National Police

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The National Police were the central law enforcement and internal security force of South Vietnam, operating under the Republic of Vietnam government until 1975.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct organization
law enforcement agency
national police force
activeUntil 1975
collaboratedWith Army of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
United States advisory missions NERFINISHED
country South Vietnam NERFINISHED
disbandedBy Socialist Republic of Vietnam authorities after reunification
dissolutionCause Fall of Saigon NERFINISHED
end of the Republic of Vietnam
dissolvedIn 1975
employerOf intelligence and investigative personnel
plainclothes security officers
uniformed police officers
engagedIn counterinsurgency operations against the Viet Cong
rural pacification support
urban security operations
existedDuring Cold War NERFINISHED
governedBy laws and decrees of the Republic of Vietnam
headquartersLocation Saigon NERFINISHED
historicalEra Vietnam War era NERFINISHED
jurisdiction civilian population of South Vietnam
languageOfOperation Vietnamese
legalStatus state security organ of the Republic of Vietnam
notableFor cooperation with U.S. and allied advisory programs
role in internal security during the Vietnam War
operatedUnder Republic of Vietnam government NERFINISHED
oversaw local police units in provinces and cities of South Vietnam
partOf security apparatus of the Republic of Vietnam
precededBy colonial-era French-controlled police structures in Indochina
primaryFunction enforce criminal law
internal security operations
maintain public order
responsibleFor border and immigration control in some periods
counter-subversion
criminal investigations
intelligence gathering on internal threats
political security
traffic control
role central law enforcement force of South Vietnam
internal security force of South Vietnam
subordinateTo Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency (in training and advisory roles) NERFINISHED
United States Agency for International Development Public Safety Program NERFINISHED
typeOfOrganization centralized police force
usedFor political repression in some periods

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