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Republic of Vietnam Traffic Control Police

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The Traffic Control Police (Vietnamese: Cảnh Sát Kiểm Soát Giao Thông – CSKSGT) or simply ‘Circulation’ in French and nicknamed the "white mice" due to their all-white service uniforms, was the traffic regulation branch of the Republic of Vietnam National Police (Vietnamese: Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia – CSQG). During the Vietnam War, the Traffic Control Police operated closely with the ARVN Military Police Corps from 1962 to 1975.

Uniforms and insignia

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Traffic Control Police agents were given an all-white cotton service uniform consisting of a long-sleeved shirt and trousers, worn with a matching white peaked cap; the shirt had dark blue removable shoulder boards and badges and other insignia were in silvered metal.[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tarrius, La Police de Campagne du Sud-Vietnam 1967–1975 (2005), pp. 37-38.

References

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  • Sir Robert Thompson et al., Report on the Republic of Vietnam National Police, 1971. [available online at http://www.counterinsurgency.org/1971%20Thompson%20Police/Thompson%20Police.htm]
  • Valéry Tarrius, La Police de Campagne du Sud-Vietnam 1967–1975, in Armes Militaria Magazine No. 236, March 2005, Histoire & Collections, Paris, pp. 37–43. ISSN 0753-1877 (in French)
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