THE MAYAGUEZ INCIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R01142A000600060011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 15
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 13, 1975
• Content Type: BRIEF

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A. This afternoon a total `'five,patrol craft(S
their naval force in the vicin(ty of the Mayaguez
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A. A 'transfer of personnel from the ship to
the island occurred between 0600 and 0700
I.. The Mayaguez remains anchored
off Koh Tang island.
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most of the crew have now been moved to
the island.
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the Khmer Communists are also holding a num-
ber of Vietnamese refugees and may be keeping them
on Koh Tang or some other offshore island.
Ifi. The Khmer Communists appear to have augmented
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IV. The Communists have the capability to further
reinforce.
A. They probably captured intact most of the
military equipment under GKR control. prior
to the fall of Phnom Penh..
B. In naval strength, the GKR had between 22
and 25 armed patrol craft operating out
of Rgeau Naval Base in Kampot Prmvince. Of
these, 17 to 19 were coastal patrol boats,
4 to 5 were riverine patrol boats, and one
was a submarine chaser.
1. Current aerial reconnaissance indicates
that the Khmer Communists have at least
13 of these patrol craft in their pos-
session.
2. The KC probably have enough qualified
personnel to operate them.
3. We bel ve that the KC will be unable to
Ai e t_ other craft from the naval, base
to the Gul of Thailand
near Phnom Penh
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in the next few days.
C. As for air strength, preliminary analysis
of 12 May photography showed three T-28
fighters and a total of six C-_47-::-and=0h31-
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aircraft at Kompong Som airfield. There