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S Operating in close support of the regular military and guerrilla

elements, the political cadre were to:

 — destroy and disorganize the Republic of Viet-Nam's (RVN)

administrative machinery "from province and district levels to the citywards, streets, and wharves;”

 — motivate the people of Hue to take up arms, pursue the enemy, seize

 power, and establish a revolutionary government;

 — motivate (recruit) local citizens for military and "security” forces ..

transportation and supply activities, and to serve wounded soldiers . . . ;"

 — "pursue to the end (and) punish "spies, reactionaries, and "tyrants"

 — i. e . , government administrators, civil servants, police, and others

employed by or notable adherents of the Republic of Viet-Nam; and

 — "maintain order and security in the city" — i. e . , control the

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