Republic of Vietnam Traffic Control Police

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

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.

See also

• ARVN Military Police
• First Indochina War
• Phoenix Program
• Republic of Vietnam
• Republic of Vietnam Military Forces
• Vietnam War
• Weapons of the Vietnam War

References

• 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, March 2005 issue, Histoire & Collections, Paris, pp. 37–43. ISSN 0753-1877 (in French)

External links

• Federation of South Vietnam Police Associations (in Vietnamese)
• The "White Mice" of Vietnam
• RVN National Police at globalsecurity.org
• http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vietnam
• http://www.polinsignia.com/vietnam.htm