The Traffic Control Police or "Road Police" (Vietnamese: Cảnh Sát Công Lộ – CSCL), "Police de la Route" 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.Tarrius, La Police de Campagne du Sud-Vietnam 1967–1975 (2005), pp. 37-38.
See also ARVN Military Police First Indochina War List of weapons of the Vietnam War Phoenix Program Republic of Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Military Forces South Vietnamese Regional Forces Vietnam War
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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 No. 236, March 2005, Histoire & Collections, Paris, pp. 37–43. (in French)
External links
History of the Republic of Vietnam National Police (in Vietnamese) Uniforms, insignia, weapons and vehicles of the Republic of Vietnam National Police (in Vietnamese) Republique du Vietnam–Police Nationale (in French) Police Nationale Sud Vietnam (in French) The "White Mice" of Vietnam RVN National Police at globalsecurity.org South Vietnam Police camouflage patterns South Vietnam Police insignia