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November 1968
Coastal activit7 cont.Uriedd to drop of f due to sea and surf cona-mdtona

along4 the 3=th China Sea. 4umin; thds Northesat :osonc

Total detctions

COof
Cq

=k

3ai sazeans fall to )2t655, 75 ;vist

ziot)h.*

ovnt .0CM lsa3 -haz Ln 4_br

-vrIs

.-ar

f
1~0,,

h*

deeci
boarciiIS.

ceck-,d

]."'93C6 viauc-. Lnopecboa=z.-s 391

teon2s and

a rn-sult 0.'h'3at

0)

persons"r

detained for inpz'oper identificai~tong viol.,zion ot rwtrict44 azea.,

Ctl'it7y. A &=up af seven

of contrabA Spossession auspicious ami ther

~detainees picked up by PC? 53 =n 19 O~ctober' 30 idles southwest. of 'lung~ Tau~

worem olasitied a, prisoners ot ~aduring ,ayber as a result of interroga- L

ti.on

Also &jdrng ovvmbar there ware 1,123 detections of steel-hu.led "V-.T arz o. Al. were deterxined to be on innocent passaqe

-:easls i

as a -,esilt of 773 inspa,_tions and 40 boarding,. Die to weather conditionu the toopo of Task P'ozoe U5 naval gunirs activity was down for thd fixat time in sevural months. tor naove The 'oovber record

guntire support cae to 6.4 missions including 46 hostile fire and more than 40 raids and

incidents, 8 evading craft taken under tfire intel.imce probes up rivers and canals. of Operation SLZA Ljt

These river incursions in support.

in the IV CTZ were earriu<out by frm Wo to ive off-.ehore

"Sct

boats.

The PC7' wer. supported by naval gavzilre ftr

G&u

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Dimwngd4.d at 3 yea~r intervals Jec1Fssifted sLft~ur 3.2 years

DISTRIBUTION STATEumET A1
Appboved fot public rOleei Distributlon UnUmited

patrol wtont

accounted for apprximaze17 tw-thirds of the &iruLgs airi A~an

destrutitonrinflietadan the anazy by Task P'orce 1U5 durin; 114-ewbsr.

baf

?-5utn"

pato

n,~~l5~: Uc~ti tnit,

'L*; up~ s"rnh

axtortion iof iitm=c

ri-ivr -:raft.

;n the motn

of 3 Novembsur three ?CPl" along

4Ath 7,M* Coanstalt Group

41 unita with~ a aegioii.1 Force ccrp~uW wiaruked carriazi out a raid up the SDoe airerw, 65 x&Llona outh of Ha~ch Gl
an thoz Gl*2f ot Thail-nCL

~WN1i13

PV, 36 rew-ined a faw mile fa th river muth to support a Les.okna.

r*rca sweep to the 3oUth9, PC? 43 and PC? 50 proceeded to a point 1.0 m~1e.a tip ri'ver to takit suspact-I ane~v positions wulaJr f~r.o r3ceivi~d killing the A~ftar rmwwt operator of PICY SOM
U

3niper fire was IuzLng tha optr~ltion

rsarv, gun;`ire

DSOaC*ICI (DO) 941) and

LrCC

=JCA4 (U'fl!X 35) provrided 5-1xe

Durin-, a mi-val ounfire mission 7

Mil*3

asut of Cuiig 11gal on 7

N~ove or

aeievy recoilles-rifle and waa.1-eIna

fire we~ encoun~tered by P0.0-70 and

PC? 75.
d~ammtg

Two enemy recoi2llesm-riI2.. ro'w

k.1iinr ons crkw 1.ound.tin

stzu~ck K*? 70 canuinw hea'q

three others, and knockia& a Xaorinv x~d~ seeral -11 arme hit@. Mhe A4ar'ine

over board* Doth craft. &13o rciv~

overboard 4as not found by the 3earqh car'ried out by PC? 73 and three other Encl2osure~ (1)

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"Swift" boats which promptly arrived at the scene to assist. A very successful river incursion was made on the Cua Ion and Bo De rivers at the southern tip of the Ca Iau Peninsul transiting -he w:atejrja
.d. : ot,r aiz ie.s

on 11 '.0oveber.

n-re PC's'

m east t

-west ",erv 3upporred :7 both ..xed-wng

.n gunfs "

as we-U as '37

"Z" """(:Z? 1165) at t

'he i

u; mutif

t3a 7: Ds and *,SC=C 1.; --

(& C 35) at

f.m the Cua L4n.

