SOUTHEAST ASIAN OPERATIONAL STATUS -- APRIL 3, 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-553-8-15-3
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: April 3, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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ARMY, OSD, DOS, NSA
Reviews Completed
April 3, 1971
THE PRESIDENT HENRY A.
Southeast Asian Operational
Status - April 3, 1971
-- Two minor actions were reported which resulted in 5 U. S. soldiers
wounded. There were no indirect fire attacks during the period.
South Vietnamese units continued to redeploy from the LAM SON
area. Various Allied units are screening this redeployment.
Two Marino reconnaissance teams have lei Laos to rejoin parent
units in South Vietnam There are now no South Vietnamese forces
in Laos.
The headquarters of the 308th North Vietnamese Division has moved
10 miles southwest of its last reported position.
In the last $ weeks. the 3rd NVA Regiment of the 2nd Division has
moved 80 miles north to join other ?mod NVA Division regiments in
the LAM SON area of Laos.
There have beery early morning showers and thunderstorms in the
Tcheepoo area.
An intercepted message reported that 152 'enemy" prisoners,
including 3 U. S. pilots and a South Vietnamese colonel, were
being hold at an undisclosed position.
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Combat activity remained light during the period.
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According to an unverified press report, Hanoi's chief delegate at the
Paris Talks, Xuan Thuy, has flown to Moscow to confer with Party Chief
Le Dunn. If true, the two might be discussing the ramifications of LAM
SON 719 and possible responses to the President's upcoming statement on
Vietnam.
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No significant tactical activity was reported and all objectives planned for this
period were accomplished.
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