safe conduct pass for deflecting enemy (Viet Nam period)

[RCS]

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[RCS]

the 30 round vinyl plastic pouch (also with the safe conduct message is extremely rare to find

[browningautorifle]

Love how you put your waffle mag in it to show off...yes, they're not very common in any shape let alone mint.

[Sentryduty]

Google translate delivers the following literal translation from Vietnamese to English, it' s bit crude but a fellow gets the idea.

Recruiting help you return
See his parents, wife and children
In peaceful
Of Viet-freedom, democracy

Can someone tell me what was the intended purpose of these bags and the reason for printing a message in Vietnamese on them?

[browningautorifle]

intended purpose of these bags and the reason for printing a message

Meant to keep mags clean and dry. The message would be received when the enemy found them.

[Sentryduty]

Basically litter = propaganda then?

Makes sense if that is the case, who knows what actual effect it would have, PsyOps guys can be funny with their schemes.

[browningautorifle]

Propaganda...correct. Hearts and minds. You must have heard your share of that...

[Sentryduty]

Certainly, different war, different schemes though, in my case FM free radios, mobile phones, pens and paper, and Izzy Dolls.

[imarangemaster]

I still half a dozen of the "Chueu Hoi" bags in my safe with my AR stuff. I had a full case of them I got from the trash in the arms room in 1980. I used them a bags for small parts when selling at gunshows in the 80s and 90s. Finally down to my last few.

[browningautorifle]

I used them a bags for small parts

The guys took the parts home and chucked out the bags...