Luong BANG (1957) Nguyen Van VNH (Jul 1960) Ta Hoang Co (April 1963)..

3 -131- The Council of Minister of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam July 1969 [.' - PHAM VAN DONG (Sep 1945) PHAM HUNG (Dec? 1958) VO NGUYENGLAP-o(Sep1945j NGUYEN DUY TRNH (Dec 1958) LE THANH NGH (Sep 1955) Nguyen CON (Apr 1965) Phan Ke Toai (Aug 1947) 'ran Huu DUC (Apr 1965)1 (Nguyen) Xuan THUY (Apr 1968)2 Nguyen Van LOC (Nov 1967) Hoang Minh Giam (Aug 1954) Nguyen Van Huyen (Mar 1946) Ta Quang Buu (Oct 1965) Dang Viet Chau (Apr 1965) Ung. Van KHEM (Apr 1963) Nguyen Huu KHEU (Oct 1965) Hoang Quoc Thinh (Nov 1967) Phan Anh (Jan 1947) Nguyen -Huu MAl (Nov 1967) Kha Va~g Can (Jul 1960) 'RAN QUOC HOAN (1953) Nguyen Van Huong (Mar 1969) Phan Trong TUE (Jul 1960) Ha Ke TAN (Jan 1963) Bui Quang 'TAO (Apr 1958) Nghiem Xuan Yem (Mar 1954) 'ran Dai Nghia (Jul 1964) Le Quang BA (Jul 1960) Nguyen Van VNH (Jul 1960) Nguyen Thanh BNH (Dec 1959) Nguyen Khanh TOAN (Oct 1968) Ta Hoang Co (Apr 1963) 1 Also March 1960 to January Also April 1963 to April 1965.

4 -132- The Council of Minister of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam June 1973 PHAM VAN DONG (Sep 1946) VO NGUYEN GLAP (Sep 1946)_ Phan Ke Toai (Aug 1947) LE THANH NGH (Sep 1955) NGUYEN DUY TRNH (Dec 1958) Nguyen CON (Apr 1965) Do MUor (Dec 1969)2 Hoang ANH (Apr 1971)3 Tran Huu DUC (Apr 1965)4 (Nguyen)Xuan THUY (Apr 1968)5 Ngo Minh LOAN (Dec 1969) Hoang Minh Giam (Aug 1954) Nguyen Van Huyen (Nov 1946) Ta Quang Buu (Oct 1965) Dang Viet Chau (Apr 1965) Duong Quoc CHNH (Jun 1971)6 Nguyen Huu KHEU (Oct 1965) Hoang Quoc Thinh (Nov 1967) Phan Anh (Jan 1947) Tran Danh TUYEN (Dec 1969) Nguyen Huu MA (Nov 1967) Dinh Due THEN (Oct 197jl) Kha Vang Can (Jul 1960) Nguyen Van Huong (Mar 1969)1 TRAN QUOC HOAN (1953) Phan Trong TUE (Jul 1960) Ha Ke TAN (Jan 1963) Bui Quang TAO (Apr 1958) Tran Dai Nghia (Jul 1964) Le Quang BA (Jul 1960) Nguyen Van VNH (Jul 1.960) Nguyen Thanh BNH (Dec 1969) Nguyen Khanh TOAN (Oct 1968) Ta Hoang Co (Apr 1963) Nguyen Van LOC (Nov 1967) Nghiem Xuan Yem (Mar 1954)..r 1 Although Huong apparently remains Minister, Vu Van Can has held the title of Acting Minister since mid-april Also April 1958 to February Also November 1958 to November Also March 1960 to January Also April 1963 to April Also July 1960 to April

5 -133- National Defense Council Chairman: Vice-Chairmen: Members: HO CH MNH PHAM V AN DONG VO NGUYEN GAP (Gen) VAN TEN DUNG (Gen) Song HAO (Lt. Gen) TRAN QUOC HOAN Chu Van TAN (Gen) NGUYEN CH THANH (Gen) Nguyen Van TRAN. NGUYEN DUY TRNH ********* Ton Duc THANG PRAM VAN DONG LE DUAN TR UONG CHNH VO NGUYEN GAP (Gen) VAN TEN DUNG (Col. Gen) TRAN QUOC HOAN Nguyen CON Chu Van TAN (Col. Gen) Song HAO (Lt. Gen) Tran Huu DUC Ho Chi Minh died in Nguyen Chi Thanh in n 1960 Nguyen Duy Trinh was Chairman of tha State Planning Commission, but in 1971 when the current NDC was constituted he was Foreign Minister, a shift which may well account for his replace" ment on the NDC by Nguyen Con then Chairman of the State Planning Commis s ion. Similarly the other 1960 member dropped in 1971, Nguyen Van Tran, had been Vice Chairman of the State Planning Commission and Minister of Heavy ndustry, but since at least 1968 Tran has been witho1!t national government office and his principal assignment has been as Secretary of the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee. He may be said to have been replaced by Tran Huu Duc, although Duc does not currently hold any economic post, but is Minister in Premier Pham Van Dong's.office. Under the terms of the Constitution the President of the Republic is Chairman of the NDC, but Thang was not publicly announced as having assumed the chairmanship until the NDC was reconstituted at the First Session of the Fourth National Assembly in June 1971.

6 -134- Giap was reduced from Vice Chairman to member, and the two senior members of the VWP Politburo, Le Duan and Truong Chinh carne on the NDC for the first time. n Le Duan's case it was the first and to date the only state office which he has held. The name order of the 1973 list is as published in a June 21, 1973 National Asse:nbly Communique.

