NVA INFILTRATION INTO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

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LOC-HAK-558-12-18-0
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RIFLIM
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S
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2
Document Creation Date: 
January 11, 2017
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January 4, 2013
Sequence Number: 
18
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Publication Date: 
June 21, 1971
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MEMO
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~ _ _ 1 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-558-12-18-0 ~ ~"~ re ~-~-- ... 51~CXt.~T/31~-1~1~ NSA & ARMY review completed X~'t7~lTI~ Jas ~ 1, 1971 ~$o~: J~x r~. x~~~l~ ~UBJ~CT: ~.A Ia~ltratiox~ ~ the ~atral Hf~gk~aasl~r ~osrtE- ~'i~x~ra-esa ie~filtratian i~atc~ the cea+traaa ltigh~i.~wwde--tb-t~ aam~-o~ac+.l-`aw 8-3 Fx+--has hares a good deal hl,~er dor~g the 197D-7'2 drX ae.~w-so~t the it asps d~riag the pxerceding dry ,~~xscra. dace last ~aptawebar abril~ 1 ~, ~flly tro~rps hsrrra bean detact+ad xxzoviisg to they B- y'roAt, ~ritlx aa~rt~-ar b, ~~~3 pvac,~l,bly' headed thert~. T~-ie c~garas tc~ a fatal a~ ~-b~t A411 dnariag the 1969~T~3 drp ~esasoa. sad ~t aliso rtax~ds o+~-e to +coatra-at ta- ~a trued ~ i~`iltxati~ra to e~thar asa+t+ts ia, ~va-th Yietmrl-~, daring ~a t~rrrsr dryr iraasaEx~s, Tta~csrat e~da~+~ is~ates that swxaaa of ~e ialtratioa grta~-~s ;ati~ ~raata era tra-w!lxy~ ax~till+reRry and ~awiag o#har ed~il:gr~txant. /~ iatarcaad N"~'~ maars~ge aL Jana 14 die~cioead that ~+~ ~ t~iasa grt~ags h~-d teaa- rrLiLcles sad ~-a? tarrfag saga a~illory pieces; x ,aaassarge ~a ~LaZt day s~tsd thiR.t t~ti? gr4ap- ~7AJt tr~~r~tg ~ ~;~~~. g,~, A ~Ra~~7e- ~h has as+e~lrer~:: beak need, bar the eae~ay tf~is ~sr +ra~tb. Tf~-a n~s;ra-g~r tra-~ a1,v s~xggested t~wt 1, 2+~U "waaper~-a l+~cbaic~-aaa" a*ara ea~r+~ta. Cam. 1~srlier this ya~-r, the relsti~rly h~-~y ia~i~ltr'at~sn the 1.3-~ ~"roat saa~u~+i des$gaed to cosdptaeate ~r the ~-i,rllr ~ra~-+er~ as~x~y le~saee arhich re~altad t'x~arn tba #i~ght9irstg arvaad moire prga~rt Bu~ias Flue sad 51ix. ~ir~w-, ho~rs~-er, the tokat ~ sack tk~-t tb,a aaa~lr is atlp~g~-estfng xatleex tha~- ?ia~pllr ~a~in&a~g ~a parae~ rtr+s~t~- tbaxa, The intr+r~d+sctio~- aI the e~daca ~-artillarlr adiE atait~r a~ staat#akty ianecx4a,~wa iire psarerr is the xegion. ~"i~-1.Ilr, thsd3c'aJty is~h-ed is sc-c~riRg haar7r artillerl- Ammar maddP ttatla at tea tisla~a o~ the fear suggests t the erd~y ~~ P rgr`rR~ ~t isk t~ max ~~ac~s, pe~xh~apa ba#aca th~r Sc~ath Yiatna~a ~r alactLaae~s ~ thMt~rba~r. S~C&~'T/SPt7~~ No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-558-12-18-0 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-558-12-18-0 ~ ~ ~ ~h Yi~+rss te~tc~as s.rs swt str~ ia~ this a~cea. tighti~ a x~v+a~r~d ~'~r~e ,~pe~rt Bs ss ~. e~ r1i~~r this ~prira~, Gasssss*~ds r ~S~ua ral ~ ~~ r~1e s fvr~c+e~ t4 ~~ ~aa~i~ aii ~~ ~l. s r+rs~erY~e ta~rca;~ tr~rx~. ~-~ ~~w-s~-i ars:s. ~vs~ ~. i# ~a p~riss~rily the ~ctt+e~tirr~sr~ a~~ class-i~~ ~-5~ starika~s ~t irre~ks ~s s~~y ~-s~a~lt. ~;~~,~, ~ ~,~'~-"~ list#atio~ ~r orr+aua ~ar~ the teutti+s~r~ std U. ~. ~-ilitar~ a~~Clicialw ire atilt, sit bsa~ ahlo Rs ~+rt ~ tit~ap-iltd ~r~~rtt ~-a this i~tc#~da~t,. ~. ~. sdvir+ers, ,cx~a~nrrrhil,e, ssr? ~ax~-r+~ss s ~~" trrritvx~ial sscnrity sad pacilieatie~, Lm thin a-raa, a~? ~-+w11 as i* tke ~d$a+~ rat c+sR stagy l ~r~~ac a ~t vt ~~~~ i~t~s~, ~a- Zvi ~ ~ Y ers.. ~m +~~ the pro~al.er~a c~-n t-e attribatad tw the na-,c~-1 as~s+s~l a~s+~,r~s t actirrity. (~ b~-ls~~uce, kc-r~rorr+~r^ pworari,~t~! ~~~ ~+res ar~r ~~. yin ge~vsr~cx+~at p.rforar~a have is~. tt~ a~ ~atte~'iwr~atie~q- i~ th~r sitaa~a~ hers sa ~-r this y~-r. "~ Cs~v~iMt~r hates had di~ic~ltr is s~ecrsa!'isi~.y e1 tarca aae~ gvicerriilaliAtr~str~tare acli~-itids thra,h ra Yietaaam, aid th~~r rs;+ay I~al that this ~s~sr~-1 ra~iva aiCe~*s ~,h~r saast p~r,isln~ ~pport~nit, to ra~,ister sa$ sv~stsir~ ~r~rser. ~. ss rmt bars repore~ad parariossl~r, ~C.lc~'~~' Uira+cti~r~e t31 3~sswtd ~udae,t ~tes+s~ti~~ 1~! s~i~isa lh+~ hi~hla~acls see a a~ai~t t~x~s target. 3HH:~,~'~:bib bl2t X71 No Objection to Declassification in Full 2013/01/04 : LOC-HAK-558-12-18-0