Light hostile firm ".vas encountered aausing .W Fhe air suport accountd --.

damage or casualties during the 3ix-hour transit.

for .9 structures/bunkers/sampans destroyed or heavily damaged plus 7 secondary

explosions.

The X=A3T TflM units destroyed or heavily damaged 24 set off 4 secondaries, and killed one Viet Cong.

structures/

bunkars/sampans,

These successes apparently prompted the enemy to stiffen his defenses of' these areas as heavy hostile fire was encounted on two subsequent river probes. On the 13th while providing support for a Vg Coastal Group 41

operation at the mouth of the Cua Ion PC? 6 and PCF 36 encountered automatic weapons and rocket fire. Onie 3-40 round hit PC? 36 causing moderate damage

and wounding one crewaman. destroyed*

The enemy lost 20 structures and 24 sampans

Late on the afternoon of the 24th five PCF's entered the Bo De

River prior to the arrival of their air cover and ran into a well prepared enemy ambush from both banks of the river about two miles inland. The "Swift"

boats were not able to suppress the heavy enemy fire and cleared the area after

destroying two automatic weapons positions and killing an estimated five

Viet Gong, Three "Swift" boats were damaged and three crewmen wounded,

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was diucvrrod ta'at the Gn*V had or fences acr-jo, ta m~ut-h Ofi 'hl Cua

niwtalled a seriess of log bar~rw

IbariOt

s44-anti

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Novembe~r 1968
G

;4ARIX for'eis in ad-iUion to te~ir z=

mi33~

- wrs -ec-PIT

imolved -Li :prtt~ian

,?

4i.h it~s ?4lat.;d Can Tho cr~sizg, awiorr

.r~i4

u3Je. agc~untadi

fa~r 43b'113

ct,.-r.m

..

.LOOj,364

an wildn

howing a~n imrceaaed

m.~S2~~c-14ry a'idence4 vraz

by his attaak3 on ?L~is~ and Uis 2t.4pnd up) att.ack3 on marervnt. ihip34 n3 Uoyetmb.?, tiwo M~fs an a rttina patrol o tjhi upper Lsasoaa 04'ar-

about 20 miles nort~hwet of lon~g Xuysn eume uz~dr autamatic we.-ons

~fix*

They rowturnedi th.* fire and aaw a.bwt. 15 Viet Coi,, runming. a them *h~.1t-hour tookc theat'trs-lor firse, ldal.j.
ILtacr

punmc.d A
-

9,* wouI.iv 2 arM captu.-IAI 4.

'Uhm ara und

sect,.',n of PO3.s kavjpini,

w~' ailvl.tmia* - 1t

obsurved a so'rp;..n -with twzp occup,.rits ai

o ut~ "r%)m Lh

the river.

An the ?W.3 ap~proachadp t.hi aazn t~ried t~o evade warid imod five warning~ shots* The P3, occup,Yt's.
tha tookc the saapen under Z'ir

and prob.',~

i1.!ad tho two is?~~ ot

On 1 4 vomberp the VLtnamese ;av-y ?P~ miaved U.

Dong Uii Rliver patrol responsibilitites.

'7

o~ember eirht PMaj, two "13aa-.4o31 hoaoptonm, 53 " the 1.5, i

one 1ZLLAFL
tta k

15 i~d

?F troops froin Phong '.Y

12
Maile*

m
l? ocat,;d

C2Z

30Uthaaat

off Can Tho in -iarch c an ~--rs cacha.

