The term 'CONG' is an acronym for the Committee of National Liberation, a political organization in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The organization was founded in 1960 by Ngo Dinh Diem and was composed of members of the Catholic minority in South Vietnam. The acronym 'VIET' stands for the Vietnamese Independence Movement, which was a nationalist movement that sought to gain independence from French colonial rule. The movement was led by Ho Chi Minh and was active from 1941 to 1945.