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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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P rOl1lulgation

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1. ICCTRODUCTION, VIETNAM TODAY

11. SOUTHEAST ASIA SCENE

E:>(PANDED AREA OF OPERA TION

Geographical Considerations Political Activities in SEA Paris Peace Talks

Economic Activities in SEA

TIS OBJECTIVlCS AND THE MACV MISSION

National Objectives

The COMUSMACV Mission

ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS

Functions of COMUSMACV MACV Service Component Commands MACV Regional Assistance Elements

Ill. T:IE EN EM Y

HASIe STRATEGY AND INTENTIONS

Ove rview Communist Strategy Revealed in DOCllITlCnts

E'UvlY MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE RVN

Organization

Strategy and Tactics VC/;\JVA Personnel and Unit Strength Trends

VC/NVA Order of Battle

Statistical Data and Enem.y Activities

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THE VIET corce; INFRASTRUC TUkE

Higher Echelon Control Lower Echelon Control vcr Reorganization

VCl Activities SUnlITlary

VC!"'VA SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

H.ccruitm.cnt tn NVN RecruitITlent in RVN Infiltration

Base Areas

Enemy Logislical Activity in the RVN Weapons and Equipment Inte lligence

ALLIED INTELLIGENCE

US Intelligence Mission and Organization GVN Intelligence Mission and Organization

IV. PLANS AND OPERA TIONS

COMBINED STRATEGIC PLANNING

Development of the Combined Strategic Objectives Plan Combined Interdiction Program Combined Campaign Plan

SEASONAL CAMPAIGN PLANS

Winter Campaign Plan: January _ April 1971

SUITlITler - Fall Campaign Plan: May _ October 1971 Dynarnic Defense Concept

GROUND COMBAT SITUATION IN 1971

Forces Availdble

Weather

The Ground War by Military Region

V. NA V A L OPr: H.ATIONS

ACCELERATED TURNOVER _ ACTOV

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US;'- OPERATIONS

i.\"ava I Construction

:'-1aval Gunfire Support

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\ERIAL ASSETS IN SEA

USAF Ait, Order of Battle

US Army Aviation

US Navy Aviation

US Marine Aviation

Free W0rld Air Forces

'\ E[zIA L MISSIONS IN SEA

Rldes of Engagement

Airlift

ARC LIGHT

TACAIR

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\-{econnais sanee

Forward Air Controllers

Search and Rescue

Aircraft Cornhat Losses in SEA

Herbicides

AERIAL OP'~RATIONS IN SEA

Air Operations in Carnborlia

Air Operations In Laos

COMMAI\'DO HUNT

Air Operations in North Victnarn

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VII. RVN DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUC TION

PACIFICATION PLANNING

The 1971 Community Defense and Local Development Plan Planning fa r the Future

LOCAL SELF-DEFENSE

Local Self-Defense Programs

Territorial Security Program People's Self-Defense Force Program National Police Program

Security Related Programs Phung Hoang Program Chieu Hoi Program

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

Local Self-Government Program Progress in Local Self-Government Regional Variations

LOCAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Local Self-Development Programs

Evolution of Rural Development Cadre Land Reform Agriculture and Fisheries Local EconoITlic Development Veterans and War Victims Public Health Education

Manpower Development Public Works Post and Communications Rural Credit

Province /Munic ipa l/Village Se 1£- Deve lopment Prog ranlS

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Urban Programs Ethnic Minorities

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i"il COALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

,,"\Al'" IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNIZATION

Planning the RVNAF Force Slruclure

i'Z \':0JA F Lcade r 5 hip SUlnmary IZV:\,AF Training rZVNAF Logistic ImproveITlent

.:'\,ssessrnent of RVNAF Capabilities

\ il\IS0l( Y EFFORTS

Changes in Comm.and Stnlcturc

Changes in Field Advisors

Future Advisory Effort

:C:Ot\OMIC ASPEC TS OF VIETNAMIZA TION

\1 AC V I S Economic Functions Heview of the RVN Economy

MACV Econom.ic Efforts

II;; LOGISTICAL SUPPORT

I ,UCISTICA L SUPPOR T RESl'ONSI blLITIES

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(:U\-1~1UNICA TIONS_ELEC TRONICS

\lEDrCAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

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PRISONERS OF WAR

Background Enetny PW Fl<iendly PW PW Negotiation Strategy and Objectives

SumrTlary

HUMAN RELATIONS

Racial Complaints MACV DirecLive 600-12 - Basic C;uidance

Human Relations Irnprovem.ent Progralll

DRUG AND NARCOTIC ABUSE

Background High Level Concern and MACV Actions GVN Actiol-S to Control Drug Trafficking

Drug Stalislics

INSPE:C TOR GENERA L AC TlVITlES

Ol'ganization and Functioning of MACV IG Staff

Ins pee tions Repr-esentative MACV Investigatiolls

Combined Investigations

Ie Complaints Advisory Activitie~

10!FORMATION AND THE PIU:SS

The Office of Inform_ation

Special Information Activities

Pres~ I{elations

DATA MANAGI~MENT AGENCY

Mission ])MA Services Expansioll

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Currency Manipulations

Blackmarkct in Commodities

[oint Custonu; Croup

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Advisory Activities International Law and Military .hlstice Activities

'-LA VE, REST AND REC UPERA TION

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Associdli.on with USSR

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Si,l!nifi.cant Evcnb Re(] Chinc.se i{uad Constl"ul-liol1 In ]\.'0 I"thct"J1 Laus

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Sta tis tie s I Activitie s

!\ULES OF ENGAGEMENT

i\ L:\-rSION OF RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

:-:;PECIFIC GUIDANCE

.-\PPE")JDIX I: MACV Directive 525-13, 30 Dec 71

C I{OSS-BORDER OPERA TIONS

I( V'l OPERA TIONS IN CAMBODIA

Introduction Cambodian Ope rations -1971

Conclusicns

:lVN OPERATIONS IN LAOS, OPERATlOi': LAM SON 719

Introduction Planning for LAM SON 719

Organization for Operations Operations Conducted Assessment of Results Conclusions

I. REDEPLOYMENT OF US FORCES

REDUCTION OF US FORCES IN RVN

The Nixon Doctrine and VietnaITliz;ation

US Withdrawals

Free World Military Assistance Force ReoeploYITlents

APPENDIX I: Units lZcdcployed in Incrernents VI - X

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INTRODUC TION

ECONOMIC AND SOCIA L ASSISTANCE TO RVN

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REPt1BUC OF KOREA

At1S!1lALlA

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REPt1BUC OF CHINA

SPAIN

H. TRENDS IN TERIUTORIAL SECt1RITY

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SECtrlUTY CONCEPT!.

Secuity Fore •• Territorial Forc •• and tbe Force Tr&AlltioQ CODe.pt

MEASt1P.EMENT ·AND INDICA nONS OF TUNDS

H&mlet Evall\&UaIi System RVN"TH.Dd.1 Ter:ritorial Secaarity Dy MiUtary a_lioll

MILITAR Y ASSISTANCE TO OTHER SZA AREAS

ASSISTANCE OIVEN THE KHMElI ilJ:Pt1BUC

SYDGpab 01 19'70 Activi.ti •• MACV A .. iltance to Khmer Forc ••

THlilD C Ot1NTR Y SUPPORT TO OKR

ASSISTANCE TO LAOS

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IU, C",Unlft&tlftl .ffo,,, -.., US, aVN •• 114 auar rre. W.rhl roJrn. IIi"1oC.. I' .. ", tAe .. , lI.t.,

.0- ,.acb." .. polAl _ho,. s....\lt. Vlataam ....... lar r.re ...... ~ •••• lutld ".Ift Wlr '.rmer m..hll.oa ot ,roortdLaI ,""th, to 1M po,,,l&tt .. c •• ,.,.. ,.. ••••• ' ..... , rore ••• ,. .. 1 ..... . to .Ie",. upop.d&I ••• ,. •• .ad Lb. Po,...t .. , ... P.o,l.', •• u.o.r •••• "are ..... ,u. Ge NaU ... l PoUe., baw .... "mad the l'upoaUlH.Uty tor local ... "rlt1. Tb a •• "La, r.,u •• ~ ... ~, ..... . M •• h· ..... to foc\l' _ ••• m, mal. '.re. lUlU ••

,t..,.} It It .l,.tnc ... t that th ••• aclt.l ... m.au La "ca,l:., c.".'" .. accom.,lhM4 ._a t .......

the .a.my h,a. aot abua40IM4 JU ..... at.,tc obj.ctb •• '0' "alll •• u A'~ ..... I. co.tLaalll, btl .Ualt. to COllAt., the .ala. rnad. LA 5o\llh VI.tRam. Nct .. Ut VI.taam' ...... r.U 'Hl ... c.m.,l ... darn.. .... Ue •• ' Lb. a..pu'bllc of Vt.tA&m .a4 .. tablhhm.a',' •• ,botr •• , Wl",.IlC' .It..MI.lr.ololt lndoclllaa ... ,.mala.. Haaol' •••• tre to co",,,,,, ScHaU. V~' .... m I. 4.1c",I •• _Ill ~ tho ,.,1,.. to •• ,."d U. I., •• ot poUtlcal coatrol .. ad ~ tM ... d to .K\lr. the rich •• ,1."1",,., ••••• • t u.. ~th. Th •• a.m.,." acthHl .. la 1..&0. a.M tU Khm ... k'pt&~llc al •••• " .... from ,.Ut1cal pow.r ..... kL ••• aDd ttl. MC ... te, to coatNI ... hal M ............ u. ... ot corNftUAl •• tloa.

ft1l Th •• D.my .!lor. i • .$o\ath Vlltaam ,-.q"l.r., • tna.U •• lnpot .1 mea u' m,u.".llrotm NVN. To m •• t t.h1. r.q"ir.m.at It.. 'bat .ttabU.A.d a.a •• t •• ,l •• '''ppl, ...... la/thralloa .,U'm. Hit cO""ttnu,' to .u.tl., b ..... ,. poor.oNl.1 10 ••••• N.a,ly aU ,.plac.m.nt manpow.r "'''''tt corn. Irom NVN. a. VC rtcr"ltrn.al wt.th.1a 5VN bat .... como IACr ••• IDII, more dUne .. 1.. Tb.. Yalt

bullt of a,m' .nd ammu.n1tioa al.o mt.lat be Willr.t.d. Th. ,rlJ'Clpal couidor 10. tAl. WHua. tLaa i. th4- compl •• ra.a.d"'raU.".cwodr. know" •• ta. Ho CAl ).(i.Ab "an thro""h. tbe l.&Oti&A paAhar.adl •• Dd iu •• t.a.lo. dOW'll Uut ).(.lton. R.i •• r corrllor La tA. K.bm,.r J",...bUc.

IU) hca",.' ot Lb. pre .. ""r' trom cro .. ·~rd.r opetatlDa. d",rLA. I"O.-d 1911. tAo .nemy •• pa.nd.d bh ''''pply ap.,aUan. to tho w." &.JI.eI r.I.Alorc •• bit t.a.::tlcat ""in Ut .o""th,.ra Lao.. To prot.ct hi. Un., ot commW'l.icatioa be ba •• taUoa.eI major combat .'.m.au I" th • • a.t.c:.ntral portion ot th. Khmer R'pubHc. Tho Allied lAttrdlClLa •• Uarta ball" cau •• d b ••• y 10 •••• to tb •• D.m, .lon. th.ir ov.rLand .uppl, .y.tom .. tLb tho r_.uh that It M. become lAC 1' ••••

11l,Iy duncult to lnliltrat •• rm •• nd ot.b.., "'ppH •• uuo .Dd .. HAin South Vi.tnam. T~ tho .ft.my 1. d'~ftd.ftt on a .b.&dow .upply .y ... m Lhrou;b wblcb h1. WlU. I._ SVN '1" ..... pported .. &h IW'l.d •• nd locally acquir.d .uppU ••••• ptci.&lIy lood, m.dic .. 1 .""ppUe •• and clothiA •.

(fJ) Tb ..... I.c AIli.d obJ'cU •• it to tNUd &.nd .,ren.th.a ~. RVN Llld to .... bl. So",th Vi.tnam to cor.tLnu. the atr".,I. lor •• 1I.det.rm.iDAtioD. To achi.v. du., ••• c"",. almo.ph.re m"".t W

_ provi.d.d .. h.rei.A the Vl.tlIam". ptopl. can d.v.lop .conomicaU,. politicany. and .ociaity. TM .mpha.l. DOW 1. 011 coh .. loa .t the locall.v.l. Aa d ..... loped by tho CVN LA tta 1971 Com. m\lAtty Del.n •• and Local o. •• lopm.fllt Plaa. ma}or .mpha.lI ha. be.D dlrect.d to .. ard thr •• obj.ctiv •• : •• 1I.d".n ••••• It.d.,,,lopm.nt.. W\d .. lI •• ov.rtilneflit.

