CAMBODIA - -THE MILITARY SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100200033-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: January 14, 1974
• Content Type: REPORT

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Jan 13, SECRET; Press,, TTT'J , Jan 1-3, UNCLASSIFIED.
The Cambodian Army counterattack northwest of Phnom Pen_h's
Pochen tong airport n Ee + : lrz si_gri ':ican` progress on Januar 13.
Th,- Cambodian Air Force continuing nn :mat. operations from Pochen-
tong despite rocket damage to the rl' nwa.v: n'1 control tower. The
Communists fir?d '_wo rockets into Phnom Pe,)!) on Sunday, and press,
repoi-, :lain the "'=-en;:h. naval atta(.h!s ww ife wris among 12 civilians
wounded. West: of E:hc ,apital, Communist. 1 mcnt. remain in control
of two short stxetc1es of Route 4 just soiithwest of Kompong Speu
City. Communist grrund -)Lta-:ks are con:inuJ.ng against the prov-
incial capital of Takeo; no artillery of-.tacks have occurred in
several days, however.
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