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 Finding Aid: Carl Nelson Collection Item Number: 4000000000

Association Collection (Counterpart Association)
Location: D047.2A


Scope & Content:

  • Less than one linear foot of artifacts, periodicals, newsletters, maps, correspondence, captured documents, military documents, and reports document Carl Nelson's military service of interrogating and collecting intelligence in the area of Rung Sat Special Zone

Access Level:

  • Unrestricted

Collection Inventory:

LocationBoxFolderContents
11
Rung Sat Special Zone Report (Photographs 20956-20961 removed) 8 maps of Rung Sat Area
2
Listing of names to identify people in Xeroxed picture
Xeroxed picture
Picture of map removed
Map of Navigable waterways
Memo on Present Situation in the DIOCC
Letter of information on Rung Sat Special Zone
Briefing outline
Report: "The Role of the Advisor"
US Advisory Command Structure
Chief of Staff Action Memo #809
THD 41 Brief
Rung Sat Special Zone Fact Sheet
Billet of Assistant Senior Advisor (CORDS)
job description for
Addendum to Glossary of Abbreviations
NAGgram
Information on Sweden-USSR/Anti-tank/Assault weapons
Marine Corps Gazzette August 1970 separated out
Trip Report to Rung Sat Special Zone
Trip Report to Rung Sat Special Zone
Pacific Stars and Stripes July 13, 1969 separated out
News article: "Viet Vet Parole 'Mercy' Urged"
Psychological Operations withing the Rund Sat Special Zone, Observation and Evaluation of
Rules
Statement on advisors
End of Tour Report
Article: "Voters in Greece Opt for Socialist Rule"
Poster in Vietnamese "Hóa Bính Hóa Hop Dân Tôc" (2 Copies)
Poster in Vietnamese "Bö Thiêu Mû Chúng Tôi Vê Vói Bá Con!"
Telegram
Intelligence information
Selective Qualitative Retention of Enlisted Personnel
Command Responsibilities in Drug Abuse Control
Incentive for enlisted personnel
Glossary of Abbreviations
Rung Sat Special Zone
Extract of MACV Directive 10-11
Special Inspection of the Rung Sat Special Zone Elements
Section TV National Police
3
Paper in the examination of the organization and command relationship of the Rung Sat Special Zone Rung Sat Special Zone Clearing Authorities Can Gio District General Description Information on Geography and Climate Hand written notes Rung Sat Special Zone Intelligence Study Report of progress made by Vietnamese Navy in the Rung Sat Special Zone Chart on Vietnamization Construction in the RSSZ-SITREP Area Study Telegrams Minutes of Naval Advisory Group meeting of 31 July 1970 The Rung Sat Special Zone Airmobile Operations Telegrams Telegrams
4
Unauthorized Disposition of Personal Property and Other Prohibited Activities End of Tour Report Night Ambushes and Waterborne guard posts in the Rung Sat Specail Zone Watermobile Operations in the Rung Sat Special Zone The Rung Sat Special Zone Airmobile Operations Air Assests Available to RSSZ TOC Troop List, VN Forces Rung Sat Special Zone Combat Operations Lessons Learned Operational Security Operational Security Rung Sat Special Zone Combat Operations SNAP FAC Chain of Command Operations Division Major Goals and Objectives Shipping Attack Statistics Psychological Operations Officer of the RSSZ Psychological Operations Officer of the RSSZ Communication Advisor-Job Description Check List for Field Operations Job Description Job Description Mission Watermobile Operations in the Rung Sat Special Zone Night Ambushes and Waterborne Guard Posts in the Rung Sat Special Zone Night Ambushes and Waterborne Guard Posts in the Rung Sat Special Zone Handwritten notes
5
Intelligence Within the Rung Sat Special Zone
Total VC/VCI with RSSZ as Action Area
Interrogation Reports
Graft, Corruption of GVN Officials
Rung Sat Special Zone Intelligence Study
VC Village Organization
General Situation rung Sat Special Zone
List of VCI Have Been Neutralized from Jan to Nov 70 by RSSZ Can Gio and Quang Xuyen Districts Including 10 Chieu Hoi
General Enemy Situation
Telegram
Captured Documents
Total VC/VCI with RSSZ Action Area
Hand written note
Telegram
List of VCIs, captured, killed and rallied in RSSZ
Handwritten notes
Summary of Ops
Acticities and Personnel Strength, Duyen Hai District Unit, Sub-Region 4, VC Military Region 7
General Enemy Situation
Chart in Vietnamese
Summary of Enemy Casualties
PRU Results in Chon Trach and Long Thanh Districts
Documents captured on 26 November 1970, in area of YS 80-20
Documents captured on 28 November 1970
List of Persons in the Dispensary
VC Party Committee Conference
List of VCI and Military, Killed , Captured, Rallied in RSSZ
Telegrams
Official Letter
Vietnamese Document

Separated Materials:

Maps:Long Khanh Province.
 Gia Dinh.
 Thien Bing Hoa.
 Saigon.
 Qhon Nhonh Trach.
 Five large maps of the Rung Sat Special Zone and surrounding area.
 Eight small maps of the Rung Sat Special Zone and surrounding area.
Museum Objects:Framed Captured Viet Cong Battle Flag with inscription to CDR Carl Nelson.
 One Felt Painting of "Girl in Red" From the Nau Nha Be All Hands Club.
Newsletters:Pacific Stars and Stripes July 13, 1969.
Periodicals:Marine Corps Gazette August 1970.
 Riverine Warfare: The US Navy's Oeprations on Inland Waters.
 Vietnam October 1969.

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