The "&.!i ;

71ha

?P3

'el",

~~~~directed Iry three lnorlwirz.

o..in-5txe

97nrao

at

year intervals

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,DECLASSIFIED 49W11HED,
r~if1O5, 48 h&-n grwlades

45 riLfle Crundrap 500 rmurK4u of 7.62 aaawnmtion.9

15 ki-los of doeuwats, 100 Pttogra~kha, 3P 5Ar 0 rou'zd. of' 7.9 aam*4a~tionv

OA.~ f-,Ot mi~ne, 2 Lend mies
Nto A31rr=u rizavil-7~ As

ono cl-ymvrs mt~ra z~. Th

2 r
3o

o-x &i-o ktal?. trOI

rJ.~cota4h3

toole t.he antir

dthe

tiikrt

.U%8

==

Cira.
lwj
roI"'ef

-'h-3 '.-a

wdevcead 6h

seriOU21j

wo!JQed fr=i

LSJ.L to Can 'To.

'ATmee -emve

?zS tacrie

arrivwed

to iwintzn the bloodcing

forcee.

n~o J1

cazaul~tieu* Thin

attadc was Iwterx.nd to be a retaliation sztrikei for t~i =Vvious dais opezrotion 41Ath the IaZT as t~he primAary tagt
Li~ne J.4mi.os southmist of Ja~n,

Ii A No'vebtir Ui the Rujig Sat .ipeci.twro :'DA

0&cs~

nd-m M"

makckt and autcwtia -weaponn fire, thrw

7--,o cover boat of the

e~'4 receivmd two rocket hits on tho 9+t"rbo;!rd Ado

perosxu'eL

The patrol ofl'c~vr 5hifted to the~ cover b-At to a.id the twiun~d e

anM hadi the boats reverse ccurio andi make a firtag zm JUong tho West. bw-nk of th~e =wmU. caaia~t Thmener at~taeck bocams heavie.r and an Ar"7 1417'.
LU

*ivarted to thw scene and a law *

was ac-a,1

r hi1

f~rstghi

putro.I thrm'u~i the kill zoe 'What was~ nearly a kilo~uter Io~n& tbR r~tr~t uartrma.e-ster Thuodore ,>Wli wa3 hAt by a rocket had d~ied of nowsr, Chizf 1'

-.

instatintly, his action.

Chief 047II'

has been racowitenii.4 for tha U.lyer 3t~ar Ada

0fr

Two subsequent. fixw3-wingv air istrik~a -dare ca-.od in to

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DECLASSIFIED
complete the attack. Cn 15 N)iowmbar =~La set u~p an ambuah 4 mile* ocuti~weat of'~ Tho6 .en 7i-A Cong war* sag, in aziibout, t~he aroa
4

Aetok U~

thea Undar

cild

"om

-*vr3 ca-2.3d Ln

--a

cows.- t~w

=d~zL;

=.d

:3gt

usod :,;r -.ha opwraxt.-j

::L.2cod 12.-v= =crtir .1W~3 in r

areas.

7-I'y

,.; an

or , two

Ms, c:Cf-:lt 3 of

poration
ach ia

X ? One PZ

.2.
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:e:to '

ndmy ambush 4hile tramiting from

ach Sol to

hit bY 3 or 4 B-40 rou-xIs along with autoatio weapons fire directed from both baks, The stricken PM beached and the oather boat came alonside to

rwder meia

asuixtancee

Both P~1i at~t&ptad t~o sapprons thr, Mire

during
-j

the antie oerutiron.

and "Soa.olves" damgdp

Three a .iitioal p
on the aroo.

o oa, monitor, three ATCs,

broke contact thi.

convg

4hen th a nw

PM.was taken in tow and ieontually proceeded undir Its own power COU1. lCrve (5N caialties war* suffered in thi,

to the JEWM

oncounftera
On 21 .ovtP bar on. the Vinhi To Cam.1 paricipating in Operation SEA LX=3, attack, ?BrfL Cne PIU
Yam

*tagtsi:t

Chau Doe,

Vo Miss weapons , The

ca= uncle? PIG and au~tor t

hit by a %PG round staeboard-broadside fo.-rd. An ASIPB that ra'

attampted to 3uppr00s thO fliv with no success

