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S E e ,.:6:~ f2 T SP,BiE"E FINAL SECTION OF TWO ISllfAR C IN PARAS SO MARKED) XXMM ~ · v. · ENPS12F1"1S31 2/·El7VCJ:IR999-71 RPT 2/.,F..l:IVC_VRS99-71 SUMMARY OF VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITY IN THE DMZ, DRV, MILITARY REGION TRI-THIEN-HUE, AND LAOS WHICH HAS BECOME AVAILABLE DURillG THE PERIOD Z811SSZ FEBRUARY - SlS959Z MARCH 1971. ,. xx cc III. UORTH VIENTAM A. NVA 271ST IltDEPENDENT REGIMENT, COMMUNICATIONS ON 28

FEBRUARY BETWEEN UllIDENTIFIED ELEMEHTS OF THE 271ST INDEPENDENT REGIMENT REVEALED THAT REGIMENTAL ELEMENTS MERE TO OBHERV AN INCREASED STATE OF VICHLANCE rn OROER TO CRUSH THE $ENEWf$. IT WAS NOTED THAT BATTALION 7 WAS TO SEllD PERSONNEL UP TO UHLOCATED THAN VU .Ill ORDER TO TELL LONG AND HAN <UNDENTIFIED PERSONALITIES> TO RETURN T~ SEE COMRADE DI C UllIDENTIFIED PERSONALTIES> TO RETURll TQ SEE COMRADE 01 CUNIDENTIFIED PERSONALITY), REPORTEDLY THE STAFF ASSISTAllT FORICOMBAT TRAINillG OF REGIMENT. FillALLY, AN UHSPECFIEID IllDIVIDUAL HAS TO BE PRESEllT AT REGIMENT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE

·COMBAT MISSION, AllD THAT THIS SAME IllDIVIDUAL HAS TO PROCEED TO COMAPNY 8 1 S <~UBORDINATION UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY 5TH BATTALION> POSITIOll AT UNLOCATED NGHIEN LAM. CUF17_V_CM.Hl681f-71, Tl684-71, AUD Tl686-71 > B. QUANG BINH PROVINCIAL UNIT CQBPU>, EXPLOITABLE MESSAGE ACTIVITY ON 27 AND 28 FEBRUARY BETWEEN ELEMENTS OF THE QUANG DINH PROVICIAL UNIT CONTINUE TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER ALLIEQ MOVEMENTS AND STREllGTH AND POSSIBLE DEFEN- SIVE MEASURES TO BE EMPLOYED BY NVA"ENTITIES IH THE EVENT OF ATTACK. IN ONE MESSAGE, IT HAS REVEALED THAT A POSSIBLE COMMAND POST , A$COMMAHD GROUP 4$ AND COMPANY 9 (SUBORDINATION UNKUOWN> HAD FINISHED U"SPECIFIED PREPARATIONS. SECTIONS THAT HERE POSSIBLY PROTECTED BY THESE PREPARATIONS l"CLUDE, NGU THUY CUNLOCATED), THAI THUY <UNLOCATED>, SEN THUY CYD Z3J 862, l7~83N 187-14EJ, ROUTES 16 CAKA ROUTE 11328) 4 AND THACH BAN <YD Z48 873, 17-S3N 1B7-S4E /OR I YD 248 862, 17-S3, .1S7-S4E>. THE FORTIFICATIONS HERE REPORTED AS HAVING BEEN CAMOUFLAGED HELL. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAS DIS- CLOSED THAT WHEN AN UNSPECIFIED BATTALION TRANFERS Fl AND F2 CPOSSIBLY FIRING EMPLACEMENTS>, AN UNDISCLOSED ELEMENT HAS TO SEND.FOUR PRIME MOVERS TO TRANSPORT AMMUNITION, 12.7MM HEAVY MACHINE GUNS AtlD 4SS LITERS OF AN UNDETER­MINED SUBSTANCE. AHOTHER MESSAGE REPORTED THAT THERE l-IAS NO REASOtl TO WORRY IF

_THE $ENEMY$ HAD THE SAME STRENGTH AS BEFORE. ALSO, AN UNIDENTIFIED COMPANY WAS REPORTED TO BE EQUIPED WITH 14MM WEAPONSCPROBABLY 14.7M HEAVY MACHINE GUNS). FINALLY, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE LE THUY DISTRICT UNIT <ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF QUANG DINH PROVINCE> HAD ORGAtl- IZED ITS FORCES TO ACT IN SELF-DEFENSE OF THE LE NINH AGICULTURAL SITES AND $QUICKLY MOBILIZED TO COORDINATE WITH THE UNIT IN MAKING A SURPRISE STRIKE A~ THE ENEMY$. IT WAS ALSO ADDED THAT ATTENTION WAS TO BE PAID TO THE $ENEMY$ BECAUSE THEY HERE STRONGLY EQUIPPED. LONG TERM COMBAT OPERATIONS WERE ALSO MENTIONED IN UNDETERMINED

