VIETNAM INDICATORS REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-553-8-33-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2012
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: October 14, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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THE PRESIDENT
HENRY A. KISSINGER
Vietnam Indicators Report
Attached is the Vietnam Indicators Report for the week ending Octo-
ber 9. Items of particular interest include:
Casualties
U.S. battle death's decreased to eight from the previous week's total
of 21. This is the lowest weekly U.S. KIA figure since the week end-
ing August 28, 1965 when six U.S. battle deaths were reported.
Week Ending
October 9, 1971
U.S. 8
SVN 151
VC/NVA 1,423
Corresponding Week
Total
Total
1970
1969
1971
1970
46
82
1,364
3,842
163
213
8,223
17,720
1,179
1,687
85,289
88,336
Enemy Activity
Enemy-initiated activity was at comparatively low levels throughout
South Vietnam during the past week. Fighting has continued in the
northwestern Tay Ninh Province/Cambodian border area, but has not
yet achieved major proportions. Cutting the lines of communication
to ARVN elements in advance positions in the Krek area of Cambodia
and renewed offensive strikes against Tay Ninh, and perhaps Saigon,
are possible future courses open to the enemy. Communist troop de-
ployments suggest that they may be positioning themselves to attack
the whole fabric of population control and Vietnamization in northern
Military Region 3, though the present tactical disposition of enemy
main force units and current intercepted communications do not point
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to an imminent major change in the present level of enemy-initiated
activity.
In Cambodia enemy adtivity has generally been light. The Communists
continue their attempts to dislodge South Vietnamese forces from
Krek, but thus far they have met with little success with their
nibbling tactics of attacks by fire and light ground probes.
The status of Krek remains to be decided in the light of future ARVN
operational plans during the upcoming dry season. The loss of Krek
at this time would result in moving the forward edge of ARVN mili-
tary presence in this sector back to the South Vietnamese border and
hence closer to Saigon than it has been since the incursion into Cam-
bodia last year.
South Vietnam Developments
The opponents of President Thieu's continued rule appear to be run-
ning out of steam, and the National Assembly resumed this week amid
indications that the opposition will be considerably stronger and
more united than before.
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