DISPOSITION OF COMMUNIST TROOPS IN NORTH VIETNAM
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December 14, 2016
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September 27, 2001
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4
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Publication Date:
July 28, 1953
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REPORT
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CENTRAL INTELLI~;EN..CE AGENCY
Thla Document contains iniormatlon atrectiag the 14a-
. tionsl' Defense ci the vnttefl States; wlt$fa the mesn-
fng of Tltle L8, 8ectione 793 and 784, of the II.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT amended. ~~ tr.n~niesi?n ?r rg"slat'?n?rite contents
to or receipt by an uneuthorisbd person fa prohibited
by law. The reproductia~n of this form is prohibited.
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REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR. ~8 5uly 19~~
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THfS REPORT ARE DEfINtTIVE.
THE APPRA1SAt Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(fOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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i.~;.~'iltx?~~ed 3..~a.'G~ 'T'hai "E~ir?~~..i?rt~vin.~e ? ~t~;fax st.zength ~a~ the regiment i9 in the
rein of ~'Yxa~iNi~~3 ~N ~f}A;393 ~, 1C~~~ 1. j d
~, idle 11~ ?~,rid 1J.7 ~atta3..its axe in the ;lien. Ja~a~~g J~ist.x?ict Rf ~I"~lai E;inh.e TY~:e
11~ anc~ ~~?~ ;fi~,tta.~iora.~ ?Nir~ in. t~.e :dai `L'h~.~xig e,z?ea ..~-
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Siztce i~ ~Ju1~ the ec.-~a,.x?e !~=' Regiment ~~:x:~Ept t~.e 1~i2 :E'attalic~n is in tl~.e Ly
N tN 2C~~~s ~ 1C16~U8,~ :regiorio .'tae 1~2 :t~ttali.o:~. remains at Nam. True
~N ~~~~1~y ~ 1.aF~~l:~~ .
'1~, ~'h~: ~-8 Regiml~rat has fi.rii~?~d its s?est ark s?e~a~aitai~tio?~ pex?ic~d near Chi Ne
(N ~t~m~~~ ;~; ~.QSm~+~} ar~1 ~.~s r~.r~ta i.r~~Pil.t~at~~ tk~ ~'u ~3a.?a. (N 20~ 8,.E 1.C5-2~)
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~? ~'fze ~i~ ?~egme;at J.s c:~a~.~:F~x~t~?ate~, in ~t:h~ zegion eaf Nam ~i'.riz~o.
~'~:e en~3.re ~~ ~73visiraxa. i~a Mill, a.t ~'Yir~ `.}'hv a
wee x'egimerxl:s o' the ;08 ~ivi5i~n ar.~ swill irk the ~'~uorag r~JQn~ ~~n Lang, and
~;ua~?g ~'ap I~is~;x?i~~s of ~'~Na1. ZV`gzayeri.
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regula;x~ division..- The ~{~+ Division will absorb the local 8~+0 Regi.u: , :~.~ ~aao~:ed t~-i?
the 635,- 620, 650', and 8~+E3 Battalions. The 316 Divi$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.
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