PERIODIC REPORT TO SFRC ON LAOS

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: July 14, 1972
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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SUBJECT: PERIODIC REPORT TO SFRC ON LAOS
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B. VIENTIANE 3253
FOLLOWING IS MISSION REPORT FOR SECOND QUARTER CY 72,
USING SAME FORMAT AS PREVIOUS REPORT (REFO B):
1 o US PERSONNEL I N LAOS (AS OF 30 JUNE 72) : 12200
A. CIVILIAN DIRECT HIRE: 4440
B. MILITARY: 240?
(1) ARMY ATTACHE: 21?
(2) AIR ATTACHE: 7a
(3) PROJECT 404 (INCLUDING TDY TO PROJECT 404): 1990
(4) MARINE GUARDS AND US NAVY: 13.
Co PERSONNEL ON TEMPORARY DUTY: 250
(1) CIVILIAN: 6m
(2) MILITARY (LESS TDY TO PROJECT, 404) : 190
D. CONTRACT EMPLOYEES: 5 1 10
20 FRIENDLY MILITARY FORCES (TOTAL STRENGTH AS OF
30 JUNE 72) : 92,2250
A. FAR/FAN: 52,3690
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B. LAO IRREGULAR FORCES: 30,0150
C. THAI VOLUNTEERS I N RLG IRREGULAR FORCES: 9,8050
3. ESTIMATED ENEMY FORCES IN LAOS (AVERAGE OF MONTHLY
FIGURES DURING SECOND QUARTER CY 72): 106,0084
A. NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA) (EXCLUDING THOSE
ENEMY FORCES TRANSITING LAOS VIDHO CHI MINH TRAIL
SYSTEM): 68,000,
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LAO PEOPLE S LIBERATION ARMY (LPLA) :
DISSIDENT NEUTRALISTS (D N) : 2,OOOo
36,000
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ROYAL LAO AIR FORCE (RLAF) OPERATIONS
TACTICAL AIR SORTIES: 6,566.
&7,?#80/FLARESHIP SORTIES: 381.
AIR TRANSPORT SORTIES: 71,794.
I N LAOS:
5. CASUALTIES IN LAOS:
A. US MISSION PERSONNEL: 4 KILLED.
B. LAO:
(1) FAR/FAN: 157 KILLED, 495 WOUNDED.
(2) LAO IRREGULARS: 419 KILLED, 19191 WOUNDED.
C. THAI VOLUNTEERS: 113 KILLED 9 505 WOUNDED.
D. NVA/LPLA/DN (EXCLUDING THOSE I N HO CHI MI NH
TRAIL AREA RESULTING FROM ACTION OF NON-RLG FORCES:)
19233 KILLED, 3,843 ESTIMATED KILLED OR WOUNDED.
6. USG MILITARY CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS, IF: ANY; NONE.
7. US MISSION PERSONNEL MISSING I N ACTION (MIA) I N
LAOS: NONE?
FOLLOWING EXPLANATIONS APPLY TO ABOVE CATEGORIES:
PARA 2.A-INCLUDES RLAF STRENGTH OF 29232.
DECREASE (5,287) FROM PREVIOUS REPORT DUE TO RE-
EVALUATION OF FAR/FAN ROSTERS.
PARA 2.C-INCLUDES ONLY THOSE THAI IN COUNTRY,
NOT THOSE IN TRAINING (4,146).
PARA 3.A-SIZEABLE DECREASE (9,000) FROM PREVIOUS
REPORT DUE TO MOVEMENT OF ONE DIVISION WITH SUPPORTING
ELEMENTS FROM MR II TO NVN AND APPARENT MOVEMENT OF
SEVERAL HO CHI MINH TRAIL SUPPLY AND SERVICE ELEMENTS
FROM SOUTH LAOS TO NORTHERN SVN.
PARA 30B-FIGURE OF 36,000 INCLUDES ABOUT 13,000
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CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO PERFORM MILITARY SUPPORT
FUNCTIONS,, E.G. VILLAGE DEFENSE, TRANSPORTATION AND
HEADQUARTERS STAFFS, IN PL CONTROLLED AREAS.
PARA 3.C-FIGURE OFRIWNPPP INCLUDES KHAMMOUANE
NEUTRALISTS (APPROX 1000) ON WHOM WE HAVE HAD NO
INTELLIGENCE REPORTING SINCE 1968 EXCEPT FOR THEIR
FREQUENT MENTION IN RECENT PL PROPAGANDA.
PARA 4.A-INCLUDES 253 T-28 TRAINING SORTIES
I N LAOS.
PARA 5OA' THREE OF FOUR BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
DEATHS NOT RPT NOT RELATED TO HOSTILE ACTION.
SEE VIENTIANE 2802, 28559 3153 AND-4602; STATE 062358
AND 063373))
PARA 5. C-REMAINS OF 98 THAI KILLED DURING MARCH
WERE RECOVERED IN MAY: REF B FIGURE FOR THIS ITEM
SHOULD THEREFORE BE 395 VICE 297 KILLED.
PARA 5,,D-FIGURE OF 1,233 KILLED IS CONSIDERED
HARD AND RELATIVELY CONSERVATIVE,, AND INCLUDES BOTH
KIA AND KB A. FIGURE OF 3,843 ESTIMATED KILLED OR
WOUNDED INCLUDES PROBABLE KIA/"'KBA9 PROBABLE WIA AND
WBA. ADDRESSEES ARE WELL AWARE OF DIFFICULTIES IN
OBTAINING FIRM DATA ON ENEMY CASUALTIES.
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