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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3 NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 TOP SECRET – Sensitive  : indignantly and called on their sons and daughters throughout the country to rise as one in order to kill the enemy. Finally they saved their people from danger, and their good name will be carried into posterity for all time. The elders and prominent personalities of our country should follow the example set by our forefathers in the floriousglorious [sic] task of national salvation.


 * "Rich people, soldiers, workers, peasants, intellectuals, employees, traders, youth, and women who warmly love your country! At the present time national liberation is the most important problem. Let us unite together! As one in mind and strength we shall overthrow the Japanese and French and their jackals in order to save people from the situation between boiling water and burning heat.


 * "Dear compatriots!


 * "National salvation is the common cause to the whole of our people. Every Vietnamese must take part in it. He who has money will contribute his money, he who has strength will contribute his strength, he who has talent will contribute his talent. I pledge to use all my modest abilities to follow you, and am ready for the last sacrifice.


 * "Revolutionary fighters!


 * "The hour has struck! Raise aloft the insurrectionary banner and guide the people throughout the country to overthrow the Japanese and French! The sacred call of the Fatherland is resounding in your ears; the blood of our heroic perdecessorspredecessors [sic] who sacrifiedsacrificed [sic] their lives is stirring in your hearts! The fighting spirit of the people is displayed everywhere before you! Let us rise up quickly! United with each other, unify your action to overthrow the Japanese and the French.


 * "Victory to Viet-Nam's Revolution!


 * "Victory to the World's Revolution!"


 * (2)

The Viet Minh was originally an "anti-fascist" league of the following Viet nationalist groups:


 * — The New Vietnam Party


 * — The Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League


 * — Vietnam Nationalist Party (VNQDD) (Only certain factions of this party elected to join the Viet Minh)

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