7 -135- Central Military Affairs Party Committee '0, c J VO NGUYEN GLAP, Gen. Secretary VAN TEN DUNG, Col. Gen. Deputy Secretary Minister of National Defense; Commander-in-Chief of VPA: Member of National Defense Council Member of National Defense Council; Chief of General Staff of VPA Song HAO, Lt. Gen. Deputy Secretary Member of National Defense Council; Vice Minister of National Defense; Director of the General Political Directorate (GPD) Le Quang DAO, Maj. Gen. Deputy Director of GPD Tran DO, Maj. Gen. Deputy Political Officer of People's Liberation Armed Forces (COSVN) Nguyen DON, Maj. Gen. Vice Minister of National Defense; Deputy Chief of Staff Tran Quy HAl, Maj. Gen. Vice Minister of National Defense; Deputy Chief of Staff Le Hien MAl, Maj. Gen. Deputy Director of GPD Pham Ngoc Mau, Maj. Gen. Deputy Director of GPD Tran Van Quang, Maj.' Gen. Deputy Chief of Staff, VPA Tran Sam, Maj. Gen. Deputy Chief of Staff, VPA Chu Van TAN, Col. Gen. Member of National Defense Council \' Hoang Van THA, Lt. Gen. Vice Minister of National Defense; Deputy- Chief of Staff of VPA; Commander of People's Liberation Armed Forces (COSVN) Dinh Duc THEN, Maj. Gen. Minister of Machinery and Metallurgy r','\' _

8 Tran Van TRA, Lt. Gen Deputy Chief of Staff VPA: Deputy Commander of People's Liberation Armed Forces (COSVN) All of the officers coded as Politburo or VWP Central Committee members or altern",tes are profiled in Part of this research note. Maj. Gen. Tran Sam is the DRV's expert on arms aid negotiations. nsufficient information is available about Sam and the others not in the Party hierarchy to warrant profiling them. Other military officers may be members of the Committee. N~ complete list of its members is known to have been published.,.. r,, ~ As noted in the sketch of Politburo member Le Duc Tho he is also a member of the Central Military Party Committee. The Party Statute provides that it shall have non-military as well as military members. A rallier has stated that Tho is the only civilian to attend CMPC meetings. Others believe that Le Duan and Pham Van Dong, at least, are also CMPC members. "

9 -137- lithe HGH COMMAND OF THE VET-NAM PEOPLE'S ARMY" Ministry of National Defense." )\ J, '; Minister Gen. VO NGUYEN GAP ViceMMinisters Lt. Gen. Hoang Van THA Lt. Gen. Song HAO Maj. Gen. Nguyen DON Maj. Gen. Tran Quy HAl Maj. Gen. Tran Sam Maj. -Gen. Tran Chung Viet-Nam People's Army (VPA) Commander -in-chief Gen. VO NGUYEN GAP General Staff Chief of the General Staff Col. Gen. VAN TEN DUNG Deputy Chiefs Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van VlNH Lt. Gen. Hoang Van THA Maj. Gen. Le Trong Tan Maj. Gen. Nguyen DON Maj. Gen. Tran Quy HAl Maj. Gen. Tran Sam Maj. Gen. Tran Chung Maj. Gen. Vuong Thua Vu Maj. Gen. Phung The Tai General Political Department (GPD) Director Lt. Gen. Song Hao ) l.:, Deputy Directors Maj. Gen, Le Hien MAr Maj. Gen. Le Quang DAO Maj. Gen. Le Quang Hoa Maj. Gen. Pham Ngoc Loi Maj... Gen. Pham Ngoc Mau General Logistics Department Director Maj. Gen. Dinh Duc THEN (Plus the other members of the Central Military Affairs Party Committee named on the preceding list.)

10 -138- Years of birth and birthplaces are known for the following general officers of the Viet-Nam People's Army: Age in Name YOB POB 1973 Maj Gen Le Quang BA 1907 Cao Bang 66 Maj Gen Tran DO 1922 NVN 51 Maj Gen Nguyen DON 1914 Quang Ngai 59 Col Gen V AN TEl'll DUNG 1917 Ha Dong 56 Sen Gen VO NGUYEN GAP 1912 Quang Binh 61 Maj Gen Tran Quy Hai 1917 Quang Ngai 56 Maj Gen Le Quang HOA 1918 Hai Phong 55 Maj Gen Pham Kiet 1910 Quang Ngai 63 Maj Gen Tran LUOl\llG 1913 Ha Tinh 60 Maj Gen Le Hien Mal 1915 Son Tay 58 Maj Gen Chu Huy MAN 1920 Nghe An 53 Maj Gen Tran Dai Nghia 1915 SVN 58 Col Gen Chu,Van TAN 1908 Thai Nguyen 65 Maj Gen Le Trong Tan 1917 NVN 56 Lt Gen Hoang Van mal 1906 Thai Binh 67 Maj Gen Hoang Minh Thao 1919 Thai Binh 54 Lt Gen Tran Van TRA 1918 Quang Ngai 55 Maj Gen Pham Trong TUE 1917 Son Tay 56 Lt Gen Nguyen Van VNH 1917 Nam Dinh 56 Maj Gen Vuong Thua Vu 1916 Son Tay 57,~ ~ {, '? The average age of these 20 general officers is yearo. "