patrolng with them and appartntly not sightod by the Viet Cong opened up with 20-m fire and the anemy broke contact. "3eawolvea" wore sent Enclosure (2)

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Sinto mwrkvi the azra 1but woe, =bl to p 1:.ca 3L-ri"e I t.3 lal oL, dintifyint Two ni,-ita 1rtar,, ui patrol oticar~ who 1ulnd b,.cn Ambuw!hud led.

axwk.ot

Ara

h~.i.'1

-hitA~ a.

:,:A. ia

-a.

The

potrzi.

o.rf~c#T1 Uartenannt Juck

:Li-ia.d

ri,

actiorm,

*_n

2i.i 2L!

embsr wih,.li on~ nyi'~tal potiol on tihe up

Arekon& U

;Abouit

16Y

rt-vrred eouris. ta

'pt

the~ maV~e

this ;irrt

ah I At

I c:- e

;o~itlo

%ri S-40

munds th

.l. t.a lead. boet czmd hat

ma ctLwd

mmo'our. hito frus awtom tia einro boti bemtza. 'no lead bornt w-%s bv&Ld -op ^41ont.,tide t4 --

w vri1 -40 r-jwn'' mrmrrily miz.Sd

t.a

prev-mt, It fx'vi

zjkn-. 4.t~

cover b 1 t

&bezt two ieriouslj vrtu.

earmwon,

it the

cover for t~'

de

bo, t~i wid dcr troy

&rzq

Birt l 'ripC-11 d bo.t. 11,e

to arriva mcucd t.1t I iirce rcm lnLn-, crawzr af t..--

AIL1

9c1~r. (2

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belos placzd tsevyiral strikes on th4a araa *Ahile attempt4 were made* to rofloat tho be~ached boat. rouiMxi * impact~4 close by. Ourina -.he sal'rags op'srt4ong twio morttr -,a holo pilota s-,mtt-. t.he wiwqm irwrtzxe 1U2.21 crt

',~~ozi~tior ard destroyed it.

L rizi

&tno

:anal,, as

atof

prtic2

--A

cam -. Iaer 3-w

-jckat. x-d hea7

"a~tomitic-~epona !ire Wafut, 8 mjl.,q

C~ia4 mortb.e-,t .,f 2waiwo

BothixmeIts Pl-n and Six other

wero hit by 9-40 rock~ts, ne of the boats beachwL an ASPO were disF*.chied to the scoei I;$I pergionme

Adtditima..

andi 3pressed tha's fire,

were -,-und,4 1in thie attack. to 3ai.xi were up

Att acks on vorchint 3ippi;V, in the ehr-xme1l ajppraciabl;.

A've attacko we-ra rmdo this =nth as oryponed to !t-a one Zai 1 . IJL?~L a 1o>0teatmnto sie 12 milas sout~w.st

?2ada in -.ctobter,

11I41came ta-er rock.-t arJI autot33idUSwOfamn

of Saijpu

The 3hip w's riot hit. in t!he attack an4 3uffered w~ caswu.1ties,
Gmene~

:3sin I~ha area Zr15hud to the, scene and t~ook the

firinr

posiLizns

=nder fire. attack,

UNFT.

Navy "SoawioL'" he~on sermbled from~ 'Iha 3a and joined t%,ht

Aftt.r e~ipealing their aummunition t~hey -ders reliwrd by an Aacr Davage to 'he etn7 -iaa unkrgmI. cam
Oni 5 :ocbtr.rj the &iP~ii"
i'Ul.ur

J-,(MiOC

xzider rsootUaa-rifle attack in the

Sat Spacial Zone.

and

Tha attack caused swilt rfztalat~io

b7 G..4.. '-AFL3

forcesandim

ar

aCk F I

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cn 13 *.iQvbar 15~

!~.aI

rue.eivred a VPG round oni tho a fire., The

stairbo-ord side formrzd of Number One hatch$ =z:,n -ih~lp ceoar~d th.a charare-l and contmiend to Vung Tau.

P9:n anAIM

I'2.

bu

wid

no eor7taet.

Tbar* -.;'re no frram~ly casulte1.s.

The ]nt maroh.. nt. -ima

~ship

att.~ck took plAce on 19 No%-tibar When thq Ong1.zh tankbr atoaci'.e by S-40 zrtcets &Mardutomnti-wepoY1 hause. -r
fire.

flA Whip suataiad

dcku~ a minor hole in thj &iAhar

