SOUTHEAST ASIAN OPERATIONAL STATUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-553-8-9-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 26, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASRINOTON
February 26, 1971
TOP SECRET/ SENSITIVE 'RESIDENT HAS SEEN....
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Laos
THE PRESIDENT
HENRY A. KISSINGER
Southeast Asian Operational
Status
The enemy continued to maintain pressure
fire attacks.
Operation LAM SON 719:
through ground and
-- North of Route 9, enemy forces supported by a
number of tanks penetrated a Fire Support Base
manned by ARVN airborne troops during the evening
of February 25-26 (see map).
--- ARVN elements remain in the area, however, and
reinforcements are moving to the scene. Casualty
reports are not available, although eight enemy
tanks were reported destroyed in the area.
A few miles to the east, a second ARVN fire support
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base came under heavy enemy fire on February 26 and
also reported a number of enemy tanks in the vicinity
(see map). Tactical aircraft are on station in
support of the ARVN position.
South of Route 9 elements of the ARVN 3rd Regiment
repulsed an enemy ground attack on February 25,.
killing 45 without sustaining any losses (see map).
An additional ARVN battalion has now'reinforced this
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ARMY Review Completed
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-- The North Vietnamese not only have-moved substan-
tial forces into the area, but they also seem to
have selved the cautious, economical style of
fighting that has been the hallmark of Communist
forces for most of.the past two years.
--'Recent enemy *frontal attacks leave little doubt
that Hanoi is willing to commit large numbers of
regular forces to battle even though the Communists
realize the costs will be high.
-- Cumulative enemy KIA's are 2,561; ARVN KIA 278 and
U.S. KIA 67.
ARVN forces engaged the enemy in one sharp clash while carrying
out scheduled sweep operations.
--- ARVN Rangers killed 87 enemy east of the Chup plan-
tation without sustaining any losses.
-- Two other minor clashes resulted in six ARVN and.10
enemy KIA. Cumulative KIA total 204 ARVN and 1,814.
enemy.
Cambodia
Operation Toan Thang 01/71:
Some 17,900 ARVN troops are now participating in the
Cambodian operation
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