DISPOSITION OF COMMUNIST TROOPS IN NORTH VIETNAM

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CIA-RDP80-00810A001900440004-9
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December 14, 2016
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September 27, 2001
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July 28, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2001/11/21 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001900440004-9 CENTRAL INTELLI~;EN..CE AGENCY Thla Document contains iniormatlon atrectiag the 14a- . tionsl' Defense ci the vnttefl States; wlt$fa the mesn- fng of Tltle L8, 8ectione 793 and 784, of the II.S. Code, as INFORMATION REPORT amended. ~~ tr.n~niesi?n ?r rg"slat'?n?rite contents to or receipt by an uneuthorisbd person fa prohibited by law. The reproductia~n of this form is prohibited. ~E{~~r~~`~'~L UN'i'R(?S.~ -~ J4~, ~?:~'J+'1:C~AIS t.~T~Y COUNTRY ix~doc;hina 25X1X :l~ispoz~itiasi off" f; ra'rr~riur~is'e? ar~su~-t~ ~.~'i N Oy't~i ~ ~~ tXlr,.4?Si 25X1A REPORT NO. DATE DISTR. ~8 5uly 19~~ NO. OF PAGES 2 REQUIREMENT NO. RD REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THfS REPORT ARE DEfINtTIVE. THE APPRA1SAt Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (fOR KEY SEE REVERSE) { ~3~1'~~.SiC~;c~. 1'he ~ .~egicr~rs~ ~l~~vt> u vn 1~ ~u1y ~x?o~i the '~hanh ~~a a~er~ and ~:{as a~aw er~~gletely i.~;.~'iltx?~~ed 3..~a.'G~ 'T'hai "E~ir?~~..i?rt~vin.~e ? ~t~;fax st.zength ~a~ the regiment i9 in the rein of ~'Yxa~iNi~~3 ~N ~f}A;393 ~, 1C~~~ 1. j d ~, idle 11~ ?~,rid 1J.7 ~atta3..its axe in the ;lien. Ja~a~~g J~ist.x?ict Rf ~I"~lai E;inh.e TY~:e 11~ anc~ ~~?~ ;fi~,tta.~iora.~ ?Nir~ in. t~.e :dai `L'h~.~xig e,z?ea ..~- ~2Q ~iv~.sian Siztce i~ ~Ju1~ the ec.-~a,.x?e !~=' Regiment ~~:x:~Ept t~.e 1~i2 :E'attalic~n is in tl~.e Ly N tN 2C~~~s ~ 1C16~U8,~ :regiorio .'tae 1~2 :t~ttali.o:~. remains at Nam. True ~N ~~~~1~y ~ 1.aF~~l:~~ . '1~, ~'h~: ~-8 Regiml~rat has fi.rii~?~d its s?est ark s?e~a~aitai~tio?~ pex?ic~d near Chi Ne (N ~t~m~~~ ;~; ~.QSm~+~} ar~1 ~.~s r~.r~ta i.r~~Pil.t~at~~ tk~ ~'u ~3a.?a. (N 20~ 8,.E 1.C5-2~) I?~tx?ic:t .~ . ~? ~'fze ~i~ ?~egme;at J.s c:~a~.~:F~x~t~?ate~, in ~t:h~ zegion eaf Nam ~i'.riz~o. ~'~:e en~3.re ~~ ~73visiraxa. i~a Mill, a.t ~'Yir~ `.}'hv a wee x'egimerxl:s o' the ;08 ~ivi5i~n ar.~ swill irk the ~'~uorag r~JQn~ ~~n Lang, and ~;ua~?g ~'ap I~is~;x?i~~s of ~'~Na1. ZV`gzayeri. 25X1 A. tkle I~e~~ic;rat3.e Republic t~~ 25X1A ~ ~ ~~'~ ii~g La~ra.~~. i.s a.d:3l.ng a regiment c~mpr_~Bec~. of lcical trot~~s~ to each Approved For Release 2001/11/21 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001900440004-9 25X1A ~I~G`F;r?'I'~CONTR.OL - U.S. OFF'YOIALS ONLY - regula;x~ division..- The ~{~+ Division will absorb the local 8~+0 Regi.u: , :~.~ ~aao~:ed t~-i? the 635,- 620, 650', and 8~+E3 Battalions. The 316 Divi$ion will absorb the locs,l yv~: Regimen. Tt also ap~sears that the regular, indepe'nde'nt ~2 Regiment might be in- co~?pt~x?ated ir3to the 3t?8 Divsioln. =t should be remembered that reports isx late 1951 ark. early 1952 con~erb.ir~g similar ini`armation about the creation of additional regitne~its for bRV' divisions were dither reports of goals urxobtainable to the I~RV ~,til now o`r propaganda. UYitil the present time dasdependent units attached, to Z7RGT twits laa,'ve beery no larger than.. battalions . However, local troops have- now rece~.ved a long training and the DRV can easily reinforce the regular troops w3,th the- locals. 25X1A 1. Cont. These battalions may be regional rather than regular DRV 25X1A 2. o~rtunent. in the ~+8 Regiment, that t.init is prep~sring~o"attack an unspecified objective near loam Dinh. 25X1X s~cR~Tjcca~TROL ~- u.~ . OFFZCZ~zs arrLY Approved For Release 2001/11/21 :CIA-RDP80-00810A001900440004-9