PLWO yar-r' FB-x

a~stari of the.

ta:-dire,
th

sulproessa th-i -ve. firo.

A Navy/ i.i?"Z airborne~ at. thu ..&me .joirnad-

fi,-ht.

Vietnarn.qe i~uck-kila troopn. wei-e insoF*,4d 64 iraie a sweep of 7. troops found one 13-1W roiad aml bloodl trzdIis tut sto an%.r

the aroA.

Par-4okt.aI 'ders, sight-od.

Preivention *C cdninirs continued to be the ordair or the deq.

18 Novwdlia, inm'ulatsd cir~ndutor wire *4as di ov~ric. iLn retr

,)n 16 i..nd

v-iAvl 3WG.Up b ts rd ppjp-ared In the

IS Rmvia or

n cirewrn~ of an A'TC aoorod at z

13. !.aSval 3418

a bola-inq noi.-,s In t~he water and 3i?hted a tsan in the water tAth .4-. to bv scubn onulpment. water smeiiately. The cre aEmber thr~w twr) crncussian ;rnkbdia

A subbsaquent. 3earch b-y tho harbor p~atrol. arn: anti-ow4::cr.

DECLASSIFIED

a~closurto (2)

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A roautirw search of a wat.w-. t~axi uncov*ored Ur-)wru sj~aant of medicina in theifr posesossiotu Th4 wCmeO o1L4moAi

-wit ;;n exacasve h t~hey wre taking

t~be medicine t~o their bai.InclW.1iId in the c~nfIlcatod nudicna -,mu 30 bo~ttas of 5tI p~om27 'Lne3,
16 bott4an og peri~ciJAn

60 ampu*ius of

&Ic:G

~ 'trl1~i

at 1iI.!L&nh

Enalpeure (2)

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tho dgvcntct"-, attackc

.Ia

mse

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t!'.6 %0"tOst 20 ie

e.*..

0"32 on I. 'ow~r-arb

t~w

li;.

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t aq~e lthers

n2

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umt=1 beJot

tec;Lwil

tbo tbs pznrw

*t 7-~

boopmrItoe1 in~

t.,oa 4ak
a fttda

zztuizu eratod

sczo71'

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4udc o~ean ia the -. osvy

-a -4oth th

4so.-%

~i izto~oon

oceor

AL'A Udth'1.r !14V2 e.izj- in tA3 Mvae UVx Ascerit z~tta3.l

u.'ctc=f

=.A70dta 4-h Wet.* wf t.

iwin aailrjod r.&i; tlrr o

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to

7;AL*A, *AZ 51 anUp7,rt=.d tIA 71.1-

ion

Ye

opr~w.tioi 111 M~A

ini VAl '.!*a Provircoj X-kD 2 um -po the 3/31MI

mnso llleare duti@on UD12

Artill-lrY Dattaiion of tho XiLnth M)1iri.ns,

tin~ad to~ uai il

t~e V/3th Inft. 3n In eastam Lang An -roVi22es opr&UMz

ouzt of the Na~vy b"-a at, '.Ia 2s.

Of t?: V=

411:; ratinr

uJ .h %03

et, 3

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LZW Vd..AX/ipv'Cr

a ain str~uck the

' 4.1-

WL:-t of
vzoqI-aa Lon ~.vr&:,-. t ~ ~~
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'T1s Uij1t U.l

-a

-'U (TV C..4)s an ICU~ counrt d to 00*w:0 tvrAc b

tk* addtton 09' a ia--o booi cxd riccmU~cms

* ~=t# *~;m

c!~ vua :-xd mr-4 cuzk ufla at ar~chor u~on

0.=.mc tho

r.-' .X

71"r

cvru

=odr- tr4.=

th

et 2.7

31/o *%,A dotne

'4rv and other

.A1~jt .ad~tobj t

c~t

or~ =tnia wao kd.:c~v~x'e U-2 wua railed to tt.e scareandr M

ter cooithru.1M ths cr~t ww

camAX2r

tot~qsd~ dsent4~m tV.o facs1it-r x4 metbd of ralD;:it.

Zmwss of the sewvre dxLa,-v t.o '77--

tho bazr~c

lcati~op Ccf-zxwkr

