Hamlet Evaluation System (HES)

The Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) was a system developed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) (ASDPA&E) to measure the degree of security in Vietnam.

Some parts of the system are based on NIPS 360 FFS.

System Operation

Following flowchart describes overall operation of HES (extracted from HES Operations Manual):

Manuals

Command Manual: Describes overall functioning of HES.
Operations Manual: Focuses on system operations.

Program Manuals

A set of documents that describe individual HES programs.

Program R7102P: HES Edit A
Program R7103P: HES Edit B
Program R7104P: HES Update
Program R7105P: Bayesian Score
Program R7106P: Bayesian Merge
Program R7109P: Analysis File Generator
Program R7114P: Analysis Question Response Report
Program R7113P: Analysis Summary Report
Program R7115P: Analysis Information Report
Program R7118P: Information Report
Program R7119P: Gazetteer File
Program R7129P: Administrative ID Roster
Program R7151P: Revised Summary Report
Program R7160P: Revised Ethnic Minority Affairs Report
Program R7120P: Gazetteer Report
Program R7124P: Hamlet Density/Status Report
Program R7126P: Colby Hamlet Density/Status Plot
Program R7127P: Detail Trend Analysis
Program R7161P: Bilingual Update Forms
Program R7167P: Variable Model Percent Change Report
Program R7171P: Hamlet Change Wire Diagram

File Units

Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) Basic Master File 7/1969 - 1/1973

Contains a HES Basic Master File.

Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) Gazetteer

Provides a mapping from USID numbers (as present in the NIPS files) to names, provinces and geographic logcations.

NARA NIPS

Hamlet Evaluation System (HAMLA) Files, 1967
Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) Basic Master File 7/1969 - 1/1973
Hamlet Evaluation System 1970 (HES70) Files, 1970 - 1971

There is a series that collects all HES related file units: Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) Files, 1967–1974 (NAID: 4616225)