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It" T'" V~\"'tn'" ~ ... , .r .... (rom 1' • .00 ",'ft"\ '.11\1&,.., I'" to 0"'" 4),000 LA "'1. Appr •• ,.,....'.l, •• 0 (n't ha .... b~u. hU"_ •• "., to U ~y tbe VSN. By th. end ., 1911 1M V\.,. Mm ............ 1. I ........ m. , •• pon.,bHny I., moet 01 0.0 u.".l .,..,.atIOet' 'a V~.taam load

•• ,.4'4"'" ''''tal .... '.r. f1,n Tty; 'Y1."~fMI'. AII' r.rce ,VNA"_l •••• palMl •• &84 1mpro •••• Total,.uoaatl

.tr ••• t)!, ,III , .... , .... ,., Iq,: ... " ..... 1' .'.000 fhom ",000 1ft J."~ry l~.'). n. DymMr 01 their

."·c raft lw., "w: ,. ••• 4 frer-\ '40 •• 1'" to al"",U 1.100. VNA ro, ,.rc:.n~ •• 01 total AIU.d,

n •••• , ... attacll •• rnt. (;.0-. u, So .. th V'lmam and tht KhnMr Il'JN~he iocr •••• d 'rom n. Z

.,. ... ,'" .R ; ....... " , ... te ." .... 0 ,.rc.", 1. Waret. I'll. H.11eo,t ... combat 'Ortl •• now" by

'tNAr '.cr ••••• h.", '.100 I. '."\&6,.,. 1'" to O.CI' 4',000 In Marct. )111. n. lr't'lr.tloD. of

.... ,. ~.rnp' .... ...,., M".NH ."~r&h Lata tM VNAT La ... nto" ba. be ••• c"!om.U.hed with DO

Lac ,M.' "to 1M .... n ••• ","'", .i ,....J., .CCi. •• fth •• u •• ti0l to m. iAC' •••• d • .,.rl.DC •• Dd

",..1" ".lALaiI f., bQu. mal.WIl&M. ,.re.aael &Ad pLio".

(u) Otw.f ,he .r.r..t&UC .cM,,..tn"IU ."f Vt.tn&ft\i ... tLoo hal be.D tb.e ItVNAT'. ,1'0',.. .. LA

aclll.,., .. la,Uh ••• U •• ...tncl.IM'. Th., ba .... "lUnd 'ACre ... d rupoa.lb,Uty iut ")IOt npply

......... t,., ... ftC •• t. lMl.t4 •• mm~tl ••• ad POL •• weLl ......... , '''ppU •• &Ad e4t"Lprn'Ot.

,.rt 'aclLuy o,.,.U .... u4 .. la .. c~try 4hulktt.o •• .,u.m. TIM r .. poulblUty lor th.-

..... m.n ... '''!I,Ll .. i. ,a,L.ly MLA .... "m.' by tIM VI.taarn ••• ; tt, J"n' 1971. tAe ~AF ......

'~"f'O'U.,,,,,,,, car •• ~ al, fo, tIM 1tVNAF thAa tbe US •• Dd thJ,. tread conUAII.'. The 'pI.d .U. -,"ell n. aVNAF .,. laklal ••• , their 1011U1:' .cthltl •• la ... co"""r,. ha. ''''P&'''' .ap.eta ...

" .... t~y arc ..... to,"". r"poleL.,. 10111l1c •• ,.t.m capaltl •• f .u.,penlal ~ mUUoo ~O,

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,iU, TM d.,n '.rc ••• "'c" CIt."lfftlat ~. R,VNAr tftlut !:to coa.' ..... d wllea dbcullAl SVN

C"'~.'Me.'"'" te the e .. lfty .yu.m. Not t.chALc.U., membo,.. .f t.be Armld Forc ... the

.u'" fe,ce. Lacl\MI. tk. alr •• 41y •• l.cloU.ed P.opl.'. S.U.Oefca .. Fore .. IPsen aM u.. N&tioa.t.l

,...u~ •. Tu psor a' .... mal." IlIAd., tU ope,.noaal coatrol of the yl.lLal' cb1.,. TM,..",

.. tu...r ,.l .... i"lIe .... U.rma. M ..... r th. " •••• a of arm.d dtia ••• lA • .,U1&,. materially

..., '.,.c .. ~11call, ... 1". La pro .... ''''' .. cu,lt? '.1' tit. c.mm ... lt,. The, opente _1tA1a aDd

•• tM fll",., .l hamt ..... lM .y •• aa ••• ,. of the .. id .... I' ..... l,,1 TerrHorLal Torc... At

,,. ... t the nOT ba. a latAl urellil,l.b of 0 ....... 4.000. OJO; 1.' mUlloa cla •• m.d •• combat .... 41

J.' rn~lH.A a. uppert m.mbe,.. N •• ,t, 1. Z mUlloa ha ... ,.cel.," formal tralA1A.. Th. OVN

i ..... 1', ct ••••• \AI ••• l.f havilll eoa ...... po. (or • .,.ry Z. 5 c.mbat momN". Tlll. 11 I lact of

cOA., ..... bl •• I,al.fica.ac •• 11 •• , •• 1 •• If.ct. that the eo •• rftm.ot of Vl.lA&m 1 •• dAd •• tly

,.an •• " •• f the ''',po,t fro"" ... tUlIea. u...t It h .UllAl to truet them witA .rm. la 1&,._ ...... Uy.

IU) Th. Lmport.aac. of &It .If.ell ..... polle. forc. b. be.a. ,..colnla.d ud .iltlLlLe.at lmprove.

~"l "...,4. \.II r.c ••• y.a,... Th. '.'poaal.bUU, for the .Uminaeloa 01 U .. Vi.t CODILAfra.t,\lCtl.lr ••

•••• u •• t.hI coftll\ICt of poP"filaHoa and ",,0\1 .. ," control &Ad maineeDAACe of dYll law a.nd

.,4or, .... 1. "Uti the "'aUonal Pol1c •. Sloe. Jan.ua,y 1961, th-. IOtalur.Dlth of the N.t1onal

Pehc. hat ri .... lr')m .U,lllt, mo,. thaD 1%.000100 ..... ' 114.000. E .... more lInporta ... t L. th.

tau lhat t04a., o ... r: .0 ,.,e •• l 0' Lb'. to\&t L. a .. l.notl to dl.trlct I.yel 0' bolo. Tll. EN)lt

mar •• 4 a4v.rw;. 1111 pollce .r .. tho bat be.n tM .. tabU.llm.ftt.f .... Ulal. pollee (oree. &.Ad poUc •

• \&11.0" •. Prior to 1%' th., .... r. It ••• can.r.d loca' pollee Ln .... Ulal •• bu.l ftO". from the

Jl.aut)Ml tA .. eaJor:.", ... , .I.~'. B, \AI .ad of 1,*71 th.r ..... 1' •• pp,,,auna,.l, )5,000 N.tt.oD&l

Pollco ••• 11"04 '0 0 ..... ' Z.OOO .,ilLaI. poUe ... tatloA" Ttw pa,a.rnUha .. y .rm .f the National

Pollc. l. Lt. n.14 ,.He_ ..... are I~ ... n .ddlUonal t,-,aul. La Lalaatr, tacUe •• ad th.a ••• 11",_4

... I ,Latooa at tho 41ll,Iei 1 ••• 1. Tbo •• ptatooa ...... mploy.d LA ,,,,.1.,. •• where •• c"rlly

i. ".t a4~""I. '.r hl"I., polle •• Tboy .tt.n work LA conju.Actioa "lUI RVNAF &a' aid CDft.J.d..r_

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Tho nnl hal ~~ .. ft I ..... .,.Io'm.a •• ' an &4eq\lAt. ",,,,mber.' '.ad.,. til' 1M c~,..nd.1II I.,.".... T. COlftMI till. ,robl."'. ~1K,.a.Us' a""pbaa, ..... be •• ,LaC." .a the •• rIJ l4 •• uncaU •• of "' •• _,lit, 1 •• III.ubi, ,.. •• Ual •• .,..nlll tIM INmba,.n4 '.al.h. 01 I •• da,."" t,llLftlnl ,.", ••••• tId al •• aUal tho uanda,.". of Uw ~ •• d.r .. p,04uc:ut • • c .... , •. Sllftlf'c:a.u ,. u. ••• 1". ar. lheo VN MU".,y Acaclom., tho COnvnaM aM. C. .. ral Stal(" .U •••• ..,4 Ibo Nan.ul 0. ..... (.oLI •••.

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..... "' .. UiIa •• ,........ The r •• ",lt ,. poor tluUty add .. &ad low le •• l1 ••• I ... bJ.p.ad '-ck .f t ... , ........ IAte .. Ml m&A&1.rn.Dt.

•• The .. , .. obLem. a .... ll a"DiIle.at" kt ta., _Ul be "u,ftlOQIltable; with time u' effon. a 1,11 ther ....... ome ad'ftDUftMDU La .!.mo,t aU fleW,.

(U) A. la put ,.au tIM US IUMS Fr •• World Fore .. coatiau.d '1I1'ial 1911 to ... lat the V',caame,. La .tI&l ...... 'ee"" ••• ironrneat. SlK. 1965. wha US IGrc •• l .. tar.eI t!w war. U .. , ha .... ,r •• ,d ••• lara' porti ... of the n.hU.Il1 "Haith. com_t '''ppo.rt. combat "r-ric' '",pport. aDd a • .,I •• ry a .. t.taac. at ''''l'y l • .,el of the RVNAF. Aa theVt.mame,. miUtary fore., ha .... d ..... lo" •• the rol •• f Ut. US &ad Fr •• World FDrc.a u. t. ••• r:..d. The .. fDree • • ,.. ~ coadvceu. "~ta.rlty ope"atio.a raeMr tba.~ OU'M~'" Gperat10u &Ad ar. ehl.n, pro-rid. iAl combat ,upport. cGmba', •• rvlce •• pport, ac4 uvice.

IU) TWo Drl •• d .. 01 US.r0u.a4 combat lorc .. nmal.Aecil.a Vi.tnam LA March 1972. The 196tll W Bd., LA l'I(ll 1. CODlllu.cCl .. corlly mi •• Looa r.ferr.d to .... dya.arnic •• I.ft"" La. the .1clAit, of Oa NUl. The Capitol u. 9th .OK Wantry Dl."loo, periClI'm IICta.,..t, rnh,iDD' a.acI eondllCt combat operal1oo. 10 •• lect.ct LJr, ... eOWltry lIIa.e .1' •• ' l.a Mit Z. 14 Ma 3. the 3d Bd •• lu C •• hal .... prlmarlly INUe. uno the rocket belt '.l'I'oWld141 the 5&..l.I0ft-8leD Hoa­Lolli !U.D compl •• to pro.,id. Ir.ater .. c"rlry for that k.y are.. No US or Fr •• World .round combat llftlU ba.,. be'D located la Mlt 4. the Delta. slftr.. A"'Ita..e 19t9.

Itt) TM US All' Fore. conU,n",e. tbe a;,lr 1Dt.rdicUDD campallo ~e prond •• 'harpl, dec", ••• tAl clo •• all' ''''pper! of th. RVNAT .. b11. tIM VNAF .CODtillu .. lt1 wild"". The US Na.". uHl pro.,id •• 001.,.1 IWI Ill" ,ad tactical all' '''ppon aAd partic1p&t •• ill coa.tal .urv.Ulam:. ope ratio ••• ltut at. f"Vced 1 • .,el frem pre.,iov.. ye .....

IUl The aclviaory e!fort haa chao ... cD.ddeubly. Where OrlC. the US bad ad.,.i.on La AAVN ""itl doWll to battaUOD l."el, th.y aN Jt"'W for the mo.t part &.t re,lm."tallevel or bJ..h.r. A. the .h\l.&tlDa lmp,"o"" .1thl.D. the proviDe e •• ad.,ilo,.., t •• ma at dluri(:t 1 • .,.1 ar. aLA. redl,lc.d Gr withdrawn.

