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Vietnamese resistance movement against the Japanese. He
was arrested and tortured by the Japanese for his friendship
with the French. Since his release by the victory of the
Two of his sons have been massacred by the Viet Minh.
One of the first tasks of the new Government will be
substantially to increase the Viet Nam Army, and to make it
into a real war forces It is interesting to note, in this
connection, that Nguyen Van Tam's son, Nguyen Van Hinh, a
former French agifator, is now Chief of Staff of the Viet Nam
Army s
It is also expected that the new Government will give
all the territories of Viet Nam an equal representation. ;
One of the main criticisms against/ Van Huu's Government had
been that it was almost exclusively composed of Southerners,
and that the embattled North had no adequate representation.
Nguyen Van Tam has now promised to change this, and to
satisfy the legitimate demands of Annam and Tonking.
The new Government of Nguyen Van Tam can be considered
as a great and grave political move by Emperor Bao Dai.
Nguyen Van Tam is a loyal and devoted servant of his Emperor.
His appointment means that the Emperor has chosen to increase
the fighting will of his country at a time when important
new battles seem to loom on the horizon.
Because it is to be expected that within a matter of
weeks a large-scale Communist offensive will set in
in the Tonking Delta. Tis offensive may be of crucial
impor tance. It is therefore reassuring that control of
public affairs in Viet Nam is getting into strong and
reliable hands, at a time wea critical fights might start.
Under Nguyen Van Tam's Government, it is certain that
whatever the puewiehis on the battlefield, Viet Nam will
fight on.
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