JPRS ID: 8931 VIETNAM REPORT

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APPROVE~ FOR RELEASE= 2007/02/08= CIA-R~P82-00850R000200050033-8 ~ 1980 ~ ~ 1 ur 1 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 - I~nR ()I~H'1('IA1. IItiN: ONI.1' JPRS L/8931 20 February 1980 Vietr~am Re ort - p CFOUO 2/80) FBt$ FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE FOR OFFICiAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 NOTE JPRS publications contain information primarily from foreign newspapers, periodicals and books, but also from news agency transmissions and broadcasts. Materials from foreign-language sources are translated; those frocu English-language sources are transcribed or reprinted, with the original phrasing ar.d Qther characteristics retained. - Headlines, editorial reports, and material enclosed in brackets are supplied by JPRS. 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COPYRIGHT LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS REPRODUCED HEREIN REQ'JIRE THAT DISSEMINATION OF THIS PUBLICATION BE RESTRICTED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY JPRS L/8931 20 February 1980 VIETNAM REPORT ~ crouo 2/so) CONTENTS PAGE MILITARY AF'FAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY Information on Vietnamese Milit a.ry Units 1 Information on Vietna.mese Military Units ~ ~ Briefs ' Military Strength Figures 13 PARTY ACTIVITIES AND GOVII~NNIEN.P Nguyer~ Duy Trinh Addresses Song Be Party Congress - (VNA, 5 Jan 80) 14 . - a - [III - ASIA - lI0 FOUO] FOR OFFICIAL U5E ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 ~ FOR ~FFICIAL USF. ONLY MILITARY A.FFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY INFORMATION ON VIETNL`1~SE MILITARY UNITS [The following information on Vietnamese military unita has been extracted from Vietnamese press sources ~ublished in Hanoi, unless otherwise indi- - cated. Unit designators and subordination are as they appear in the orig- inal source. The remarks include a brief summary of the salient information available in the news item.] _ Unit Remarks ' Sapper Forces Youth Union activities in subordinate M.98 Gp units reported, Sapper Officers School -13th Sapper Gp ~Fought against Pol Pot forces in ~ Kampuchea. - (NHAN DAN 12 Dec 79 pp 1,4) 4th MR Cultural activities of subordinate Le Loi Gp units noted. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN B.36 Gp 12 Dec 79 p 3) 5.65 Gp B.18 Gp H.06 Gp _ 7th Navy Gp n � � - ~ 167th Gp, Ho Chi Minh City Air Defense Forces 478th Gp, Lang Son Province Photo of unit members on patrol. (NHAN DAN 13 Dec 79 p 1) 4th MR Subordinate units commended for raising Dong I,oc Gp medicinal herba. (QUAN DOI NHE1N DAN Le Loi Gp 13 Dec 79 p 1) 4th Military Hospital 148th Gp 268th Military Hospital ~ ~ 1 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY _ B.55 Anti Aircraft Artillery Gp Located in Hoang Lien Son Province. Civil affairs activities reported. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 13 Dec 79 p 1) M.24 Gp " B.26 Gp " - 2nd Military Hospital 132 teachers and students from the hospital's middle school were assigned _ to perform front line duty with an army division. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 13 Dec 79 p 1) 4th GP Photo shows unit using armored person- nel carriers to effect river croasing. (NHAN DAN 14 Dec 79 p 1) N.13 Engineer Regt, 3rd MR Commended for self support farming. (NHAN DAN 14 Dec 79 p 1) _ 61st Bn, Song Da Missile Gp Photo of radar antenna ar.rays. (QUAN ~ DOI NHAN DAN 14 I1ec 79 p 1) 71st Co, 280th Anti Aircraft Gp Defends Hanoi. (HANOI MOI 2 Nov 79 p 1) 52nd Artillery Gp, Capital MR Co~ended for civil affairs activities. (HANOI MOI 14 Nov 79 p 1) 4th Artillery Gp, B.21, Capital This reserve unit did well in training. Forces (HANOI MOI 16 Nov 79 p 1) 9th Gp, Hanoi Forces Performed civil affairs duties (AANOI I:OI 17 Nov 79 p 1) 7th Gp, Hanoi Forces This is a mechanized unit. (HANOI :~IOI 18 Nov 79 p 1) lst Gp, Fianoi Forces Photo shows members training with small ~ arms. (HANOI MOI 1 Dec 79 p 1) Chi Lang Corps [Binh Doan], lst Mft Report on cultural activitiea of subor- Phong Quang Regt dinate units. (TAP CHI QUAN DOI NHAN Khanh Khe Gp DAN Nov 79 p 144) 073 Gp, Huong Giang Corps Commended for quality of fooc aervice. (KHOA HOC VA DOI SONG 16 Dec ?9 p 9) 2 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY N.71 Truck Transportation Gp Unit hiatory provided. (LAO DONG 54th Bn 20 Dec 79 p 5) 57th Bn 964th Bn 12 th Reg t 52nd Bn 203rd Tank Brigade Reconnaissance elements of this unit raised SRV flag over Independence Palace, Saigon on 30 Apr 75. (LAO DONG 20 Dec 79 p 5) M.89 Gp Assist in training local forces at Loc Binh Diatrict, Lang Son Province. � (LAO DONG 20 Dec 79 p 5) National Defense Factory 33, Unit repairman performs on-site repair Technical General Department of artillery pieces of lOth Co, 166th Brigade. (LAO DONG 20 Dec 79 p 7) : lOth Co, 166th Brigade Was located at Khanh Khe Bridge when PRC invaders attacked in Feb 79. (LAO DONG 20 Dec 79 p 7) . 