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IU) n. •• aVNAF aDd. Allled orpDi&&t101l1 caodlolCt .. Yariety of operacioal UlIl proir~ ill

.. coorilDated .uack Oil the total ,um.y .,..tam.. Su.a operaUoll1 are derln4 (r«n a comb~d.

cam.p&l'D plaa., _rithlA primarily by the RVNAF JoiAt General Staff &.D4 l1ped 'Dy the Chid cd

tIM JCS &Dd commaAder. of .ach 01 the Tr •• World MLUtary AniataKe Fore •••

IUl na. coordlAahd AWed .ffort 11 a tJ'1ple .. ed.,e. attack, i.Acl:ld.!A& &A extaaaive combined

wanted-oB CampailB to pr,.,elL&: _.my iAllltrad.oA aDd r,,"pply efforu tbzot.at:" 1.&01: cooriLD·

6tH IJ'OQDd operatioal 1:0 •• uk oat aJMI d,.troy the IJWlfty maUl &:lei ~l force wUu; aDCi

compLemeD.tal'Y p"crame to pu.tnu.s. the Viet CODS JAfr •• tl'\lCtu'I. The combi..Ded i.zItel'dlc'tioc.

campaip lAnlrace. AlU.d air. laJMi &Ad " ••••• t. ill .. effort to .eYer me ~mr' ritallolis ..

tic W.UAe. The lr..,..toa.. of. the laterilctiOIi .Uart 'e an lnteuln. 1u.I.iMd au 1Atariicti.oll

prolram. Aa OS redeploymeau eouizl\lOll. au power rem&~ CKtI' man UDPOrtaAt~ ... for

dla.yiD.c the .um., the ca.pabi.Uty to lMuld.. maLD.taia, aDd ... m, lop_tic I ,ynam. Air iAterdic ...

liOR o.,.n.tiou are car.e* prtmarUy a.a~, Ut. e.my'. major DWAlY of H.u.pply. tM truek.

IDOriAC doW1l the Laot1&.D loli.nee corridor. a. weU a. the road &Dd tI'.il_twork over which

cey man, aDd the ... ocia,t.d ddn.... Thi. Mtwork provide. p~ tarl.ta iDr .ir iAterdiCtiOD

o,.r.UoIll &Del Ls h1t with B-52, TACAlR aDd IQAahip .ort!ua Tba aecODd portioA of tM iAt.elr.ted

iAtar4icUoIl campailD L. the l&Dd iJlterdlCtiOD eUOn. Virmally .1l11'oGDCi operatiolUl iA SVN

cOllUl'bclte to the la.Dd ·i.AWrdictioll prolram; bow'.,..r, tho.e oper.t1olU1 _bich are mon directly

IAYftlved are the cro .... bordu op.rauoAli ULto 1.&0. aDd the lOmler R'p"bUc. Two .uch operation.

were Lau..a.ch.d .• Lmclt&Aeou,ty iA r~bru.aZT 19'71 by .ix llVNAF divblona. III Op.ratioll LAM.

SON 719. thr .. cUvisiolUl drove w •• t from DOrther:a. MJt. 1 iAto Ba .. Ana 604, the hub 01 the

.Il.my'. loli.dc eUon La. Lao •• ~ the a.Jdh. thre. cl1vi.Qloa.. pushed ULW the lQuQar aepublic

from Vlet.a.am' • WIt J Oil Oper.dOll TOAN THANG ill/71. Their Objective was to defeat the

enemy force. p.ootectilll the ,u.pply termiDaia .outh of Krattei:a ea.t c.:atral Khmer Republic.

~ additioll to the 10 .... iAfUcted. Oil the e.a.emy aa.d the i:aterd.ictioll of hi, U4e. of c~cation.

tAl, latter operatioll la" the Khmer. uwch DC.ded tim. to orla.zds. aDd traill their anned forc ...

(lJ) CompleJDelltary to tb 1&Dd and .ir lllterdictiOll eUort 1. the oc.an .urveillanc. oper'~Il.

kDowD aa WAllKET TIME. This operatioll hal thr_ barrier. cIa.1pae4 to i:aterdict ••• bone

iAfiltratiolLo The first barri.r i. aD. air patrol, which prorid •• early wanWlJ; capabiUty a,.lIUIt

ImUtr.tioD of lar,o .teol-hulled NVN trawl.ra. ProYici1llC the pa platfOftlll that an required

to Lzlterdlct the h.avily .. rmed tr._Ier •• re the oc'&Il-I0illa .hlp. of the outer larfac. barrier.

whicb patrol .rca. from 10 to 010 kilometers oU th. co •• t. Thb part of tt. barrier i •• till WIder

opentioul cO'Cl:UD&Jld of the US N.vy. 'tM1t the Vilm&Ale •• will take comma.Dd in the Ile&r future.

The Vi.tbame.e N.vy DOW hal oper.tioll&l control 0"'1' the itlDer aurface barrier. Thi. eon.i.ta

of .mall patrol crut r.e.ntly turDed. OWl' 1:Iy the US Navy. Tlw •• craft patrol hip iDfiltr.tioD

thre.t are •• La. ta.k force Wlit. of four to fiv. crail. A D.etwork of .orfae. radar. i. beiD, weal.

led. that will be abl. to .earch the eDtir. coa..tUne of RVN. Thi. radar network _hell fuUy

operatlr:onal will be controlled b, t1le VNN. Arranlemanu ar •• 1.0 beiDa m&da to iIltelrat.t coa.ata."

air patrol. 1:1,. VNAF to 'upplemellt the Umer &Dd outer surface barri.r ••

CQ Th. key to the ov.raU lDt.rd.ictioA prolram i. the coord mated applicatioll of :loll available

air. 1.a.:Dd. aDd .e ••••• t. to diarupt the enemy·. infiltr.tioll "".m. The •• 1Ilterd.ietion prolr&D'LI

.re .... 'Q~1 to the 'ucc ... of the other two alamellU o! ur. tripLe_adloed attack Oil th. enemy

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(U) The •• cond element ill the total eUort a,&in.t the .Mmy .y.tam i. tts. COa.cNct of I~

operatioJ1l with the 10&1 of de.troyilll elWmy maiD and toeal forc. =ts &Ad pro~diJll .ecurity to

the .,apulation. Th. opention. conducted ill MiUtary aeliou I &Ad 2 ar. similar. aeCQ.lar

RVNAF "ita condUCt cc>mbat operationa to locate .. nd deetroy .Ilemy maiD fore •• unit .nd ba ••

are •• iA the £ooth.i.ll. &Dd mOWltai..a.Du. •• rp.a. to the .. e.t. Relio:nal a.a.d Popular Force, operate

in the populoli' coa.tal are •• a.uci out LAto the f ... othilia. providiDl military .upport to coaunWlity

defena. 'Dd local developmeDt. Beeau..e of the major enemy threat to north.rn MR. 1. consid.rabte

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.Hart b devoted to dl"YUI., tA. lalmy th_ .biUey to Ln.llltratl bb mal4 foree uLt. acro .. or arowul th. d.militarized :loa. lAto the .,.... Ai,. powe,. L_ 1,11" excend.elT to La.tlrdl.ct leemy movement. &oct to dhrupc etloru to reiA!orcI &Ad dunoy lupply area ••

(U) The 10_ level of lalmy activity lA Military a'lioD 1 hal permitted th. employment of major lore,. La. cro .. -bttrder o~r&tion. &Ad hal pro¥ldri the opportwUty' for pz.uwt of m. objectivee of cOlnmWlity deflnc' aDd local dlvelopment. Military a'li.on 4'. moat Dot..-arth,. oper&tiolU are ita •• to.lration ope ratione. Their purpo •• ie to detect ami MutraU.e Inem.y local l"errU1& £ore,. a.nd eM VC Lnlra.truc:tun. Territorial Forc •• La. coorJlcation with local £Ore •• a.nd. La. .ome c ••••• ARVN fore •• , 01'1&41.1 and COMlKt .bort term o~ratlolU of 3 to , day. thro\l.lhout .. d!ltrlct. provine., Or the IAtire MR, attack1A& lDllltipl. tarSlte .lmult&.a.eou.ly. n. concept of the.e operaUoli. L. to ha". aU T.rritorial Force Uftlt •• e.k contact with the .nemy. le.villl no ar ... ope!!. to ea.my mb"em.nt or Occu.pt.tioa. The major 1'01. of r'lUlal" ARVN lorc •• t. the (:Gaduet of 0lMraUo)D.. Ln. and occupatioo ot. enemy controUed .. 1' ..... ucb ., the TJ MiGb. Fore.t. the S ..... O MowuaLn.'leI Thre. Sl.t.u area near the Khm.r R.public bord.r. and Ki.n Hea Proria.c.. AddLtioaal1y, rlv.da.. oper.tioa., by the ~ l.ta.&m ••• Na"y ar •• mployed .xt.a.,iv.lr l.D the D.lta. ~.

(U) Th. third .l.m.at of th. Alli.d .ffort i.. the 4.utr .. liz.d,oft o( the VC lAlr.,tr"cture . . ae.id •• the •• tur.tion. operation. meadon.d 'Arlier. the CVN baa Wtlat.d the Ph-ul'll Hoans prolram: op.ratUtI tram LAtelll,.ac. and o~.ration. center. throu,hout the co~trr, the Natioa.al Police work to Identify. capture, &Ad try m.mbeu of the vC l..a..(ra.tructur. A' ci"il oU.nd .....

(U) The loaa t.rm dfecUvene .. of the AIU.d or,aaizatioa and operation. CAn. be m ••• ur.d by tracUt" the impact on. th .... lemea.t. ot the .a..my .ylt.m .i..nce TET 08. The rna.t ,.U.n.t cha!ll' ia. the en.my', maiA force po.ture .l.4c. yET 68 ba. been the r .. trict1on. of hi. oper.tion. •. At that tim.e en.my maLn loree unit. operated thro\llbout broad a.na. of the RVN. and the le"ell of enemy initiated activity w.r.at t!.t..irAU-tim. hiah. Thia p.riod .... the en.emy brinl to a climax th.e c1& .. 1c M.a.oiat th.ory of,uerrilla war{.'" by LaWlchinl aen.ral oUea..i.ve.,. TET 08 _a. the Uru and .tron,ut oi{.n.lve: by 'priA, 1909, .ft~r the wu.rth.. fLnal and weake" .,(£~n_ .ive, Hanoi lorm.ally backed away from the ttrate., of maU\ forc. warfare to that o( protract.d "'31.1'. B&ttle-lield .&<"tivity ba. confirmed the .hift. L.vel. of .n.my activity ha\·e contU:1u.d to drop. Stnngm.·have declined and by •• rly 1972 main (orell u.nit. h.a.d .ither red.ployed ou.t of the co~try or increa.inlly eonllnlhi them.elve. to remat. ~.e ar ••••

(U) En.my local force u.n!.u b"e been hit hArdest by the chana. in the n.a.tllre of the war .. At the time o( YET 08, they {requ.ntly .erve-d a. ,upp~.mentary main (orce. \lnit. in iar.e_.ca'e action.. For ex.a.mple. many local (oree battaUon.. pa.rticipated l.n tbe a •• ault on Sai,oa. Since the .hift to protracted war, the loc.l forc. battalion. have ira.dUAlly lost ma.npoweZ', and today molt Are opllllrating at reducl&d str.ngch. In fact, m&nf ba". been broken down Lnto .maller cuer~ill.& and •• j:per .tyle WlLU. Thi. proc ... o( fra!lme-ntation i. reflected in t"". reductIon. of of battalion lize attack. the _Mmy ba. b.en .bl. to mO\lnt, and hi. increa •• d dep.nde-nc~ on .malt •• cale terrorist, '.pper, and other 9'\lerrHla Action. i.n order to maintain & presence wi.th the population. By Ladi.crimi:1.&te l1.e of terrorism against civilians, the .nemy ha. atten\pt.d to bIt GVN political pros"e •• and hamper their development prOiram •.

fU) The Vi.t C.0>:!1 lnira.trUCturll ha. &1'0 .hown a tteady decULlIl in iniluence from ~re--TET 1908 to the prellent. £"ideDCII of the aravlty this problem pOlle. to th~ enemy i. the frequ.ncy wi.th which it i. m.ntion.d in c:~ph-\.r.d IIn.my doc\lm.nu and by rallier, and ?W.

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deDiH farther USe of the port of Kampon.1 $om; Alli.d c:ro ... 'border o~rat1olU .. ,sed major

ItO"" 01 cach.d fftaUlrl.l aad 411J'Urted ba •• are •• : and th" contmWNI ail' Ulter,Uelton .!lort

hal i.mpeded the flow of IUppU... The Inlm., was able to d.Uver 1 ... thaD hall .a many lupp11 ..

down the Ho Chi MiAh trail dlUUlI the 1,70 .. 71 loliltiu •••• oa a.. WIre detinud 1ft 1969 ... 70.

The .Uectivln." of the ab&.dow lupply s.,atem bal belD. reduced by the denial of Inemy ace ... to

ddI po,.,.~tioa. 111 spite of thil the enemy p1&c .. h •• .,. reli&Ac1 OD thi. lour:. of Illpply ill &%l

.ffort to paruaU" alleviatl the •• ".re shortall. a. DOw llolllwn. particularl, La southern SVN,

_herl hi. sapply 1m •• throulh Lao, au loft, .. t.

ft1) T&IlIlb11 .nd.DCI of the .Uect the A1U.d cOWlotlrm •• ,ur •• bave had OA the enemy ia

re!1eet.d LIllmpro.,eme:Dt lA aecQ.rity provid-.! th. people of South Vlet:D&m aiDce TET U. There

ia DO completely r.Uable wa,. to quantify thb~ 'bat there are uwlic.ator. that lboW fa.orable treDeb.

