FOIA
THE MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP78S01932A000100230112-9
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
S
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 12, 2016
Document Release Date:
November 15, 2000
Sequence Number:
112
Case Number:
Publication Date:
April 30, 1974
Content Type:
REPORT
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Approved Fo
S E C R E T
S IL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
UPPORT STAFF
~J Date: Apr i 0 1974
WTI s~N~N' /'6'f30 Item No.: !CqH
DIRECTOR: WHITE HOUSE SITUATION R00%'.
SUBJECT: THE MILITARY SITUATION I,N.SOUTH VIETNAM
REF:
Various press,
UNCLASSIFIED. 25X1A2g
Communist military activity remains relatively high throughout
widespread sectors of.South Vietnam, with an appreciable increase
of small-scale shellings and ground attacks in the northern prov-
inces. The recent upsurge in fighting in the central and southern
portions of the delta follows the pattern of a Communist highpoi.nt
there during the middle or last half of each month.
The North Vietnamese launched a tank-led assault on April 28
against a government outpost--Long Khot,--located at the Cambodian
border in Ken Tuong Province. The province capital was also rockete
At least one of the_ light Soviet-built 'PT-76 amphibious tanks re-
portedly was destroyed. This is the first use of enemy armor in
Military Region 4. Cont'd
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A Communist defector, recently claimed that Long Khot was
targeted for regimental-size attacks. The action was most likely
timed to interrupt on-going government clearing operations in
T'ay Ninh and Long An provinces as well as the week-long armored
thrust into the ParrotIs Beak of Cambodia, which began on
April 29.
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