14*_h Gp, Sapper Forces Assisted local pe~ple in harvesting crops and other civil affairs activities. _ (NHAN DAN 17 Dec 79 p 2) 5th Co, 5th Gp, Communications Photo of inen and equipment. (NHAN DAN and Liaison Forces 18 Dec 79 p 3) M.78 Gp Providing training to local highlanders. (NHAN DAN 19 Dec 79 p 1) - Army Officer's School ~~2, On 18 Dec 79 was visited by a Kampuchean 7th MR military delegation headed by Pen Sovan. (NHAN DAN 19 Dec 79 p 1) NCO SCh001, 7th MR " 7th Gp, Capital Military Region On 18 Dec 79 participated in ceremonies marking the 35th Anniversary of the Armed Forces. (NHAN DAN 20 Dec 79 p 1) Factory 27, Technical General Co~ended for production. (NHAN D~N Department 2~J Dec 79 p 2) 9th Signal Gp Photo of inen laying field wire. (NHAN DAN 20 Dec 79 p 3) ~ 3 ~ FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - s� _ APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02148: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 12th Co, 6th Bn, B.16 Gp Unit member commended for heroism - against PRC invaders. (NHAN DAN - 21 Dec 79 p 3) M.74 cP, 2nd MR Photo of inen crossin~; suapension briclgc. _ (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 79 p 1) Khe S~.nlh Infantry Gp Training activities reported. (QUAN lst Regt DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 79 p 1) 2nd Regt 3rd Regt 3rd Co, 6th Bn, 8th Infantry Gp AWOL soldier returns to duty. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 79 p 2) 27th Navy Gp Conducts technical training. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Dec 79 p 1) _ 70th Navy Gp � � ~ 72nd Navy Gp � M.79 Gp, Transportation Forces Good performance noted. (QUAN DOI NHAN 6th Gp DAN 19 Dec 79 p 1) 7th Gp B�2~ GP Organizes film showings. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 D~c 79 p 2) , 35th Regt f;ommander: Cu Van My [CUF VAWN MYS]. Worked on the Hanoi-Hoa Bi�ah Road. (QUArt DOI NHAN DAN 20 Dec 79 p 2) Rear �ervice General Department Opens an emulation c~mpaign. (QUAN B.86 l~ransportation Gp DflI NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 1) Factory 164, POL Department Faetory 165 Van An Artillery Regt Located in northwestern Quang Tri Thien Province. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 P 2) _ Armor Officers Schooi Visitors examine internal workings of tank. (QUAN DOI NF.AN DAN 24 Dec 79 p 3) The following units were designated hero units of the Peogle's Armed Forcea for action against the PRC invadera. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 21 148th Infantry Gp, Hoang Lien Son Pr~ovince 3rd Infantry Bn, 246th Gp, Cao Bang Province 4 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007102/48: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 6th Infantry Bn, 677th Gp, Cao Bang Province lst Infantry Bn, 567th Gp, Cao Bang Province 7th Infantry Bn, 98th Gp, Hoang Lien Son Province 45th Sapper Bn, Cao Bang Province 23rd Tay Son Artillery I3n, Lang Son Province Glst Tnfan~ry (:o, 1,ang Son Gp 'Lnd lnfantry Co, Tay Son Gp, Lang Son Provfnce 42nd Infantry Co, Tay Son Gp, Lang Son Province Slst Infantry Co, Tay Son Gp, Lang Son Province 53rd Co, Tay Son Gp, Lang Son Province lOth Infantry Co, 851st Gp, Cao Bang Province lst Infantry Co, 851st Gp, Cao Bang Province Sth Infantry Co, 46th Gp, Lai Chau Province 3rd Infantry Co, 741st Gp, Lai Chau Province The following units were designated hero units of the People's Armed Forces for actioas on the southwestern border. