CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: February 17, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE
BULLETIN
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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CONTENTS
1. Vietnam: Current situation report. (Page 1)
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*Vietnam: (Information as of 4:30 AM EST)
The Military Situation in South Vietnam : There
were no reports of significant enemy contact yester-
day in allied operations continuing in Binh Dinh and
Phu Yen provinces. US forces in Phu Yen Province,
however, did discover an enemy cache which contained
ammunition, grenades, and some 67 weapons. A pris-
oner taken by elements of the US 1st Cavalry Division
in Binh Dinh Province on 15 'February has been initially
identified as a battalion commander from the 2nd Viet
Cong Regiment.
Information provided
as corro ra e previous evidence of a North Vietnam-
ese "Quyet Tam14 Regiment in northern Binh Dinh Prov-
ince. this unit entered
South Vietnam between August andl. October 1965, and
had a strength of 3,000 men when it left North Vietnam.
The regiment, which included various support compo-
nents in addition to three infantry battalions, was ordered
to disperse temporarily into small groups during the al-
lied offensive in Binh Dinh Province,
US military officials in Saigon have commented that
the 15 'February enemy attack on an outpost near Tam Ky
in Quang Tin Province may presage a a large scale Com-
munist offensive against the provincial capital itself. The
Viet Cong 1st Regiment, the North Vietnamese 36th Regi-
ment (still unconfirmed), and the Viet Cong 70th Local
Force Battalion have recently been reported in the area.
Two reinforced ARVN battalions have been conduct-
ing a search-and-destroy ground sweep in the delta prov-
ince of Kien Hoa since 13 February. These units have thus
far killed 131 Viet Cong, captured six, seized over 125, 000
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NORTH VIETNAM: SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SITES
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Confirmed surface-to-air missile
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rounds of ammunition, grenades, mines and 18 large
boxes of medicine.
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North Vietnamese Military Developments: CFurther
analysis of recently acquired photography has disclosed
a total of 90 prepared surface-to-air missile sites in
North Vietnam. Of these, 87 are presently usable; the
balance apparently have been abandoned. In terms of
actual threat, the addition of prepared firing positions
does not increase North Vietnam's capability to deter
US air operations. It merely represents a numerical in-
crease in positions to which firing units can be deployed.)
Recent photography has also disclosed a SAM support
facility in the vicinity of Haiphong, the second detected
in North Vietnam. The site contains five drive-through
buildings, one large drive-in building and seven other
buildings. Such facilities store and maintain missile com-
ponents and associated electronic equipment. The first
facility, located at Dong Em, was struck by US aircraft
on 7 and 27 November]
Other Major Developments: /The Communists are
continuing to make a concerted effort to improve and ex-
pand the northern section of the infiltration network in
Laos. A new infiltration road leading from North Vietnam
into Laos apparently is being built. Aerial observers
have confirmed recent photography showing a new road
leading northeast from Route 911 toward the North Viet-
nam ese border. The observers made a low-level flight
over the new road on 12 February and reported that con-
struction was proceeding to the border. They also re-
ported that a heavily used trail led from a point where the
new road has been completed to Ban Karai, a border village
in North Vietnam
[Recent roadwatch reports indicate that the Communists
are continuing to move trucks south on Route 23, although
at somewhat reduced levels. The combined southbound
average for Routes 23 and 911 now stands at 30 trucks per
day. Coverage of the roads has been curtailed in recent
weeks, however, by heavy enemy patrol activity.
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The infiltration net leading from Mu Gia to Tchepone,
some 85 miles to the south, should be covered better by
four additional roadwatch teams recently positioned along
the corridor. One team, located some ten miles north of
Tchepone, will permit firmer estimates of the number of
enemy trucks entering Laos with cargo destined for South
Vietnam .
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