tI= o.C ThUa-4 to o14iWiate It aa a navi , w,ional. h=zird.

ZtOtant-1oU2 ae do.

m t'e*ovezuir4.- of I ;*vnmber"wX 1.rw.

17.42

jotnbd ,dth -jmt4 a.!

~n c~~ i~v~tacroa

tto C~bo&~an '

tutt~c

toe

lt.

DEMASSIRE:jD

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::&9rtrbvr

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ama :axutlex mle ~ 10i

me-641

t~ 'd. h iO C2~

Dudrg the cor-toi= niro r~nds of 3.04-ma -. eo fimd m

ei.ei*ax =bec tUne -=3d
Th i~~:

-6r=

-a roio

izn4rect

an~ Caic7u
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of about, 'o-O4.'4
done uIb1 t1m me
t

yukdo a:Ur the izdti.,21 &,yta

14 in -be~dw~ tho Tri TM

Caz~l,

T-r.- a A~ire-co~trol e.azqtr Umco mtem-c~co -airts %=m =a~ds a

about 25 fact i~r

ztuon theor,.Vs bow, an wz~. r- atA*c ~

the zbozvelas~ Ath t-4

zn

orpen 4h

,wtie

4 jt,

foad

of the cowcm11's .ztp

bow as t-h zivot -oints thoew zarv ~vcvcd t~he mnla c;oinets in lin~e -,th4-ha nttriw~d to nwah CIA,

to kee7, the miremmno

anL3.L~ the 1lzth the troops wsar

bae4omded azA

4ELSFE'

16 to

naizbor 7%1*"

Acrlt, Cz'a. ag T k
u~-

117.2 ~f~
ncnt;;oZ a -if

pt~al
C"~

-,,a

af opo~tiaz=s to oz a~rea a~3o4t 42 ia x& urth Z. the :-.. V1'

After

t~w cra~t "t

ulp ir-tozriict~ion ra r

,.

U~r4

z-d

'.!2z~f~:.a -oc:Led Zm L~zd

:.

7r

10)CLAS6

cu

4i Uovcmbxrs the 71.11 Div=' Patra I op (Ulr) 51 PMlR *(3*T~o~1~~**K~'

aoswrnd tetxl

. . -m Ulity for pitr1~t~~~

*-**

=4.

ezcco
-

.a

7t31'

-. 3t

-I

-a

Cal .a.
-n

M..

.6

.ub7.3r5 j

-:14 2s

iv, 7..fl

' to: -ich this =oreth cc=:*!=ed Z..ht -.d~i

i.ior'to
nrA

-4t~h W-ThAL2

and A: n, troops emba~cd,

=im,-ha us

cozxdwted tbzvrht tih. mocth as the PER'* cu7=t'ed th. 13nded troopsa in ,=Mm~ aupport arA -I.vor UlocX~dz cpcrmfo2. Psycholoioa3. c~a~tiorm (T.pes

and locI'lot dreap)

rctd-

wre cc dt~od duin,- th~e nrrc~l patrol3 in additim to

search and imcpsot1.

actlvities.
a proiz
.;C

*~a 6 .!:ovwfbcr =1

canductin

the Co-, Len :'ivors 10 miles

soleth *- -=~h -lai rityr du.-irZ a 071 LC2;6.2 o~erntions t,hroe Co~zto1 .'cp 414 J';..mko -vr* attacked by~ 3-40s rco-Il21as..riflo and =1 axus fire, 11im~e V!mIN aaio -. e Idi and araven wars wounded, xr~Z dim U,* a~ cralstled adviaorq, "I'l arbush to(* place in = m-sa -.hfr a -:'7-A LZ7 PC:,,

,.ad J,~t recei.ved mid aupp~rsamed ozry- :io. )1ovembZ', 130 3 wa~ns =L-u'h-d b7 3-U an
Z-16'ic

Thrmcroiazj-:L3.Io 75.=
J-e

=an
ar-us.Ms

them t2cu~~tl bwc a: the Bqusac

nc.:

Cu Laio I~i Iz1lami,

d.=atol7 :o11owrd by auluatic weax~om Ziefr't

both *aav--s

2onf-raod el, 3 ;rear L-etervai2a

Zeci~a-imfiod a:tcr 1.2 mmC-,

pr

al t.a4 rier

":Le *Upy

r-ac.r5

ccu~rrzQ, ret.umedO

to *ta atrend a14I&Yt

domIf

hov Kand

recorm~i mnee fire.

44eavolvsaws wor

ealled In for f~J~ow.41p strike*s -who vxeinrue

th L=

smaovac r..4k's 19shco1 In to on-load the so-won VI saaUlr MN

in1 T-ae opouir4
'VV2.ms/

This incidentc Aervw

a~s a ;oabudsg

~To

si=a

one A-, soldier ~V=;dad

tbo~ d~aza;o

~aA~he. zeen1 "0~ z.nucting z&Il7a9

the

operations