For e.x.ampl •• the percellu,e of tbt populatioD cla •• Wed. a. UvLll, ill a r.lativel,. "c"r •• catu.

atc>Od at a low of 60 percent in F.bruary 1968. 1:M&t rol. to 95 percellt by J&IlY.&ry' 1971 and. haa

rernalDec! :Dear that level. Clo .. l, a .. oc1&ted with th ••• curity of the populatlOIl i. thfl number of

VC cOD.troUed hamleta. 1A 1968 there w.,.. o.er 4,000; today there are 1 ... than tell. Al:ho".b

luch treml. are (a¥Grable a.nd re!1ect a decU ... ill eui.lly activity, the eum, baa DOt lo.t hb

wtlliDple" to fi,ht and .till retaw danU1c&At combat capabiUty. a capabillty' that 1. d.p.Aclent

on COll.lltaD.t materiel aid bein, provided by the People·a aepublic of Chlzaa &ad the Soviet U:110Zl.

fU) Fac.d with the threat. it ia e:Dcou.n'lin, that the AIUe. have been able to p"rl"e oth.r

elemente of atrat"y in addition to pu.re cOWlterm.alu.r.e, includ:1n, promotiOil of politic'" .tabil.

ity. ecoDOmic d.velopm.ent. road conatructiOn. communicaUOM lIetwork. a.Dd. education. In

1967 natioul etecHou were held ... weUa. bAnlet &Ad ',Ulale election. ill m&Jl, area •• Thi.

Yital .tep toward political .tabiUty ...... rio.uly thr'ateJ:led by the 1968 TET oU.n.iv •• How.

ever. it t. .ipll!.c&Ilt that the Vi.tDam ••• Goveram.Dt not oDl, wlthetood th, Itr ••• of the oll.n ..

• ive but capltalbed OD the .troDI aDtl.-VC f •• llAl that 1t I.Der.ted. lD fact, .iDe. TET 1968

oYer 115.000 former Vi.t Coni and NY A .oldi.1'I bave ra.lUed to the CiVN cder the Chi.u Hoi

prolram. Thi. prolram.. fir.t lAhiated ill 1963. perm1t1 former eMmy cadre a!ld _~r'i"'to

voluntarily 8 .. rI'.Dder to the Vl.t:Dame .. Cov.r1ml.D\ i.D .sChaD,. fDr full &IftJI.Ilty and :L chanc,

to r.turD to th.ir home. uui famili... Th. proaram baa had a 'ipificaJlt lmpact OD the eD"my.

Sinc. it. iDc.ptiOD over 195.000 former en.my haye come u.nder CVN cootrol..

ttn PrOlre .. lD. d.v.topics local .eU.,ov.nu:n.J:lt r •• urned Ln late 1968. lAd ba_ cODtinuad

with 98 percent of the villa, •• holdin, local election.. To Lmprov. the quaUty and dfectiv.nf;"

of local l.ad.rehip. a tninina count for .,.il1& •• official_ w~8 •• tahU.had .t the National Train ..

ina Cent.r .t V~nl Tau. Villa •• cOWlclla were .. tabU. bed and ,ranted more l"thority over local

taxe. aDd bud,.t. ami the villa,. chief wa. liv'D r •• pon.ibiUty for the local PF p1&toon. rural

de •• topm.nt cadre. &Del nlla.e pollc.. In 1970 pro';inci.al cOWicH. w.re elect.d for the fir.t

time .ince 1965.

{U} The n&tic-nal l.aderaMp bat loverned tbrou.,b a f1:.11 t.rm of offic. for the fl.ut eLme

.ince the fall of the O\'m. re,ime. Thh .tability ia ill mark.d contra.t to the poUtical Nrbu.l.nce

of the y.are from 1963 to 1967. and ha. beea a major {.ctor In the .ucce •• ful .dvanc.ment of

military. poUtical. 'OC:ia-l. a.nd ecoDomic pro,ram'.

tU} Economic de •• topment int.rlock. with political uability. WithooJ.t the latter. little or

ao prolr •• ' could be mad. La the ,coDomic .rea. In Vi.tnam. the (armer i. b •• ic to the economy.

Reco,nisin, thi •• the Oovernment of Vi.tnam baa izutituted • land reform. Frolram. lmow ••

L&nd .. to_th.·TiU.r. Tbi. prolr&m will prl.lyid •• coDOmic aM .ocial OPportuni!T to oy.r On'

milUoD Vi.tnam"e farm lamiUe.. The 10.1 i. to diatribu.t. titl.a to one million hectare. of ric.

land by March 1973. Alricultoul productioD wa. declininl prior to TET 1968. Haw.ver. the

improyement in •• curity followUll TET r ••• ,..ed thl. tr.nd and .iDe. 19~9 •• ricultur.t production

hal illcr •••• d in almoat aU &1' •••• lA 1972. for the fir.t time in 7 year •• Vietnam La expected to

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acble". ,.U .. ,wtlct.ocy La ,.le. ,uoducttoa. It.aUal., ~t tit. La.,.04 .. c:tu~. 0' m.,.ed. r.c ••• A.I-. will ••• DmaU., cr •• ,. a .Iu9h •• n.,k.t. the GVN , •• ACeN".'ia, •• ,l.c"I.N,.,,1 1II1. •• ,.U'l.ca .. "OD by LAt,.odllCLft, U ••• tock. t •• d I""us,. oU ••• &4 nil C,.op"

IU) AD lAfu..t",. of ...... 1opm ••• ca,ltal lBtD m. I'llral .rea. Lt al •••• c. .... ..,. '" ........... ,. techDololY UI the {orm 01 "ftKh&al.att.o •• I.nllatioa. ._ '.,.uU •• ,. c .... be- .ppU •• '. dw ta, .. laDd. n. GVN A,rlC"lr",..l o. •• lo,m."t B.Ak _Ill ban almou :Z }nlhOB pl •• t.,. ..... h .. lllla ,. lllUl to farm.,.. I.A 1911 at ,.. •• oaabl. rat ... f \ate,...t. The VI.Ua., s.U· 0.".110,0\1 •• Pr •• ,.",_ La .ddlUoa to teach!.,.. democra,tc proc ...... I.. a '"Iram ••• I..".d to Ull.c:t d •• 'lOpmefti c.pital lAto th. ,..ra1 w-tlla,... Each. .Ula,. wt11 r.cli.,. a. "'a.t )CO. 000 p ...... ,.. 1o,. tu ... .. ll ... eI ••• lopcwat ,rO,ram ,"lacu_ 1a.ome c .... tM A,rlcu!tana De •• topm ... '! ..... ,U le" IwwI. to m. .illa,. peo,I •• matCh.lAl tbe'r· ~a LD ... tr:t ••• I.a rillaCI •• U .... "..Lopmc... Tbl. 10aA P"Cram La a traaeuloaal .Ie, toWaret. the .... tu.alloc.l t1AAaclAt 0' aU .mall 41 .. ·.l.o""" .. proJ.c ...

Itn n. war La the co.&at..-,.W. IY.. ca.a." •• lalb&a .1 people Lato tIM .lU .. , aM ..... , .... 1' 40 perc.llt of the popvlatloa U .... La .rbu. are... A. a " •• ll 01 ... t" ....... 4IcN •• ,... ... ... Il,..bLD.lo •• r&meDt. ha. •• b .. D abt.t to pro.id. oaly m.1AlmI.1 ,."Uc '.I''ric.. r.rmll' ...... &op ..... . plaia •• lA,t.d «Nt tIw cowau,..ldl. lMa ..... dw CVN .. l~ WACV' ..... ric ..... ,,'.taM. ,. ",flat .pecLaL .rtaaUOOD to lmprorilll.al'baa l1 .. lA, coad\tiou.

(tn Vl"a.Ift .. ' ladUtl',. hal al.o 1..m11'O.-.d. .lac. the TST olf ... l .. , .~k •• U" "&1'1,. 30 mUu ..... deUa,.. La !M •• trial llama". S, tM .Dd of 1969. 90 perc •• t .f the o.a..,.. •• f tM clama,.d I.ctorle. had be.D .... to,.ed. Damal'. IqlUpm ••• wa. "pLac" _lth. ..... mod.r. lqulpmeAt r,.ultiDI '- ;..,.. .mCIID' 0 ... ,.t100. To I"rthe" • .-.,.oc. tA.e Ic.,aomy. t1S.AID mao ••• Ilable WIder the coaun.arcLallmpo,.. prolram, 40 mJ.lHoa US •• Uar crecllu. P,.ua,.U., M. " ... 11. ,i .• a. to the .r ••• of food ,roe ... inl and wood p,.odw:u. ta ... tmeac hal take. place ,rl­marily lA Ulbe lAd •• tr,. .Ilcb a. f •• el mUle Or t.atU. fa.c:torw •• tN. I.a lome cu.e, \a boa..,. LAd"utry IlICb ••• c •• l rollin, mJ.U ••

(tIl SI.ac. 1965 •• ,prozlmat.ly 1, ~OO kllom.ter. of nnt clA •• prUna",. JU,h .. , ..... Z.400 ldlom.t.n 01 l.coDdar, In •• rp,.oyLaci.l.r pro.lAclal road. ha •• be.D compl.e.d. nul Lmpro".e4 road _twOI'll hal ao' oDly '''',,ortael mJ.lita,.., 0,.,.t10D ... lat.DCI.d INt baa pro.l.dM LaAIII liM. o'f commWlicatioll be ....... the c.Der.llo •• mm ... t &.ad loca1,o .. nun.atl La tit. ,ro .. tac •• aad rillal." 1a addltioD, tlw" roadl IIr ..... 1M prlmary art.rt •• 10,. tbe mo".me.tl of .0001II., "r"'icel. &Ad food .tuU. withiA tbe R.pu.bUc_ n. co ... truct iDa. .Uor. baa beOD ,,.lm&ril, dM r'lpoDliblllty of the UD1t •• State •• Ht baa .1Ufte4 Ir&.dully to the eo .... ramoDl .f VLetaa..m..

(UJ The •• tabU.hmaal of a tel.coIllmWllcatt.o .... y.tom to compl.nvat the ,.oa4 .. two,.. U aa.o \IAd.,....y. St.a4, ,rolr ... II beLA, mad. LD d ... toPUlI a military ., ... m _h.lch. will lat.,rac. the p:· ... Dt JtVNAF .y.~m a.a.eI that par. of the US .,It.m bela, N,...4 o .... r to tIM RVNAT. Altho",A. coec.,t M. be.D d ••• loped for a Itn,1.e lAt •• rated n.atl.oaal Iyacun ... • tfoeti". etvtl t.l.col'TU1\llftic.tloa. I,etam i. DOt ... ,.ctld waul th. Lato 19701.

(U) The .ducal1oaal 'yltem La SoQt.b Vl.~m I. c;)81ldo red to be ft. 0' the ke, buHdl.a, .toae. I.a the deVllopln.D' of tb.o R.pubUc. n. ".proacb ba. b., .. to lInpro •• both the ql.a&AUt? ,,-ad quaUty !)I educaUoa. Th. 1915 ..... 1 01 100 perc ..... D.rolltn.D' ., .U.lbl. chU.,... i.D. pruna" .cbool can prob&bly be mot. Th •• 1Natloa I.A the •• coDd." .cbooi.. II DOt '0 b,l,bl .UK. lllatb teache,. &Ad cla •• rooma .,.. La .bort '''ppl,. Tbo Dumbe, 01 .Nd'DlI per cLa .. I.. uill aroWMf 60 aAcI molt Icb04l. ND Oil double .... iOD'.

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SOllTllEAST ASIA SCENE

EXPANDED AREA OT OPERATION

CEOOlIAPHICAL CONSlDERA noNS

(u} From the bombUlI batt 01 N~mber 19&8 UDtil early 1970, th. war LA 5oudle&et Asia ..... coDfi.D,ed to th. aepublic-of South Vt.atD&m., to the DOrCh uDtral plaia. of 1..&0_, &Ad tD &erial iAterdictiOD 01 the Ho Chi M~h trail throup the Lac. panhandle. 1.D March 1970 PriDea Sih.a.nouk. the Cambo4ia.a. Chief ol State. wa. depo •• d. and. .. prow •• tarD. 10".rAma.a.t iAataUed with Mar.bal Loa Nol a. Premiar. Thi. a.ctiDQ clo .. d the CLrnbodiaA borders ~ porta to th. North ViatA&m· ••••• &Q aYeAu, olaupply npport lor their troop. iA South Vietnam... To cOWl&er this tb.reat to

t!Mir lUellA., the North ViatD&rne'. e.nPled iA OJNiA Iilhtilll with th. seldier. of t:b,. Khmer a.pablic. A cro .. .oorder &CtiOD by th. combiDad. !l3rc •• of the US &Ad RVNAF La. May &Ad .June 1970 lurtbe .. iAtardicted th. CODUnWlat u.a. •• ol commWlic:atioA &Ad ctiUgptK their ba .. campa ud .tonsa &1' •• &. The RVNAF contiD.'G4Id to ... bt the Khmer Rapllbl1c troop. iA the auterD. ar •• ol Camboclia lA &.II .Hort to pre'"-Dt it. u. •• a ... ataliAi area by th. COmmwld:U. Thua the • cope ol the war eA1arled to LAdude C&mboc!i&.