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 2) lOth Infantry Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps Dong Bang Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps Song Lam Gp, Cuu Long Corps 31st Infantry Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 7th Infantry Gp, Cuu Long Corps 2nd Infantry Gp, Sth MR - 5th Infantry Gp, 5th MR 302nd Infantry Gp, 7th MR 330th Infantry Gp, 9th MR 372nd Gp, People's Air Force 24th Infantry Gp, Huong Giang Corps 66th Infantry Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 48th Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 866th Infantry Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 2nd Infantry Gp, Cuu Long Corps 266th Infantry Gp, Cuu Long Corps 4th Infantry Gp, 5th MR 4th Infantry Gp, 7th MR 174th Infantry ~r, 7th MR 88th Infantry Gp, 7th MR 18th Infantry Gp, 9th MR - 935th Gp, Peoplz's Air Force . 113th Sapper Gp 273rd Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 7th Gp, Tay Nguyen Corps 20th Sapper Bn, 198th Gp ~ 863rd Navy Bn 865th Navy Bn � 811th Flotilla, People's Navy 5 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007102/48: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY The following unit was designated a hero unit of the People's Armed Forces for actions in the war against the Americans for National Salvation. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 2) 927th Gp, Peopie's Air Force Individuals from the following units were designated heroes of the People's Armed Forces for bravery in action on the southwest border. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 21 917th Air Force Gp ' 937th Air Force Gp 935th Air Force Gp - Sth Infantry Co, 2nd Bn, Gia Dinh Regt, Ho Chi Minh City Regional Forces The following People's Armed Public Security Force (PAPSF) units were designated hero units of the People's Armed ~arces. 600th Regt, PAPSF 12th Regt, PAPSF Post 193, PAPSF, Lang Son Province - Post 187, PAPSF, Lang Son Province Post 179, PAPSF, Cao Bang Province Post 167, PAPSF, Cao Bang Province Post 133, PAPSF, Hoang Lien Son Province ~ Post 1, PAPSF, Lai Chau Province Post 33, PAPSF, I,ai Chau Province Post 209, PAPSF, Quang Ninh Province - Post 155, PAPSF, Ha Tuyen Province Post 829, PAPSF, Kien Giang Province - Post 793, PAPSF, Dong Thap Province Post 773, PAPSF, Long An Province Post 649, PAPSF, Gia Lai-Kon Tum Province - llth Co~ 3rd Bn, 16th Regt, Hqs PAPSF . 5th Co, PAPSF, Lang Son Province 6th Co, PAPSF, Quang Ninh Province Mobile Det, Post 805, PAPSF, An Giang Province Post 171, PAPSF, Cao Bang Province Members of the following PAPSF units were designated heroea of the People's Armed Forces. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p Z) ~ Post 209, PAPSF, Quang Ninh Province Post 155, PAPSF, Ha Tuyen Province 6th Co, PAPSF, Quang Ninh Province Post 191, PAPSF, Lang Son Province Post 1, PAPSF, Lai Chau Province 2nd Co, lst Bn, 12th Regt, Hqs, PAPSF Post 33, PAPSF, Lai Chau Province 6 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02108: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - Post 829, PAPSF, Kien Giang Province 5th Co, PAPSF, Lang Son Pravince Post 801, PAPSF, An Giang Province 3rd Co, PAPSF, Cao Bang Province The following members of the PAPSF were designated heroes of the People's Armed Forces. (NHAN DAN 21 Dec 79 p 2) Hoang Van Quan [HAONGF VAWN QUANR], born 1928 in Nam Tuan Village, Hoa An District, Cao Bang Province. PAPSF Coamlander, Hoa An District, Cao Bang Province. N Nguyen Cong Thuan [NGUYEENX COONG THUAANJ], Captain. Born 1951.in Phuc Son Village, Anh Son District, Nghe Tinh Province. f;ommander, 3rd Co, lst Bn, 12 Regt, Hqs, PAPSF. ~ u i Hoang Van Khoay [HOANGF VAWN KHOAYS], born 1945 at Thuy Hugn Village, Thach An District, Cao Bang Province. 2nd Lieutenant Executive Officer, 3rd Co, PAPSF, Cao Bang Province. i . Le Khac Xuan [LEE KHAWCS XUAAN], born 1953 at Thieu Van Village, Dong Thieu ~ District, Thanh Hoa Province. Sub Lieutenant. Deputy Commander of the Mission Unit [Doi cong tac~, Post 133, Hoang Lien Son Province. ~ Luu A Phu [LUWUF A PHUWF), born 1950 in Ta Phinh Village, Sinh Ho District, Lai Chau Province. Sub Lieutenant. Squad Leader at Post 1, PAPSF, Lai Chau Province, v Tao Van Tem [TAO VAWN TEM], born 1956 at Cha To Village, Muong Lay District, Lai Chau Province. Senior Sergeant. Scout, Post 1, PAPSF, Lau Chau Province. ~ ~ Tong Van Kim [TONGF VAWN KIM], born 1956 at Noon Luong Village, Dien Bien District, Lai Chau Province. Sergeant. Squad Leader in the PAPSF Engineer Detachment, Lai Chau Province. Nong Van Phizo [NOONG VAWN PHIAO), born 1957 at Quoc Viet Village, Trang Dinh District, Lang Son