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CONTEXT. CUF'._ll_YC_MIT1679-71; Tl683-71; 11685-71) C. CIVIL, CIVIL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE VINH LINH SPECIAL DISTRICT ON 28 FEBRUARY REVEALED THAT ONE AIRCRAFT AND ONE $ENEMY$ SHIP HAD BEEN DESTROYED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. AN UNSPECIFIED ENEMY SHIP WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY A $UHIT 32$ (NOT FURTHER IDENTIFIED) AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE SURVIVORS HAD CLIMBED UP ONTO BOUYS $TO FLEE AND WERE IMMEDIATELY ANNHILATED$. THE RESULTS HERE SIX KILLED. THE $GUERRILLA FORCES$ AND THE PEOPLE OF HUONG LAO CU"LOCATED> WERE REPORTED TO HAVE SHOT AT A GROUP OF PLANES THAT WERE ATTACKING THE VILLAGE, WITH ONE ARMED HEVICOPTER SHOT.DOHN AS A RESULT. ALSO OF NOTE, WAS A REPORT THAT $ENEMY PLANES$ HAD STRUCK THE VILLAGE OF HUONG LAP WITH A CHEMICAL POISON. THE RESULTS OF THIS ATTACK WERE NOT DISCLOSED. C2Xlf.l?VC.)'.1TiJ41-71> D. UNIDENTIFIED NVA, MESSAGE ACTIVITY ON 28 FEBRUARY BETWEEN UNIDENTIFIED NVA ELEMENTS REVEALED THAT THE $MILITARY REGION$ HAS TO ASSUME $ALERT LEVEL ONE$. REPORTEDLY ALL UNITS WERE TO PREPARE FOR BATTLE AND BE ATTENTIVE IN CAMOUFLAGING ALL POSITIONS. IT WAS NOTED THAT REPORTS FROM HS AND H3 C BOTH UNIDENTIFIED DESIGNATORS) POUBLY INDICATED HAT ALL UNITS WERE TO PREPARE TO ACT WITH INITIATIVE WHEN STRIKING THE $ENEMY$. (2/\Fl1VCM'/Tl695-71 AND Tl697-71) IV. LAOS, NVA 328TH DIVISION, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITY FD 28 FEBRUARY BETWEEN E~EMENTS OF TH 4TQUKGIENT,NVA 31TH DIVISION FTHERICLSEKQKBRDINATUVVBETNEQ REGIMENTAL ELEMENTS AND ELEMENTS OF THE 36TH REGIMENT, NVA 3S8TH DIVISION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT REGIMENTAL ELEMENTS C64TH) WERE AT KM 196 CON ROUTE 19328, XO 525 415, 16-38N 196-24E> AS WELL AS COMPANY 7 OF BATTALION 2 <PROBABLY SUBORDINATE TD THE 36TH REGIMENT>. IT WAS ALSO DISCLOSED THAT $REGIMENT 36$ WOULD DIRECT UNSPECIFIED OPERATIOHS $AS USUAL$. IN POSSIBLY RELATED ACTIVITY, THE ARRIVAL OF CADRE OF 83 CUHIDENTIFIED DESIGHATOR) HAS DISCLOSED, AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT'THESE CADRE, SIX IN NUMBER, WERE BEING LED BACK TO A REGIMENTAL COMMAND POST <PROBABLY THAT OF THE 64TH REGIMENT>. IN TACTICAL ACTIVITY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT OHE NVA COMPANY WAS BLOCKING AT KM 189 CON ROUTE 1832B; XO 526 395, 16-37N 1S6-24E), POSSIBLY EMPLOYING 82MM MMRMQT HAS FURTHER STAQED THAT AN $ENEMY MOQLESQEADQUARTERS$ WOULK NOZ BE ALLOWED TO $ESCAPE$. A RECONNAISSANCE REPORT STATED THAT FROM DOI GIANG CUNLOCATED), AN NVA ELEMENT HUF BSERVED $BURNING$ TO THE EAST AND HEST OF QHE CACHE AT Q-3 / 11533 455, 16-4lN FINALLY, IN A HIGHLY CORRUPT MESSAGE LATE ON 28 FEBRUARY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNSPECIFIED 794?-?)6 ,;-, HEADQUARTEKS WAS SURROUNDED. C2/•E:lt'-VCM/Tl696-71? 5167 5-71, Tl6 76-71, 51692-71, T1681-71, Tl678-7l, Tl671-71, T1672-71) GENERAL DERECTDRATE OF REAR SERVIC,7+"4? ,9 .. 7,8,-589,? -"3 -;-8)-?>3 -5 51777-57< "748,+ 513 87 UR DD NOT RTE A SIGNIFIGANT CHAUGSSIN THE STATUS OF REAR SERVICES ENTITIES. FORWARE AREA 1 OFINQTRAM 41 REPORTED YO QHE BINH TRAM THAT THUU DON CUNLOCATEDS?497" 1-? STRUCK AND WOULD BE CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS. IN ANOTHER MSG FORWARD AREA 1 STATED THAT ROUTE D-45 <AKA ROUQTOLQQS HASHING OUDUTOHEAIN. MUXEX VTQTYSBETWEEN KR VUU ELEMENTS, INCLUDING BINH TRAM 33, BINH TRAM 41, AND THE 282ND AAA REGIMENT STATED UHHAH ATTACKS ARE QNVQLEDT UKE HIGH POUQ 61. CLOC VIC XD QWUOPX YIGHPOINT 668 CQBC VIC XD 495 356), BAH DONG CLOC XD 51 39), AND THE AIRFIELD AT MOUNG NONG CLDC XD 68 19). XXHH 9SS 118NNNN

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