(t1) In 1,71 thia: u:pa.aded .cope ol the .. ar wa. extended lU'ther mto tM Lao. paa.tl&4cD.e _heD. aVNAF lorce., wUh US &ir aupport, cro .. ed into that crucial area dwiAC Operation LAM SON 719. Thia IroUAlli operatioa. the larC .. t 0'[ 1971. wa. dulaDed to interdict. d!U'iAa the d .. ilA&ted perioci, Commu.c.bt .upply line. alocl the Ho Chi )di.c.h trail. n repr ••• m.d &AlDthar iA.t&4Ce 01 aVNAF troop. cro .. ina border. to purllUe the .oemy and. co.atiAu.d the dir.ct iDYOlyemeat 01 the countrie. oI Lao •• South Vietna.m. a.Del Cami:MK!ia LA tb ... ar alai.c..t th. COaunaAiR aIJr ... ioa. ot Morth Viet:D&m.

(U) E"..c. thoulb the pbaa.down of US air units conti.c.u.d throuahou.t 1971 i.e. South Vietnam. a 1 .... of the Wlit. we,. not returned to the US but were tt'&llderred to ba.ea LA TbaUa.o.d. While thia waa Act a A.,. arranlemeAt., it aa.ociated yet .. cother nation at lea.t indirectly ill the SEA .... r. From Thai ba.e. B-5Z bombera &Ad Iiahter aircraft took oIl daily to coD.duct mi •• ione .S.inat the NVN aupply tra.U. in Laoa. in aupport cf~. Khmer Republic ..... d RVNAF troop •• a." ia. atrik .. ill SVN and C&mbodi&.

POLITICAl. ACTIVITIES IN SEA

South Vietc&.-n

(e) A. the IrOWld war aradu&lly .. ound dCJWJl ill 1971. except lor ma.jor cro .. -border opera. tion •• political.ctivity iD Sou.tb VietDam .a. OIl thellp.-r"',. For the OVN. 1971 .... &.II. electioA y.ar. with a.parate .lection. scheduled [Dr th. Lower Houa. uui the Pr •• idency. On 29 AUiuet. • "tionwide .lection was held lor the l.ower Hou •• in which over fi~ &Del oo .... ball m:"lioD. voters

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out of Ill,hUy o.u .... a. miUloa. people .lltibla c:ho .. 159 repre .. .a.tatlv ... 1A the p.ri.ocl Jut prior to thII .1ac:dOA tiulr •• '1" isolated 1A.t&AC •• ot Yiole.a.c: •• but OQ. th. whol. the YOtiAI wa. coa.clu.ct­.4 pe&c.lull,. Th. Low.,. Hou. .. .J,.ct10A .... /)aul, OYer _btl campalp. lor tA. pn.icl.a.tW wee b.pA. De.-pite US ellort. to cr.ate a coat .. , ill tbe .1.ctioA. botb oppo.ltiOQ c&Dliid.ate. to lAcu.mbeAt Pr .. id.1lt NluY.A Va.a. Thin withdrew from th. nc •• Th. YotiA,. b.ld. on 30ccober. !Mcam ... oa. .... ma.a, popularity coote.t &Ad. Prui'"t Thin, prami •• el to rllllA U be did GOt ne.l" U p.rc.a.t of th. ¥Gte. ca.t. Som. Vld COGI &cu.,.tty .a •• .a.cOUAt.red. throulbout tbe CO\l.Dlry "fo" the .lection. bat: it .a. oot .u.Ulci.GC to pUYtilt U: !rom beiAC p"acelully &Ad. democE'&ticaUy cacn:pl.tad... Pr .. la.!lt Thlm .recQlv.d .. h •• .". plu.ra.Uty .ad. lAt.rprat.d thb AI .. vote of coa.I1cl.DC •• Tb.. Oh-m&Zl '!.ctioA d.icl J:1ot ... It th8 Thi,1! Cio¥'.rl1m.at LA th •• , •• of the ... ,rlet. 'bu.t hh ,..,:Law .m.ra'd. £rom the .lact:aral proc ••• .8.rmly lA co.a.trol 01 the lov'l'"meAt.

Cambodia

(0') WheA the coup'ia. W&rch 01 1970 toppled. Pl'iAce Sl.A&Aouit. Mar.bal Loo Nol became b8ad of tba Cam.bocBUl CoTer.a.meAt. Tba North VietD&me.e pled," to niA.u.te Si.h&oouJr. &Ad. bel&!l. .maU-.caJ... bara .. UJa .ttack. o.a. AAd aroua.ci th. capital 01 PhAom Puh IA &A attempt to embar-1'''. the 0.,. lo .... rDmeG.t. The .. attack •• ooe. eqaAdecl lAta mllltary op.ratioa. to .et.e DOrtloU of Ca.mbofl1a..D territorf. e.pectally 1.D. tb.e OQrth &ad e •• t •• cticme clo.e to the SVN border. Politically &Ad. mWtarUy the loveromeAl. at tb. Khmer Ih~lic &ad South Vletoam worked clo .. ly to,ether __ a aitu&tiOA -akh a.e-old. etb.Aic aAtal0c.um. mad. diUicu1t at tim ... but Dever balted..

(el Politically. U. moet .iIDific&at • .,.Ilt iA the Khmer Republic: iA 1971 was the so_called "coup" ill which Pr.mier Loa. No1 di"ol.,..d the Natioul A".mb1y aDd. the COWlcil ol tb.e a.pub­Uc and !ormed both bod,i •• tAto a Coc.nitu.c.t Assembly. Thia &cti04 allective1y eAd.ed the tegb_ taU.,.. br&llCh of the Io"erament aad plac.d no le,a1 re.trat.ata OIl the 10vernmeAt. Immed.iate t.ar. o! .. mWtazoy talceo .. r 1A the aepublic .. ere ',rou..a.dl ... a. n.arly an !action. of Khmer .ociety backed the Pr.mier ilL hi. new powers. A r.port from the US Amba .. ador. Emory C. Sw&lllt. stat.d. that ... 01 late Octobu' th. aJd..ti.n, pow.r .truct..a'e chaa.l.s .er. cosm.tic rat":.r tb&4 fundam.entaL It app ... ,..d at the tim. that the cha.a.a:" milbt be tr .. uitioa.al to c.ew repub­lic"n wtitution. &Ad. • 1.&ter resumption of the Khm.r exp.rimeAt ia. democracy. The US real­fumed it. support of ~ .. Loo Nol eo"'ra.m.eAt &Ad coa.tia.u.ed. to aid. within the Umle. .stabU.hee! by the COl1lr .... th4' Khmer Cio .... rnm.a.t La. it. .Uotb to repul.e the Com.mua.iat •• Z

(5) The Klnldom ot Laoe contiAued Ie. lea.a:thy battle with the eommUAlst·1.d Pa.tb.t Lao) &lid th. North Vt..lD&mes. throOUlhout i971. FllhtiA, u.,t traditioElilly c:ea.tered ")a the PlaiA oI Jars e.xpand.ed ia.to t!:le Laoe paa.h.a4dl .... the NVN souaht more a,r.a i.a. order to pr-otect and. .n_ aria th.i.:' LOC toO th.ir troops tA, Cambodia. Royal Lao forces took: &Ad Lost the Bowv...". P1.&t.au a4d. the junctioa. towna of S&l'avaa.. &Ad Pusan,. all ia. the panbaMl.. On 3 Dec 71 the ca.m.paip. opened for &0 NatioDa1 A .. emb1y .... t. i.D &li election to be b.ld OQ Z Jaa. 72. The camp&ipi.a.& did. not leIl.rae. a ,reat deal of interest a.nd. the al.ctiOI1 t.a Ja.mary L97Z did Mt &1!ect the eovermnea.t of Prim.. Miaister Pri.a.ce SouvaJll1& Phouma. nor alt.r the wors.a.ia.1 war situatioa..

(5) Ia. December 1971 the eornmUAi.ts taua.c.h.d the strOG ... t offensiv. aver ancoUAter.d i.a. Laos a.a.d. su.cceed..d. i.a. thr.at_AinI the Royal LAo headqu.a.rtars a.t Lona: TieD&:. Of not ..... the d ... rtioA 01 0 .... '1' &00 P&tb.., Lao sotdier. aa.d oUicers in the atter part of 1971. Thelr delection fror,- the Cornmua.ist forc •• i.a.dicated that th.re was dhbarmoQy .. mollg the ellam.y • .3

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(0') Th. Qo'ftMUnea.t 01 Tb&Ua.a.d COIlUDUe4 to play ho.t to &be USAI' at Royal T_l Air Forc. I.' tareNlbout lb. country.Dd to prOvid. volut.n lornl, both all' aDd ,J'CNDd. to ... ht St. I.bbor. lAo •• South Vi.etDal";\,. aad Cambodia iD the li&bl ",iA.l COmrrmDhm. Ti., _tw'.D aUaH &Ad lb. US r.m.ba" "'uy clo •• &.Del ... 1" r •• mpba.uecl _b.A US Pr •• ld-.ttalad.,hor. • H.AI'Y kl •• iA ..... paid .. "lall to t!le Prim, MiDi.ter. nald War.bal Tbaaom Klllikacbor. OD '\II 71 to 41.cu. th. late.t .... o-poW NVN peac. prOpG.&l."

atz'.lity M .. tirl,

(0') OaUwrm.at Xuala Lu.mpur. Mal.y.ta CD 25.27 Nov 71. repn.eD"atl.,.. 01 moat 01 t.be A a.atloza •• plv th. Ph.U.1P'?iAe •• Malay.la o SlA,.pore, aDd lAdoAe.ia. 1It,_teel a Malay.tan "o.al that dI.,. all jOin to.ether iD mutv.al JMu.trau...atioa. 01 aU of SEA. The MUOU atteAdiAl ,.rally IlulOl' •• d. the COIlCcpt but DODe of diem eqr .... d opeDly • wil11D&Be .. to e!cD Reb • :laratiOD GOI' diet tbey ••• it beiDa • practical m.a.ura Wltil aA attitude of peace wlthCNt fear a"r ••• loft .. ted throu,h.,ut SEA.

rth Vi.Ul&m

(U) The North Vietnam ... ubj.cti .... of domiD.ttn, SVN and a. muc:b of SEA a. poeeib1e larwant 00 dbc.rDibl. chan,. lA 1971. Tbu. wera DO cOAC.rted military oll.aal ..... iD SVN. ; .ctivity iD Cambodia and iA both .. ctiona of Lao. CCDtia.u.ed. apor_cticaUy. WiltratiOD lrom rth Vi.tD&m lAto the Laos panb&Adle Yiol&ted. the tltrritortal inte,rity cl J.,aoa aDd the a.utrallty the Demilltarta.d Zan.. Tbi. activity cODUnued to iDcr •••• in late l,71 witb e!fort. belD, tA .. .• Uied to coa.tru.ct _ pip.Un. to .pe.d POL .upply. additioa.al r_d •• tr.U •• &Ad av.pply dump. 1 to iAcua .. Datkeably the antiaircrait def.." ••• of their lo,i.tic a.twork. The Haaoi GoverD­:At mad. public oo1y tho .. politic.l .CtiOM whicb it waated th. world to kDow. It COAtiDued to lrt both PeklA, and Moscow, the eOGl'c.' of It. war materiela. The &zmoUDc.meDt of Preddent 'OA" ... i,it to th. People'. Republic of ChUla .ea.t North Vi.tD&m ... Pr.~r, Pbam VaG DODI PekiAI CID 20 .. 27 Nov 71 ill a.A .ppareat que.t for r •••• ura.nc •• 6

(U) Tb. H.noi C;ov.rnmeDI ••• IraAted r.colattiCA by Norway aDd D.amark lA 1971. It ltiAued to participate lD tbe P.ria Peac. Talk., wbicb ... re into their third par witb AD active r •• u1t.. Deapite bop •• that the HYloi CioverDment mijbt •• ,otilt. a.paratel, 011 th. .•••• 01 prboDe .. a of .... r they at.adIa.t1y refu.ed to do '0, iDdicatill, that mon of aU their tac. prolram." had to be '-ccepted before the PW ral •••••

RlS PEACE TALKS

(0') Tb. talk. lIS Part. betwe.Q th. USIRVN and. the North Vi.lD&me .. lYe r.pr ••• nt&ti .... I.I'W'Y 'U:I(:' November 1968. draued 00 lor yet Laother lOla,. """ttl AO r • .w.t •• TM CommWll.t. nOD.trated DO l.DclinatioD to Delod.t. from declared po.lt'OD. 1",'l'dl ••• ot the op-

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••• ,,1' .,U1.'" 1. p",,-.,. I.A ~r •• mb.r. ,....r.U'I. wh., apr •• "ot h. be .... 1.4 .. pArll •• g.lJllA& •• 4

la.tn.'''1 ""w. '"nJt.r1lbt ,.Odd",", ~I ,tw C"",,"'_l.'I. " ...... NA ol ~'71. ll' ,1 ..... , .... 10 ••

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... otLloI:1o ............ ,. So tit. tm,. ... coat.ta" ••.