Province. Private First Clr~sa. Member of the Sth Co, PAPSF, Lang Son Province. CSO: 4209 7 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007102/48: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY INFC~MATION ON VIETNAMESE MILITARY UNITS [Th~ following information on Vietnamese military units has been extracted from Vietnamese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated. Unit designators and subordination are as they appear in the original source. The remarks include a brief sumanary of Che salient information available in the newa item.] Unit Remarks 61st Missile Bn Photo of missiles on truck carriers. (CHINH NGflIA 21 Nov 73 p 8) 384th Div Photo of unit singer. (NHAN DAN 1 Dec 79 p 3) Thanh Loa Missile Gp Participated in a combined arms exercise. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 3 Dec 79 p 1) 065 Air Defense Gp Activities to improve unit quality ` Dien Bien Missile Gp reported. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN Nam Trieu Missile Gp 3 Dec 79 p 1) Bach Dang Anti Aircraft Gp Ham Rong Anti Aircraft Gp 169th Detachment, Z76 Gp, Quang Photo of unit members manning elec- Ninh Air Defense Forces tronic equipment. (NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 3) Dong Bang Infantry Div Unit members enter Vietnam Communist 4th Gp Party. (NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 3) _ Kinh Thanh Artillery Gp ~ Thang Long Regt _ lst Bn, 180th Regt Photo of unit on field march. (NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 3) : 8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY _ APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047102/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Song Thao Corps Subordinate units maintain combat B.45 Gp readiness. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN B.55 Gp 4 Dec 79 p 1) ' Unit M.94 - A.16 Gp Unit M.48 Unit M.87 Unit 28 Unit 16 13th Military Hospital, Sth MR Patients are well cared for. (QUAN DOI NHAN JAN 4 Dec 79 p 2) 14th Regt, 3rd Gp Commended for growing corn. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 2) Enterprise 71, Haiphong Completes construction of two concrete Military Command kilns. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 2) 573rd Air Defense Gp, 5th MR Self support farming by rear services , elements reported. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 2) _ lst Regt, B.18 Infantry Gp, A new unit. Improvement in quality of 4th MR cadres results in overall improvement of unit. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 3) 3rd Artillery Gp Unit training activities described. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 79 p 3) - 9th Gp, 3rd MR ~T " " 6th Artillery Gp Conducts criticism, self-criticism session. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 79 p 1) Song Lo Engineer Gp A bridging unit. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 79 p 3) 3rd Bn, U Minh Gp Self support farming results given. (QIIiiN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 79 p 3) O1 Armored Gp Raising medicinal herbs. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 79 p 3) 9 - FOR OFFICIAL US~ ONLY ' APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPR~VED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ~ Sth MR Efforts made to improve unit quality. B.15 Gp -T.S~) Cp -Racruit trninlnK wilt. -T.6~ Gp - " . " - -"M" Gp -Combined combat mission and military training of local - populace. -lst Regt -Assisted local people in build- " ing a dam. - -lst Infantry Bn, NCO -Conducted live fire exerciaes. - Schcol (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 6 Dec 79 p 1) 5th Gp, Camp Management Combat readiness training conducted. Department (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 6 Dec 79 p 3) N r Factory Q.165, POL Department, Director: Ma~or Nguyen ~inh Man - Rear Service General Department [NGUYEENX DINHF MAANX]. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 6 Dec 79 p 3) 108th Military Hor~pital Commended for successful operation. _ (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 6 Dec 79 p 3) B.59 Gp, 4th MR Studies military tradition. (QUAN DOI - N~IAN DAN 6 Dec 79 p 3) Sao Vang Gp Has trained 1,200 militia men in the area where it is located. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 7 Dec 79 p 1) llth Flotilla, lst Coastal Photo of gun tub on vessel of this Zone unit. