SOUTH VIETNAM MILITARY: ALTHOUGH FIGHTING IN SOUTH VIETNAM REMAINED GENERALLY LIGHT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-541-3-1-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: REPORT

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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2009/12/23: LOC-HAK-541-3-1-6
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-- South Vietnam Military: Although h fighting in
South Vietnam remained generally light, the enemy did launch
two significant . attacks in Quang Ngai. Province in Southern
Military Region 1. Th i y:teen Americans were killed in a ground
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and mortar. attack agaa nst~ Fire Suppo aSC c a r ;ofr"cltxXr.
c . mortar
ght. The enemy -assault carne 1.5 hours after a mortar and sapper
~ 0. attack on an ARVN Special Forces Camp and an adjacent battalion
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u " to s jiic-}- four X77 l es atw.7.-ly _ Friendly casualties were
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!yR`~ /~i. 34 sol_dier~;.ki.l.led (one U.S.) and 42 ARVN personnel wounded.
toss 2s were 26 killed. (Map at Tab A)
C/1",, `ion of the operation, the Cambodian force pushing toward Kompong
sr' Thom reportedly is nearly halfway to its objective-)' although the
1 enemy has been destroying bridges along Route 6 in an of fort to
f.; impede the government's advance. The river convoy, which includes
three infantry battalions and two commando units, reached Kompong
Chhnang without serious incident and was to leave yesterday for.
Kompong Thorn. The Cambodian say that the major purposes of the
operation are to clear Ro n.tp 6 from Sko,.,n to Kompong Thom, open
a water route to the, town, conduct psycholog_i_cal operation, along
both routes, and resupply the troops and civilians in the town.
.(Map at Tab B)
Communist China: Our Consulate General at Hong
Kong reports some new rnob i.lity in Peking's conduct of foreign
relations which may present opportunities for improving rela-- r
tions. Signs of this include payment to the International. Co`:--
mittee of The Red Cross (Geneeva), of brace dues, and all approach
to a U.S. businessman regarding possible businez%;s travel to
China. Consul.. General Osborn notes that it is prom mature to
reach conclusions concerning Chinese intentions on the basis
of this report, but it is possible some Chinese officials are
thinking in terms of eventual trade with U.S.. -firms . Osborn
observes that if this is so, a further liberalization of U.S.
travel regulations might serve to encourage Sino--U.S. con'tac'ts
at commercial levels. (The remaining U.S. restrictions on
travel to China expire September 15 unl_ess.renewed,)
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