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te) n ••• " ia SEA had ......... u.4 \mpact "'PO. lM .co..,,,,, ., aU 01 •• ... "au La tbe

are&.. W'R we" de,..4 •• La _hoi. or La part v.po. US ec.oaomic a,d tor 'Mb CNtLalLat ,.r ..

tklpatlOil ...... 1' &.ad po .. lbly6lor tto.U' coat\Av,LAJ .eOAO""e •• Ut .. e.. tAo •• So..adt V~ta&m •

... CamOOd.LA nUN beaYlly llpo. tb.. US lor -..ryt.alllmov.Ah ol.c.ooomic Il!cl aacl lOr muh .. r,

'",port 01 aU kUMb. Lo ... ,.. .. 1'. of "'1' .0 •• ..,er.l' 1Nt'''" lM .coaowe ''i·.t."" 01 So .....

VLotAam aM 1.&" I:b&, US doU&.r ••• ,.. ",.1 to UlelJ' ."' .......... 1.. L.0&4' from tt •• A.I.&A 0. .. 10,­

~a' B"'" &ad le. mem .... _no ••• 0" •• carc. to 00-. .. 1Ie.",. Dt.cua,ioa •• Uh otMr •• \Mllri ••

c_ceraial"' ... trrM'AD fa w.ca ....... "1', r.pU .... ,.daU, lr-om tile mo.' 1011c&1 La.., .. &Qr.

\he J......... 'the ,r",rn&tl.c vi •• trom 'tokyo •• , th&t the Ilb\Utr 01 Lao .... cl • VN to .ull.ta.Acl

til. mUilary pr ....... 01 ttL. ComMSlllhtl d.,.04ed diJoec:t1, "POD th-. coaUa\l&u. .. 01 US ,.. .. ram.

01 mUI.tal'Y .IM! ecooomil: a •• htaac. a& or u.r lb4l.r ,ro •• a.t 1._L,. 'f

tU) Th. llYN .cOllOm, ubi.ft4 ...... oubl •••• LUI, La 1.'71. To Ul".cr ••• r".U ,ric ••

lAc,.. ... 4 lQ ~rcu;.t 1& 1'70. wk.rea. th., lAcrea ... Oftl, U perceat lA 1t71. A. ", •• bl.

e¥fc!ea.u ol,rowiAl cool1d..ace I.a tho pluter. pri.,.ta • .,viAl' LDc ...... 4 Irom ~~13. 9 bWloa to

SVNU.O billloA 4\U'iAl 1911. DlriAl 1''71 til. alri.cw.:ural .. cto,. 01 tile .CGAomy mO"l'ed. tho

COUAU, towarcl •• 1l .... u.ULc:t..ccy iA lood.. &ad. the U.MaI lAGultry .~.d. tM mOlllthl, catc.h by

.. vorlll bwulrfl4 porc_t. 00 15 No. n. PrO.I.d.IU Tb'-v. aGAO_C" .. commeaclabl. ocaaom1c

r.lorm ,rocr.", .bicb 1Ac1\Ule4. r.Uoftl'.l1aatioo 01 tho • .chaa,o r"UI .. cl. coompr.be~.t.e 0"1'·

UoIU 01 th. tarUI .t1"\lctllre. The reloorm pack ... e ••• nook repr .. ea.tecl. I"aili.,."t .top IA

profto11A& Ul OCDIIOmic c1ltna.te 101' eltident ecoa.om!.c Iro..u. To UlUitrata lb. rIlUoaau.aat1aa

of tb.o uc:ba.A •• rate, a.t th. 004 01197Q th. black market rata 1001' US claLl&r •• a. 41 perceAl

abo_ tbe 111;" rat., .hare •• at the sad. 011971 it ••• equal to the 1elal ratll. Pre.i.dea.l Tnt..

.1100 a.Otoe! that tb. CVN'. 10oc.raoc. loal .Il' ecoDomiC .eU .. .utldeAcy r.ther th&A depeAcStoace

UpoD foreilA .id. H. 'PecUted aaricw,tve a. tho towuiatioA 101' tb. ecooomic prDlr." ~Dd. .ocial

r.torm ho ""heel for ttle RVN. Th. UnplementalloA of .v,cb .. l.do ... raAliAI .coAom1c r.form.

cluriAJ, the .. ar rlleMr tbaA ... J.tiDe 10i the po.tw'ar period. repr •• ea.tecl a coural.o",. eCQAomic

.top lorward by th. CVN le.d.ership.

(Ul 000 '1.&0 of CVN .CODom\c matw'Uy c.m. du.rLA, th. typbOOD that ... pc ... hon lA Dorth_rD

SV'N. 00. ZS Oct 71, Typbooa. Helter .U'Uck C)a.q Nlai. ()J.&AI TI.A. Q\a.a.A1 Ham. T~ TbieD

and. QuaAI Tri proriftco.. Tbo itOI'm &Ad. u.ultilll nood. d •• el'oyed. Iaome •• boats. &Ad. Il LArle

p.rc.Atac. 01 the crope i.D. tho are.. L.o •• 01 Ule .... 10'lr'r th&A milhe bave b •• A eapect.cl trom

tM t.rocity 01 tbe atorm. P1'ompt.,Ad. .lncleat reli.l .. ctloOll by tho CVN aicled. by US torce.

r .. ptell, Ililarl&tod. mucb of the dama, ... ad. nlariol.

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tC:} 18 accor4 wtta the NLaoa. DoctJ'iDa ., help"" ,,,.twlly •• Uocu bolp tb.m .. l".., tho US .Uo ... '- OC_OIn'C ... 'eca.aca to tbo CKJI. Tho oUe" ..... cc~tecl aDd La AlD _,r_meot ••• all ..... Jl .... y 11. Ybe ...... ,..A& .. 1 01 tiM US s. .. ,. to apprD'N IOFellA at. ia Octobeor "71 cr ... c.. ,1' •• ' coac.,. am_. the GKIt. bu.t m. OUI) .. qu.eat , ..... ,aal of that ~ ill No,..mber "'M the> aAa'ety I.JI Cambodia aad .luwh.,.. in. the .. orld. Beca,," of u .. Cal'''. v.e 01 Cam­M4ia It, u.. No,~ Vietaame •• &.ad tM r •• u,lt&al combat tbrO\albou.l lb, DOubara aAcI e.lta ... pot'Uoal, tIla OK. r.mata;d,'e,.ocIeac gpoa 171 ecoaomic ... 4 rrUUtarT a .. iD U. atrq.le ... aunt the Camln\Ulllt _cv.Da.

fUl ne ICLaadom of tAoe abo oa,"d coa.14erabl •• cooomic ud mi11&a.rT ••• iR&aCe Irom '\be US LII itl 1Itr\l&ll. tor '\ani .. l alal..ut tbe Pa.at Lao aDd lb. Nor. Vi.mame... llJ;nillclUlt durlAl 1'71' •• c..,aomic ..,.nt. ill Lao ...... lbe pa .... I. ~,tbat lo .. rameat 01 aD aatMirq m.U1U'e to cur. U.e prodKttoa &.ad .,xport at opium IUId 0"', drulI. 10

North Vtetaallft

tC) The ,cOIlomJ' 01 North VletD&m wa, ItI:.I.eNd 1A September 1,,1 _ •• ooe ot the wor.t flo04. 1A dw M.toty 01 tbat ar .. dey •• rated lar,1 ana. 01 the aed JU.,.r Delta. E .... a. NVN admltt" the •• rtou.o ... 01 taa fiood ~y .tatt.a.c that tb. Datur_1 d •• a.tar .. a, the woret .mc. ma {amLAe of 1'45, which reportedly killad a1moal a milUOD pa:opla. Th. Sept,mber lloocll d .. troyed mOlt 01 the taU NVN r1cI crop, 10rCiGi that aaUoa to rlly \lPOa. lmports &Ad. l&or" r ••• rY ••• UDoHic1Al rlporu from D .... 'OU1'C" •• timated. th. uath toU from the lloC'Clat Dear QA. mlllioa. Thl Co .. ramlat 01 SVN oUa,..d USS~, 000 to NVN plUI .hlpmeAt. of lood ~J' .. a, 01 r.Uaf. but tbe ,I.c"r. wa. r..," .... Aid ..... acc.pt.d ~, NVN from lh ... La.ad lb. People', Rapublic 01 Ch1Aa ... the Mme .ovc •• tb.at .v.ppUed molt of lb. mat.riallu.d 10 tbat.r war of .Ur ••• too. 11

Su.mmary

(U) A. it ""'Ill iG reu. p .. t. th. US, tbJ>O\llh ill diplomatic aod mUiar" a •• DCia., .ided tbo .. oatioo. of SEA with wbom it .a. allied 10 the l1Jbt .. aia.u CommaAi.t NVN. ).(~itary aid aM OVotZ'lah' ,rlAu ollor.ilo ald cODti.Aued to bolltar war·ltraiD.d .co.oomia. iA tha Khm.r R.pv.~lic, L..a.o •• a..od SVN. Tbail&Ad, ,acUically at peace "' ho.t to US lore •• b" alr •• m.ct aDd 1 •• UD' occalt.o""l CommUD1.t lu.rrllla. pra"1U'a., al.o ,.eClt",ed US acODomic ••• i.racca. Tbrovlb tIM iaj.cUoa 01 m ... t .. amOUAU of mo ... " load material a. _U •• m&4pow'ar. lb. US "malA" de.ply committed .CODOmicaUy to tb. bac1ri.a, aDd ,llrvival 01 $oum ••• t A.ta 10 1971 •

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I Ul Aa the 5outb ••• t A 11. IU.a. eb&A •••. WACV fwI~tLocu &Ad. Iocltvi.tt .. ebalilM. 1Il Soutb

Vt.lDAm the CODt:ulu.ed. redeployment of U.s md Fn. ~:oI'Ld Fore .. all.red. 1'01 •• &Ad. 1'.Ip"'olibiliti.l.

with. RVN .... UttWl. the primAl'Y combat u'poDaibUlty ' • .K.pt for lu.te.ie .ir) &Ad tb.. U.s Nl'DU&,

mar. aDd mau to th. adviaory .Uort. Wru:. US lo .... r.oc. ObJ.ctive. r.maUled wscbaqed.. th.

COMtISMACV mJ. .. iOA ackpted both to tb ... '.Kp&4d..cl .co~ a.acl .. rea of the .... 1' .Del tba cbaoll.A.

US 1'01, lA Vt.tA&m.

NATIONAl. olln:cnns •

us Obieeth'u in V1etDam

(el US obj.cti ... , iA Vl.tnam. the talU for the COMU'SMACV minioo. pro.r ..... 4lhroUCtl

thr.e pu.... A, ra.a.etsd lA the 1"0 CombiA.d 1trate.lc Objec:li ... Plan (lurther ~l1'C\lI"d.

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Immeclia.l' combiAed Objectl".. •• ara to a.p"lld .. 1' .... 01 aeem'a .ovlroa.meat .GCompa. ...

Iml major clti ••• he .. vily pop..uated .. u ... ADd. pri.m&ry LOC ... Dd to provide .. fa?Orabl •

• AYiJoOntnent for cOIl~d Irnwth &Ad .treo.thaIl1.z11 of poUt1cal •• COClom1c. &Ad. .octal

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1At~rm.ot1.&te combl.z1.d. obJ.crt ..... eu .. aecure .llvirOAmeQt tbroqbout the RVN wblcb

permits &.acl foatar. further e.xp.a.4.ioQ of tb.e ecoDOmy loAd. the Datiocal de.,..lopm.eat pro •

• r"m., &Ad.. atable a.&tiQA&l loYeramelit whicb repre .. otl &.DelLa support.d by the

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Ultimate combu.-,d obj.ctlv. _a, .. lr .. lAdapeDdeDt &Ad viable DAtioa of th. ltVN. flUlC­

Ho0iDJ La .... cure ,av\roomeal both iDlunally aa.ci ralJioaaUy.

