The Republic of Vietnam National Police – RVNP (Vietnamese: Cảnh lực Quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa) or Police Nationale de la République du Vietnam (Police Nationale Vietnamese: Cảnh sát Quốc gia – CSQG for short) in French was the official South Vietnamese national police force from 1962 to 1975 operating closely with the ARVN during the Vietnam War.