COMMUNIST CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-558-15-8-8
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 11, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM V
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
June 11, 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. KISSINGER
FROM: WILLIAM L. STEARMAN
SUBJECT: Communist Cease-fire Violations
Attached at Tab A is the CIA/DIA weekly report (June 1-7) on Communist
cease-fire violations in Indochina. ? The report notes that only a few
civil and military specialists started South in the past week but for the.
first time since last November a regular infiltration group has been
detected heading for the Plaine Des Jarres area.of Laos. (Post cease-
fire infiltration total for South Vietnam remains at 50, 000.) Logistics
activity continues in decline in the Lao Panhandle but moderately heavy
traffic is still observed in northern South Vietnam. The following are
the reports highlights:
-- The North Vietnamese are continuing a major effort in the Lao
Panhandle to complete a-300-mile all- season high capacity route from
the passes to the tri-border area. While the North Vietnamese clearly
intend to retain their road networks in south Laos, the shift of another
NVA?logistics regiment from the -Panhandle into the central Highlands
indicates that Hanoi is placing increased emphasis on its South Viet~
namese corridor, at least during the present rainy season. (The eastward
redeployment of two other major units were previously reported. )
-- NVA deployments elsewhere indicate that a number of units are
making significant moves from one to another area within Indochina.
For example, according to a late report an NVA antiaircraft regiment
(the first AAA regiment detected so far south) crossed in March from
Cambodia into South Vietnam's MR-3, while one, possibly-two, infantry
regiments from the NVA 5th Division have moved from MR-4 to MR-3.-
In Laos, the NVA 102B regiment may be relocating from Saravane to
North Vietnam and at least two NVA SAM regiments have moved farther
south in the North Vietnamese Panhandle.
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volume of activity also continues to be observed in the southern part of
the. North Vietnam Panhandle.
- In combat activity, major Communist-initiated cease-fire
attacks rose from 80-86 in South Vietnam while in. Laos small Com-
munist incidents were reported in the North.
observed NVA logistic activity. during the reporting period was extremely
-light over the entire Laotian Panhandle. Although some. cargo is still
being moved in most areas of southern Laos, only small numbers of
vehicles are being observed. Within the.northern areas of South Vietnam,
where inclemerit weather is izot a factor until later this year, moderately
heavy Communist logistic activity is still in progress. A substantial
-- Continuing the downward trend since the rainy season began,
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