bo-at. trma tUe previlms miming inadan zr 1

name MZ'ea on .VOetober,.

MIN? RX units ;=Uaiipatoe4 in the man h1ck&& at the C"n 'M u

Cor-l~cr gram~ 11 to 29 Na~br

IA cotort. wisth

Y 116 r'7asa

L..xU lns1,3

2/1ano
Ui

2;

cocdu~cted blocking azA search operat.ic= uarcnd Cu Lio ay, to derty the onoW a cOWv=G-LU&=Of
mu'te frma

CU 'aw ZiA md Th.n "irtb islzind

'lower Del.ta toa up-per n~ M4. and I!Z Corpse

Amiohbious operatimis were

purswbd an AI10

9Wh arA 21st :mtantry tLivision and *AIrxi rn-wrv vert trans.-

ported,, lzndd and extracted b,7 L'w% cxaf du.ring swoops of the 1sI.ands
Utrmbhot the period of the ccmpair1.

ca~t of :atg Igyn to the 5ze 5on area of Uien G~ang Jr'rviace,

Mhe

r.Li

2IZR)8

operatton wa~s conducted Iz t.he Sa Tiaa-..ach Gis aaa~ls area by' Tr' 117 glean..ts
while

tAei

cre-Ct U.ted the v~c4th

L-;Intry' Batt.alion and~ ^rjtiJ4.er7

:lorwrl'1

or,-nzd an a bri'.;cdes the '72T vus rnidooi. rated a division i-ads

"Bri-ade A operated in

an I October' an vu comprised o:! 2 :zrr.

III M Z undix' the opert~ana1 coznt-ba1 *C t.-z 18th AI7W laantrr tiv--ion ur-til
Z*'.*V~,w-r Car' 0.rution :i on ~iZ zjtc ~ c~.~.
4~i -=SZ2*'"

::~a

~~to the

contrz1ol

the V-.th A.i

Diviion vt.; no =.o*=z

cotatct,

2a 23
-

07.em

bczs*

25

izaens oz the 6th Betr4..ou w=X evacua.ted

the !a.tai n:t4r

rigade 3 Was ciorled of the w

t Intazt-.

ar-a~ d paxt4.cipae

zion in c~oodiUaC..o onl 2aer iano con

'4.th tha '.ob!U.ivarl act tiinQ

'.:are ner o'c~:lach raein.c~tia a:o

*Pa=-t o=.

ia,

V 4cr~ti

1 ko

;Iles aink

va

us'etc.-Yard L.21=. +.2;

:be

3,rd

-7rr atl.3.~1 on operz.tcd. -4-1h lv-e 'T-72, the "y Tho

~-,2drr

the Operational. co-t~z-1 oe the 17th T = 2Jzlicn 4

eo~s~e.SDCoraeorarat~ons wiht"' no

The

~rfoz~d rePe

2czterayz 7

,vv-a t~v opcrtiorzal coznt.-cl a.: thG 25-6.h 4 .4

antry Ci-vizin in~ cloca

coordl:=t..on Wlith the V.

2zt -1i Ca-avlr-iv.oC.;t

ni-CLA.S&FLED-*iA

roportaid nuEligible onen

eont~act, th4iu mornth

DECL\$IE . Q
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.. nj
People

u~der~tix4 that. te xbi-I: ].al- L= r~ot

n.

,;orthb v

iota=0 1,0

had Stoated thA thbq xuud nwmre~cauate vi~us the bccia -Out~h -;jot nmeo*~e~ td ~

an =Ai i.'od raver recoe~izw fr

ze:%'Qz;'e szt7t

at42r ivmdxz i. ~t1:10 peacs talifl* :!=,cr,%

v'-

do tUo

th, h-Ie

,e -zz ;arvr=r =41 ~ z

i,- z.'adit

to do both cz' -t:ce e

ti the on

"rtd inortaa Tceog the =ont.t =,a thc ri~i

atotdir-,

t.4kw Ath t~.1 ovemmont of Acnt

i-eL4041 t~ac

!az reqIx-od

UU.*rs~zd t;vt

.Aroi 1ras been~ SOed by T,-./A1~4td a-c~cmae poulix ui~r~r i t. t.h.

Cr

battaotlold =Aar4

er~h~ez;L
wi~t

of tho
nc~eo

nt ecv e
Tlh

m'oa

to a -rce t* s.otiata
n.awi that t2ho

,.*.:-,

tL.be.

:"V'iT unta iflein~C

the xuow ta.:c *.:thATe -oal of a "usts LuxC'.~e ;:,d :r.3-t*(!d

' *am L2.ot =11 ri2.

a cL

r:10. inL 12m rem ma~wi-:

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m?~~ to s3ou'tb vi:tcame a~cm

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't~~

Paristo'c~ Tak

