SITUATION IN VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-546-15-9-0
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 10, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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SECTION ONE OF TWO
DELIVER TO GEN. HAIG FOR HENRY A. KISSINGER AT AMBASSADOR
WATSON' S RESIDENCE.
OCTOBER 10,
1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
THE
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
THE PRESIDENT
HENRY A. KISSINGER
SITUATION IN VIETNAM.
FIRST OF A SERIES OF PLANNED LIMITED OBJECTIVE OPERATIONS BY
THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE MARINES WAS COMPLETED YESTERDAY AND THEY
HAVE RETURNED TO POSITIONS ALONG PHASE LINE GOLD.
THE AIRBORNE DIVISION' S PROGRESS TOWARD THE WEST CONTINUES TO BE
HAMPERED BY INCREASED ENEMY MORTAR ATTACKS.
ARVN 3RD DIVISION ELEMENTS IN THE QUE SON VALLEY ARE MEETING LIGHT
RES-I:ST.A.NCE,..IN THEIR OPERATION NEAR FIRE SUPPORT BASE ROSS.
BA T0, ARVIN FORCES HAVE OCCUPIED HIGH GROUND NEAR THE TOWN AND
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CONTINUING TO EXPAND THEIR AREA OF CONTROL
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FOR 78 ENEMY KILLED, WHILE ARVN LOST THREE KILLED AND 30 WOUNDED.
T IE . SIiCE,- Ate- 22,, KONTUM AIRFIELD WAS HIT BY. A
ROCKET ATTACK. THE ATTACK WAS LIGHT AND NO DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES
WERE REPORTED.
ENEMY ACTIVITY IN MILITARY REGION 3 REMAINED AT AN INCREASED LEVEL,
PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN BINH DUONG PROVINCE WHERE THE ENEMY CON-
TROLS SEVERAL HAMLETS AND VILLAGES. ENEMY ACTIVITY HAS ALSO IN-
CREASED IN TAY NINH PROVINCE, WHERE ROUTE 22 WAS CLOSED BY THE
COMMUNISTS YESTERDAY.
THE SITUATION IN MILITARY REGION 4 REMAINS ABOUT THE SAME. HOWEVER,
THE FANK SITUATION IN THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS AREA IS DETERIORATING.
TODAY, A TOTAL OF 453 11 S TACTICAL AIR SORTIES WERE FLOWN, 284
OF WHICH HIT TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM. SIX $52 SORTIES WERE ALSO
FLOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM. FOURTEEN &52 SORTIES WERE FLOWN OVER
CAMBODIA' AND NINE OVER LAOS.
MILITARY REGION 1
THE MARINES HAVE RETLRNED TO THEIR POSITIONS ALONG PHASE LINE GOLD
FOLLOWING THEIR BRIEF SPOILING OPERATION NORTHWARD ALONG ROUTE 560.
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THE AIRBORNE DIVISION' S PROGRESS WESTWARD FROM QUANG TRI
CITY CONTINUES TO BE HAMPERED AS ENEMY MORTAR FIRE HAS
INCREASED AGAINST FORWARD ELEMENT &
ACTIVITY IN THE ARVN 1 S I DIVISION' S AREA OF OPERATIONS WAS
AT A ,LOW LEVEL YESTERDAY.
SOUTHEAST OF HUE, AN ENEMY SAPPER UNIT WAS ENGAGED WITH
GOOD RESULTS.
THE ARVN 3RD DIVISION ELEMENTS OPERATING IN'THE QUE SON
VALLEY CONTINUE THEIR SWEEP SOUTHWEST OF FIRE SUPPORT
BASE ROSS AGAINST LIGHT RESISTANCE.
THE ARVN 2 ND DIVISION IN QUANG NGAI CONTINUED CLEARING
OPERATIONS ALONG ROUTE I AGAINST MODERATE ENEMY RESIS-
TANCE. GVN AGENTS HAVE REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF NVA 2 ND
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ELEMENTS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE
515, AND A RECENTLY COMPLETED ENEMY ROAD WHICH RUNS WEST
ALONG THE SONG VE RIVER AND SONG NE RIVER INTO BASE AREA
128. THIS FURTHER INDICATES THE ENEMY' S DETERMINATION TO
GATHER AS MUCH LOWLAND RICE AS POSSIBLE.
MILITARY REGION 2
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AUGUST 22v KONTUR AIRFIELD WAS HIT BY
ROCKETS. HOWEVER, LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE.
-. NO SIGNIFICANT ACTION WAS REPORTED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION.
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MILITARY REGION 3
THE ENEMY CONTINUES TO CONTROL SEVERAL HAMLETS AND VILLAGES IN
SOUTHERN BINH DUONG PROVINCE.
ARVN ELEMENTS REMAINED IN LIGHT CONTACT IN SOUTHERN BINH
DUONG YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING AS ENEMY FORCES EMPLOY
STANDOFF ATTACKS IN REACTION TO ARVN CLEARING OPERATIONS,
TO THE WEST. ENEMY ACTIVITY INCREASED IN SOUTHERN TAY. NINH
PROVINCE.
-~ THE ENEMY CLOSED ROUTE 22 TEN KILOMETERS SOUTH OF TAY N.INH
CITY YESTERDAY AFTER A FIVE- HOUR CONTACT BETWEEN A RURAL
FORCE BATTALION AND A LOCAL FORCE VIET CONG UNIT* CONTACT
HAS, BEEN REPORTED IN THAT AREA AGAIN TODAY.
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