(5) By late 1911. Pba .. II objeclivee tor the mo.t 1)6rt had b •• a reacbed.. The .. curtty

.iNati.04 La RVN bAd beell .tabUised aod the Cioverllmeo.t had NZ'lled It. atl.ntioa to .coaomic ex ..

pa.naiOA &Ad loc:al d.,v,10pme4t, with Ulcr.a •• d p .. rtlcl".,tioo. by th. p.opl. ill aov.rameo.t .. t t!l.

loc .. ll .... !. The US C.lAUAUec! 1.D 11:. objectiv ..... es:pra .. ed by CINCPAC~il

• ..... tat the CVN to improYl &.ad modarllise th. R VNA F to eQ.h&4ce

R VNAF .U.cti .... o.a ...

• ...... lat th, CVN to daleat the aubver.ieD. &.!ld "lIr ••• ioo. ao.d ct..

v.top a .ecure eOviZ'OAm .. al tb.at will promole ,.U,ov.ra.maa.l wtthiA

the RVN.

• •• a,.Ut the CVN to protect aDd lurth.r d.v.lop D.&rtoaal re.ourc."

_ith emph •• l. OD .coelomic atabilis .. cioD, ,c04omi~ arowtb. ao.d lIn­

proYernaDt of .oci&l coaditloo.. to proytde a batt.r lil. for the people &.ad

_i.a ~up, 'lrt of the p.ople for Cv~.

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THE CONUSMACV NlSSlON

E."lutiCID 01 the COMt15MACV Mi .. loa

fS} PriOr to the fall 0' 19&'. flO loreal "ahlfteDt 01 th. CONUSWACV mt..IOll ... he.d. ill .. 11 ... 18 .OUC. cloeumellt. The mil.loA evolv •• 1.1 tbe US 1'01. lA VWitDam .~b.d. ~ch "ew •• peet o! d1.. war -. pacll1caUOB. Viet:Damiaat1oD. US cro .... bor"1' operatioa.., npport to o".raUOll. out.t.d. l.. • N .- cau ..... DeW -n... or D." iAterpretatiOIl 01 lb. COMUSMACV miUI.OL TZU'ov..h the ,..ra tbe mi .. ioG .a. cI.ri'ftd. from dlr.cd." •• aad ,uidaDl;. hom S£CDEF &Ad the lCS. &ad. from ~cb Aadoaal-l ••• l docbiou 101 that cODtaill.d la Natloaal Securtl, Act1cm .M.mo­r&ACiwn (NSA),Q 34Z. ,Nay '7. whiCA mad.. COWUSMACV r"paa.ible for th. ct."u1a.a. .. milltary m&D&IU.bip aim. pa.cilicatioa e!!ott. lAtell'&t1D& C.rtat..a. a.,od •• form.rly QD.ur th. US Emba .. ,. ),(Uuary n'poa..ibUiti ... temmed. from CINCPAC La.truCtiOIUi, "Term. of Refereac. lor COMUS· NACV." dated. 3 Wa, 61. Oa 21 Au, 6' th. SCS proYided. th. SECDEF 1'GiclaD.C. OD improvernaDt aDd. moderaiaaticm oll:be RVNAF .... prlDc1pa1 meu.. 01 Viec:=.amiaadoll of the wat.

($) A. balic luiclaau for HQ MACV pl&AAen. COMUSM,ACV appro ... 1a October 196, .. D'" lorma.lLe.d. .tal*mear: 01 mi .. ioa. th ..... 0&1&1. 01. whic.b. weI'. that COMUSMACV would.. 1.0 P'U'auit 01 US objec~.,..:

PPo¥i4. tn&ldmwn &civic. aDd. .... 1etaAc. to the RVNJt.F aDd ocb~ .. ppropriate G'r.-l al·ocie ••

WaAat:. US CoYera.m.at e\'ri1 &Ad. military .n.ld acdviti •• requ.ir.d !O wpport CODti.D.ued .ccelerated paciJ'ic.UCIQ. civil actioa, aDd a.o &:.a •• cwi\.'Y prolram lor RVN.

PlaA &4d. COllduct US military operaUoa. iD RVN &Gd.. a. dir.cted. or .pproTed. b, CINCPAC lD. p.ripb.r.1 .r •••• ill coord.iA&tiOD with odler hee Worlll aAd RVN Arm.d Forc;e ••

(Sl 1D 1970, dt.r the cro .. -border operatioa.. ill Cambodia. a reTi •• d rn1a~ioIl .tatem.at mad. COMUSMACV r •• poDlibl. for: ~J

••• the ncc ... ful ~.cu.ti.oD 01 the US m.U1tar, operatiOAa, mlli.rya.­.btaACe •• ad advtaory proa.;&.tI\. to promote A&tioaal •• curity aad. AAtiDlh &1 danlopm.nt i.D RD. &Ad. lor authorised US mllitary activitie. lJI ar ••• adj.ceDt to RVN which cootribuu to attalAmaa.t 01 the US obj.cti .. 1 ~ lb. RVN.

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(tI) It. revi .. d MACV Oizoecti ... 10-11. flTum. of a.wre.a.ce lor U5MACV." W&\ publisbed "May 71. As .tatee! theuiA. the mi .. ioa. of COMUSMACV bad b .. a derived to 1)8: 1

(U) Mi .. ioD.; A .. bt the Cover-a.meat of tb aepu.bl1c of V\etDam (CVN) to deleat '.Eternally direc.tad. a.a.d supper-taG Communise lubYer aioc &J1d. _,.,.e .. loa. ill order to a.ttaiD. &4 envU'oameAt wtucb will allow tbe people o! the RVN to determiAe their lutur. withou.t oue.ide lAterfersace.

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7. IS) TERMS or RErERD/CE.

... COMtISMACV b the commuder at .. IvbordiDate wsWed. c:ommacd. Wider tbe opel' - • • t1oaa! commaad of CINCPAC. USM,ACV compris .. aU MACV Service compo~nt comma!ldl •• ubordia&te Wlita, &Del detachmeAU utader th. open,tioDal command of COMUSMACV.

b. COMUSMACV b th. Comm..ancier O •• liMte of the t;.ntr&l R'liem SEATO Field Forc. ICCRSFFl. Comm.a.a.dar o.ailD&te of the SEATO Field Force (CSFF). a.a.d Comma.a.der D"i1oate oc the United. Stat .. Foree. Southeaet A.ta (COMUSSEASIA) •• In IU. de.il~ D..ted cap&bU.it1.e. he deyelop • .nd is prepared to e.aeC1oote pl&.D.' re.ponaive to tho •• of SZATO and CINCPAC.

c. COMUSMACV .er.,.., as the military member of the US Mis.ioD. t:oUDcilfol' purpo.es of coordiAa.tion with the Chi.f of Mi .. ioD. OD. all matters reiatia.1 to US military activities 111 th. RVN. (Se. paralrailb 9.)

d. Ia. addition to other r"pCHl.it.Uiti ••• COMUSMACV is the reprueot&tive 01 the Secn ... ry of D.fea .. a.nd CIl-ICPAC with re.pect to military a •• i.t&Ace in the RVN.

(1) COMUSMACV or hi. de.ilaatri repre.entative, a. the military membC'r of the US M1 .. ioo. COUDCU. coordinate. wi.th the Chid of M.i .. ioD {or military .... lsta.a.:e matter. to the extent provicled (or by Law, load in accordance wi.th Executive Order. and such other in.tt'llction. &S the '?t'e.ideat may pr"mwgate. He coordinate. military a •• i.tance ac. tiv-tie • ...,ith US Covernment &Ieocie. repre.ented in the US Mi .. iOll .....tlich are cOJ1Cuned wtth the ~cutioa. oI loreign & •• i.taJlce legi.latioa.. COMUSMACV _ill keep the Chief of Mi,.ion itLformed coa.cernic.g cUZ'rea.t and prospective military a.aiat&D.ce pl&.n. and prolram.. Unresolved diL!8l"eacea beweeo. the Cbiel 01 Minion and. COMUSMACV ...,ill be referred ~o the S.cretary 01 O.Len.e tbro~lb CINCPAC •

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e. COMUSMACV i. d..sipated. SiAll. SeDior Military R8ltZ'esentatlYa iA the RVN. 1zl this capacity, COMUSMACV ia re.-poDaibl. diractly to C:NCPAC lor coorcUDation of rna.tter .. of joiD,t CODcerta eOaD_Cled. with the re1a.ti04.hipa amOD, aU per.CXlAal ill the cOUAtry area of COtlCU·D ... ho are UIld.er the juriadieti04 of or accoWltabl. to the 000. r_.udla .. of ... hetber Or 40t they ar. a .. 1ped. to the PacJlic Command (PACOM). As SiD.ale S..a.ior Military Rapre.&Dtativ. iA the IIVN. COMUSMACV .ft., .. a. the mUituy Pc.iAt of caa.u.ct for and provide. military IU.pPO'l't to the US MiS.iOA. Vietnam ••• appropriate •

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(S) COW':SMACV e.x.ercbed opentiaDal command of aU a .. ilud US mUitary lorces &.ad militaryal • .aci... TM comm&rl.d relatio.asbip. withiD l1SMACV varied. from direct comm&.lld to coordil!.&tiOA and. coop.rati04 {lee Fiaure !l-ll. Sp.cUic comma.ad relatiOAd.ipa within the I;om_ ma.ad .... t. 04e.a determined. by the operaUOD&l requirem6At .etaerate4 bY' the cc.mbat miasion Or al 'needed to achieve objective. e.tablish.d by hi,her authority. Foll(JlriD,t.. aD .. tract of MIICV Directive 10-11. dciia..iD1 COMUSMACV'I reapo.a.ibillti. •• &Ad fUllCtiOAl a. a cocnrnaader. 19

8. (S) RESPONSIBIWnES AND ruNCnONS 0 F COMUSMACV,

a. COMUSMACV. as commander of a subordiAata Wli.fl.d eommaDd.:

(1) Exercis.s operatiooal command. of aU US Forces and military a,e.acie., a,s,i!{ned for the accomplishment of hta milsioD.

(a) Within the tramework of the defiaitiolu and luid&.nce .. t forth in paragra.phs of 30Z0b and 3023" of JCS PublicatioD 2.. &Dd ... ithi.a the provision. ol poljcie. and directives impond by higher a.uthority &.!ld by lelialatioD, COMUSMACV:

1 Plans for. deploy •• direct •• con.troh, &!ld coordm.te. the &ct1011' of •• silced force. ~ conlormity with panlra-pb 8a (l){b).

:: £xercin. directive authority ... ithin his comma4d in the field of 10gis\.1CS to insure ;.uective.a •••• nd economy ol operatiolu. and preveDtiOD. or elimination of utLD.ece •• a.ry dvplicatioD of facilitie a aAd. overlappinl of !wlctioaa amonl the MACV Service component •.

J E.tabli.be. such per.onnel I.rvic.s -.cd man.l.ment polici •• to iDa\lJ'e uniform ;tandard. wben not in collllict ... ith Service reaulation. ••

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! Rmew. *- recotnaoeDda!:loAS bearia.1 Od. tbe bwl;e' from the WACV Service compoa.ca.t: corn.m&Dder. to th.ir parca.t mUit.&ry d.p"rtmut. t.o .e.,ily that th. rec:ommeAdl.tio.a.a &1'. in al".emeAt w,th hi. pbA. "Ad pralr&m. ••

(b) COMUSMACV &Serd ••• 0p.,,&ClOIIAl cOClInaACl tbrCNfh the MACV S.rvice compDDC.a.t comm&.a.d.ara &Ad the comm&Q4.u of n.bord1Aatc COm.m&AU witbia. t1SMACV.

(Z) COlUiult. _ith u.. Am.ric:&A A~Mdor OQ. OS political a."d ba.'c pollcy mattar •• Di •• ",Kt Yi ... bctwe.d. COMtlSMACV &Ad the American Amo&.a.c. 1" will be reported to ClNCPAC by COMUSMACV.

(3) Keep. the Americ84 AmD& ... dor lully iAlorrnacl. ... pecia.lly ccacerDia., all hi,h level coa.tact. _ith oUlda" of the RVN. &nd. em major RVNAF mU1tary paa.a &Ad perui. lAI Dper&t1oo ••

(4) P1a..a.. fDr &Ad i._ prepared to "oa.ciuct: mllUuy Dperauoa •• a dir.cted by CINCPAC.

(5) Di.cur, .. OS military ntpolUiibUity to the RVN iA &CCord&a.CI with. CINCPAC poUct •• &Ad. dlr.cti ......

(l.) A .. bt. the GVN &Ad RVNAF i.D. pla.oa.J.a.c for military operatioill.

