ABSTRACT
The manifesto of the Fatherland Front declared that because of the 'intensified intervention of the United States (US) imperialists in Indochina, the implementation of the Geneva Agreements is being hindered and the peace, unity, independence and democracy of our country are being threatened.' In September-October, 1955 the Diem regime gave priority to eliminating a Binh Xuyen force which had sought refuge in the Rung Sat area after having been pushed out of Saigon-Cholon the previous May. The campaign was named Operation Hoang Dieu and was under the command of Duong Van Minh. The deliberations of the 8th Plenum and the decision to form a new front represented the party's response to this malaise. The united front's campaign of disruption failed to stop Diem from achieving his aims. In mid-March, 1956 after the assembly elections had been held, and after the military balance turned in Diem's favour, the Nam Bo Regional Committee held a post-mortem.