=ae~z ccz-)nc iA

'-`L0
AAsr -L~h.1y

fore V~t Co" m-,01w

~C~3d11d O~Ja3ZQ t.,@

aontUq &,Vtaa- -:eior the I-rsztoCA 6

zz -,ls. '&.ad nc Acza :ot r-t

ro,

Lvl

thr

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tt

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lare+ -i

=ar

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lovarkbmr

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7

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1

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a. bo

Dostateds (1) Junks or supans (2) Stmeature

Captu~red:

445

32

226

35

9*77
1
28s7-213

28 1

(1) Jwarihor snamano

(2 e.apons (3) AM.aurtion. (iMiAGd) (4) Rice (tone)

4
*

2
.**1041.3

51 tow~

(1) Juxik- or sapans

(r2) 3truatures M~ material lxsse~s: a. D.*avzoyeds (1)SuIrface craft

294
8 0

126* 241
0

)5 1 (TLLC-4) 7,

(2)Htlicoptews (1) Suarface, craft (2)!icopteris SAE tai.3uiotn4,*

aemnrk: b* Dsmaged:

0
6

0
10

Information naot appl1icable or niot available t~hi3 d.ts

1 na2U&4.t 7 October dataineesi olazi4fiod an ' it Con'Includes 3 U-1 KiA andl 1 tX4 9TJAA by orbanac~ acciJdiit &u~ingz 14TY 3. I IEC ridin-, PC? lost when crc.ft hit. by rocket. "-47# 1 31-1 C~iLp aisc., s=11l a=~ av, footianes azid greri~dea. ~'~ Incluades 1,265 ireriadeo x-4 93 mlms. ~ Incluides 620 rockutt/morta/recoillee-.rifle rownda.
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d1

27m'8 :Mluc ~~Ja

U(7)

(A 3r c'.r12t ca.re

i"

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In m.S4-.Qctobo r of this year Operation SiA- 1LU-L 1.nitiata&i

wia3 conce-ivedan

This apratllon bnu::.-J

top~thvir for L.hv; fir~t =Ii La b~u; vdt

a:z.-1o? b.
C.

calnals tfI )m o

:3.Oe to tiie

2klo.

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.f34.Ln-el.ta Tar=

rwa .i-~ys,

Pacifica~2tion and claanca off the :.aaaa

Is -- d

nanie17 Tan

Dinhi and Dang Islanud.-

d.

Hiarassment

of

t-ha onw

to kceep hima off balance. frequntly7

Via.

A large portion of UI. 3* !Iaval assetsi have b4mn contin~azlly eni;~a,

in area. th~at havo been unmier 7t Con& control A-or 7Ga"r.

lowing hoe been accompliahed tovamrd the aV&mmn (1) TG l17.2/Vih4 area pea'

TAhw5 far

fol-

o. th "se orib-Iral ob.1otIvevz Three '-icters

flfrrine Operations in t". :ach lia

aid the areas to the axtent that 24-4ow' ?1:/aX~1

=L~rolz mverv

Linite td on the ~anh Mia to Umig Xquym and Co4. San canal.s bet-aetn the Gulf' 4 of ThaiLind armi thu XLLsn CGianAn Gi..ng province bouridarzt. This petrol ii'

imfluencinjg GV1 of fici. la to continue deailopment. alon, tha canL1s in t'sr= of ou.tpost devooomnt, hc-mlet resejttl~aentj, and intonoilied izie or provincei appear-3 :L, h.Vr been and Ifl{M boata* A r=4w~4 quality a! &a;grivanties

instil.lod In thie local IV~PF troope as evidenuced b7

I.'-ir

-- Ili n,-oa d

to

con'4,.w

ground 2weepe raither thoan r'e-amIruisw close to thei.r b.Lme camlps.

Downgraded at 3 year interv-.aiDE

Declissifiad after 12 yeara

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