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 7 Dec 79 p 1) H.29 Gp, Navy Commended for fish catch. (QUAN DOI Vessel 882 NHAN DAN 7 Dec 79 p 4) Vessel 885 Huong Giang Corps Subordinate units commended for combat 022 Gp readiriess. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 8 Dec 79 24th Gp p 1) _ 05th Regt 12th Regt, People`s Armed Photo of unit members passing through Public Security Force barbed wire. (NHAN DAN 9 Dec 79 p 1) Thang Tam Regt, Engineer Achieves good training record. (QUAN Forces DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 79 n 1) 10 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPR~VED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - H.5 Gp, Engineer Forces Self support farming results given. - (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 79 p 1) _ - 13th Sapper Gp Youth Union activities reported. - (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 79 p 1) ' Factory 59, Technical Strives to achieve goal ahead of General Department schedule. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 79 p 1) 73rd Gp, Air Defense Comm3nd Personnel pay problems resclved. (QUAN DOt NHAN BAf~1 ~ ISec 79 p 2) ~ Finance Bureau, Air Defense Bureau Chiefs Major ~o Quoc Phong - Forces [DOOX QUOOCB PHONG]. 4th Military Hospital Commended for surgical accompliahments. (NHAN DAN 10 Dec 79 p 1) - - 5th Military Hospital " " ~ lOSth Military Hospital " " ' ~ 110th Military Hospital " _ 6th Co, 2nd [Chemical Photo of unit members searching rail- Warfar~] Gp yard for chemical and radiological contaminants. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN - 10 Dec 79 p 1) lst [Chemical Warfare] Gp Training in chemical, radiological decontamination methods. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 79 p 1) 3rd [Chemical Warfare] Gp " " 4th MR Agricultural activities of subordinate 6th Gp units reported. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN Dong Loc Gp 10 Dec 79 p 2) 200th Gp NCO School Rear Service School 06th Gp 41st Gp 42nd Gp - 53rd Gp 48th Gp , 14th Gp 11 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 25th Signal Regt Efforts at unit improvement succeed. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 79 p 3) 69th Gp, POL Forces Se1f aupport farming results given. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 79 p 3) _ Thanh Loa Missile Gp " " " POL Middle School " " " ~ Ha Long AnCi Aircraft Training in military tradition Artillery Gp integrated with training for combae t- readiness. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN ` 11 Dec 79 p 1) B.91 Gp Road construction and road improvement work. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 79 p 4) 19th Border Defense Post Located at Nam Lanh Village, Song-Ma DistricC, Son La Province. (QUAN DOI - NHAN DAN 11 Dec 79 p 1) Advanced Military Academy Training activities reported. (QUAN ` DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 79 p 1) N.13 Gp, 3rd MR Commended for agricultural production. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 79 p 1) 200th Gp, 4th MR " " " " Quang Tien Phong Div " " " " B.70th Gp " " " " 12th Corps [BINH DOAN] " " " " 607th Border Defense Post Located in Giang Distr~ct, Quang Nam Danang Province. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN - 11 Dec 79 p 3) - CSO: 4209 ~ 12 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/48: CIA-RDP82-44850R000200054433-8 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY BRIEFS MII,TTARY STRENGTH FIGURES--According to a Chinese estimate that was recently received at ~he French General Staff the permanent strength of the VietnamPse a,rmy will~be one million men. Thus, Hanoi will have the fourth largest ar~y after the USSR, the USA and China. All adults are subject to active military service between the ages of 17 and 35. At present 200,000 Vietnamese soldiers are occupying Kampuchea and 60~000 are in Laos. ~Text] ~Paris VALEURS ACTUELLES in French 31 Dec 79 p 13~ ~ ' CSO: 1~200 13 FOR OF~ICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 PPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 STATINTEL APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 STATINTEL PPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 STATINTEL APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/08: CIA-RDP82-00850R000200050033-8 STATINTEL