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
Notes
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. (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