CEASE-FIRE DEVELOPMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00875R000700010014-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 4, 1973
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONTENTS
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CAMBODIA . . . . . . . . . .
The Military Situation
LAOS . .
The Military Situation
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The MiZitarrj Situation
Khmer Communist forces surrounded a small
government unit in the Route 5 area some 30 miles
northwest of Phnom Penh on 3 May, and fighting is
reported to be heavy. Efforts to relieve the iso-
lated unit have so far been unsuccessful. Else-
where, the Communists continue to harass government
defensive positions around the village of Tram
Khnar south of Phnom Penh and the provincial capital
of Takeo farther to the south. Takeo was shelled
by 105-mm. howitzers for the second day in a row
on 4 May.
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The Military Situation
From 27 April to 3 May military activity increased
very slightly over the previous week's all-time low.
A series of clashes occurred southeast of Thakhek in
the central panhandle as a government force began an
operation to retake positions near Mahaxay that were
lost earlier this month. More skirmishing can be
expected as the government troops advance eastward.
Only minor incidents were reported elsewhere as accom-
modations were worked out between local commanders in
several new areas and old accommodations held up well
in other areas. Lao tactical aircraft flew 90 combat
missions during the seven-day period.
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