(7) Develop. coordiaat.d t]5/RVN m.Ui~ry pl ..... u a. dt,rec .. d by CINCPAC.

(8) E.t:ablbhe. poUci.e. Uld procedl:l.r •• pertaioiAc to the .U.ctiv. oper&tioA. maiDtea.&.QC •• &Ad maul.m.At 01 cOmm.w:Lication •• electroaic. !&cUitW. required for comma.a.d &Ad cca.trol. Aclaw:li.ter. and .uperTi ••• joiAt !r.qu.ea.cy coordlt\atioA. a.a.d. proc ..... aJ:Ld Y&lidate. communication. requiremea..t. 14 the RVN iA &c:cordaAce with paciIic Command Commu.oicatiolu Electronic. :tn.tructiolU (PACOM C£!).

(9) Exercia .. coordLc.&ti.q &uth(..dty 0"$1' aU tIS mUi~ry la.teUi&.ac. a.ncl coWltlrftl.tel~ li.e.QC. Wlita/.lameots operati:.., ~ the RVN.

(10) MODitore r ..... l"Q a.a.d deVltloprrulD.t. ta.t aAd evaluatioa.. &Ad combat development. (RDT.E aa.d. CD) actiTitle. of MACV Service c;ompoa.eAt command.,.. ill th. RVN.

(11) To the lJrtea.t aireed upon by the US and the countl"i •• e~cet'a.ed. coa.troh aa.d. co. ordiAata. operations of third eoua.tr:, mUitary c::II1t~.nu and proYld.e. military a.a.d military aui.nD.c. QupPDrt tt.ere!or.

(lZl Coor~e. i .. u..anc. at Army &.I1d Air Fore. ur.bange privU ..... coa.tz'olo identi. licatioo procedtues. <L.termi.a.e. commoD. r&nooiAJ policie •• and coordiAat •• mereh.a.n~ dil. control proe.dur •• in the RVN.

(13) Coordinat •• tb.a development olabor provi.ion. ~ .tabU 01 farce. alre.m.nts or other major couatry.to.eOWltry agr.ements aa.d. lorward. reeommea.dl.tion. on .uch matter. to CINCPAC.

(14) Repre.ents tiL. US Forces pOsition ill formal discus.ioA with the Americ'lJl Embas.y &J1d with repre.entative. ol the CVN on 'TI&t1.ars pert&ia.ia.g to the utUisatioA a! ci ..... Uia.a. employ ••• In the R ~.

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(5) A •• coAd. basic reapoa.aibUity of CO)'{OSMAC"l wu .. ClNCPAC'. iD.coa.auy representa­tive &:Id a. CommaMv n.aiCA&te of US Forc •• iA Southe.at As. (COMt1SSEASlA) in certaiD coa.tiDlUCY aitu&tioa... A. Rc.b.. COMOSUACV FcwiuG miliury .. ch"ice aad. iDJ'ormatiCIQ to th. CoorcliDat:D1 Committee lor US Ml .. ioa.a, Soatb ... t Aaia ISEACOORD). H. __ CO rel"' •• sat ClNCPAC at a.o.ooal SEACOORD meati.D.,a, &:Id k •• p CI:'fCPAC ut! lb_ JCS l.oU'ormed OIl aU .apect. of SEACOORO. bu:ludiAl timely a.oti4cuioa. ol&.aa.da am •• Ad report Of procae4iA ••• ZO

(S) la th. m.ill.tary .... t.ata.DCa azul aGvUory ana.. COMUSNACV ba4 major reapoAalbUity to ... hc the CVN lD acbi_YiDI A&tiAA&l obj.cth· ••• Aa.tated. lA the loUOWUlIlUttr&ct from MACV Diracti .. 10-11. CONt1SMACV fuDctialU iA the •• are ••• _1'.:%1

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c. CO),(USW..,ACV!or matteu per_lAiD. to mWtary ...... taAC.:

«1) Wale •• recommaadatioAa to CINCPAC cOIlcaraiAI military .... t..taAC. to th. RYN. to iAclude recommeada.tiOAa ccmcerAiAl force atrucDiar. motl1f1catia.u of ~e RVNAF &.D.d tbI prep"ratioG &Ad aubmi .. ioD ol the RVNAF Forc. Structv. Uet (FSU.

(1) De .. lope military ... l.taa.c. plaAa ia. cooperatiOll witll the Chief 01 Mi .. loo..tad oc:b.er US 10VeFDtneDUl ale .. el •• LA the Mi •• ioa.. aDd ."bmiu them to ClNCPAC.

(3) Advi.e. aAd .... istll Ibe RVNAF iD the lolist.ic sapport olloree deYelopmem aa.d. operadoas ... dir.ctetl.

(4) Ob.er ... &tad nport. GIl tM utUlaat:l.OA 01 CD&terlel funU,.b .. by aDel peraomlel tr .. ~el by the Us.

(5) Provlcb. appropriate advi.ory .ervic •• aocl tachD.ica1 .... ialaAc. tiO the llYN OIl mil-itary .... bta.zlc.. .

(6) Work. cUrectly with th. mWt&ry d..partme.a.t. aocl appropriate rn1l1tary area comm&l1d. OA the davelopme.a.t of arraDlemeAu lor receipt &Ad traluar of military •• silta.Dca mAt­

"riel. disposal of Military A .. utaAce S .. rvic. Fua.dftd (MAS!") exee •• property. aDd lor traia.iAl .. net .ervice. ill the RVN.

(7) Mak •• recornmelldatf,o .. a to CIl"ICPAC concernLq; cU-.bore procaremeDt of MASr matarie\ or .erWe ••.

(8) PrDYide ... dvice &tad .... ia~c. to the RVN with r.spect to th. materiel w.apeA. d ••• lopmea.t FOlr.m ....... poD. proc!U1:tioA. &Ad aU-abore procwemellt zna.tUr ••

(9) Provide. the point 01 coo:act for the RVN CODCeJ'Dinl th. aac..I&Dl. 01 iAiormatioD 04 lore ••• Wellet. W •• pOll •• &Ad. capabilitie ••

(10) Provide. Ua!aoA wit:b tta. RVN .. ith. re.pect to aDy other mUitary ... 1.taAc:~ requir.­mea.u or lo,i.tic matter. cl the DOD a.n.d performs auch oth.r lwu:noa.a •• m .. y t.e re­quired UDder FonilA A .. iltaAce wlial.dOll..

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(11) W'Wl n,..," to It.. IlVN lmpl.meacattCNl 01 that porUM 01 u. noulun, pro,,.,,,, ft. &&ac.d b., otlwr US a,Mc,.' with tIS·owo •• local curre"c..,. de_lop. aod ... c.\Ile. a proSpam of r ... i .. aD" ob •• rY&uoo to 'U •• a. a M.l. lor re,ort14l to the ChLeI ol Wt .. 100 aad tha CbLeI 01 lb. US A •• oc, for laternaUoaal o. •• lo"",."t (CSAlD1 wba" Ill • ... etlUOG of ct.. tNq.t b Dot belA, carr,.d out La .cc.ortluca with the .,reed to .ac",'1y bud.et aAd the tarlr.' 01 1M co .. rLll, a,raameat ••

I U) D ... lop •• m&aa, .. &act coetroh the lOJhti~ prolum. tar mUltary ... iuaou ., the Army of di. RaJNbllc 01 Vl.tDam (AaVN) ud •• ,100&1 rOl'c .. /PoP"lu Force.larl pn.

(U) a • .,i ... u.s appro ... MASr PI'0lurn. _ .. loped b, llul N • ...al A • ...ta.,.' C;I'CN, lor :be Vl.tD.ame .. N.vy (VN!oI) .ad VJ,.tDama •• Mal'iA. Cor,. (VNWC~ aAd ..,. t'" A1I' Forc. Adviaol"y Croup for th. Vlataam ... ALI' Forc. tYNAn.

(14) AM •• ucl ... ,.ta m. llYN !a the _IULIatioa aeel compo.lttOll 01 1" arme410l'ce. iA accordaAc. with. appro .. " comblaecl .tra'.'"

(U) Sar ..... th. liIlIl. potAI 01 COlliact tor matt.,.. ol lAhu •• to the Tripartite Dep .. all .. &ad pro~'.' u.at.o.a. betw .. a lb. Deputi •• &A. the ),MCV. JlVNAr ..... FAN)( 10la1 StaU ••

d. la dl.charliAI mUitar, .... lataac. fucdoD'. CO).(U5M.ACV wUl be pi .... b, m. pollela. a.od procechlre ... I lorth ia th. DOD NUitar, A .. btaAca ).(acaual. 1Aclw:Uac the CINCPAC S\appl.m.ul th.reto. tb. ForeicD A .. btallC'D Act. .. ppUcaW. DOD d~.clh" .ad lA.tructioa •• aod '\lct. other dir.cch ... a. ma., be ia.ued. from t~ to "me b, ap­proptlat. htborhy.

(C) A major r .. poa.lbUity of COMU5MACV., ... auppo:-I lor paclltea.UOA. lA 1971 padl1uuoa '\apport took. the lorm 01 chI 1971 CVN Cornmun1ty Oelu .. load. Loc&l Oe .. 1opm.ot Pl&4. a p1&6 wlUcb iAll".acecl tiS oper&tioa •• A. COl.CU$MACV .tated !.A a 7 Iaa 71 rnamor&.ll.cbun to aU com. maaclara and ·.taU .Ie .ci ... Of ••• % .trocl1y udo,... Uw! 1971 ICVN'j C~mm\IAU Detal". &Ad Local D ••• lopmea.t Plu &Cd rllCl\la.t your IIlll .uppo~·t La it. lmpl.maGUt1OD."

(5) Paralrapb la MACV Otrtcti ... 10.11 eue4 balow. pre.crlbed tb. f\&Actioo. 01 COMUS. MACV lor ;M-cilicat1oD. matte,... 1

I. 15) RESPON'SIBILITIE1 AND ruN~TIONS OF COMUSMACV.

e. COMUSMACv 11 cMrl'd. with US ei-,tl/mll.itary r .. pouibUity br npport 01 pAcill. cat1oD. I4d 4e .. 10!'ft'\eDI opar .. UOG' !.A the RVN Wider tha o..-.r&l1 a\athority of th. Amed. C&.ll. Amba ... cior. ror pacUlcaeioD matte,.. COMUSMACV:

(1) o..,.lop. a.:1d, .up.r.t ••• the e.aecuUoft 01 jot.Dt :).,ul comouud pl.&o •• ~Uc:ia •• coa. c.pta, &Ad pro,raml cODceralq US dvtl/milltary I"PPOt't for pAcUic&tioft &.Dd de .. lop_ tnea.t.,

III Ppn..-1d •• advic. aIM! a •• inaoce to the CVN, iAclud1l!., the Mil".try oC 1I\1I' .. t Dev.lop_ m.At (MORD). the RV~ F JOUle G.neral Stall rIGS). ·.ad other approprlah GYN a.ea.

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r.l.e ... t to "Fr •• r •• Uti ••• are .tllcieDtl, aDd .cooomic.Uy ael.

mlAi ... nel. &Ad. ..,. •• U.diY.ly iDterr.""_. ao that the,.. wW make

a rna.aimwn cOll&ribuCioD to U.a.1tecl State. ~tll'.". ~ that cou.atry.

a ••• u. a. &. ow ..... 10_1 uael iAtera.alioD&l obj.ctive ••

• tCl Alt.bGOp U. Amba .. ador was ill DO",... rn1lUary commaader. be rnaiAta1Ded a clo ••

relatioo.alp with eOWUSMACV OD matt.,.. 01 m\lN&l lAt.,...L The primal', m.cha-Qi.m lor co­

ordiDatiOD .. Dd coo,.l'atlO8 t.a cal'ryial ovt aa:1oul ~llc.i. ..... tb. US Mia.loo C~U. A •

... ;p1&iA .... b,.. p.,.a,raph, 01 WACV Oirect:t. •• lO.ll:~S

t. IC) UNITED STATES MlS5ION COUNCn.. The US Mi .. 10A. coasl.tt.AJ 01 th. Amu·

leaD Err.b& .. aYi USM..ACVi USA1D; JoiAt US Publt.c AUa.iu OUk. (1USPAO): an40Ute.

of the Sped&! A .. t.etaAt to the Amaricd Amba .. aclol' (OSA), ba. bee ••• t:ablhbed to 1..71-

plam.a.t prc,ram. to achwve US obj.cth ... l.D tb. RVN. WhU. th ... US a._cia. r.~d

to u.. d1.FecU08 oJ: US a,.ocia. at «:he a&tioDall • .,.l. local._idaac. 1. proridad b, a

cnt. .. t.oa cWAcU tbat bad beu •• tabll.ebecl to .n.W'e aa. lAt •• ra .. d US elfon ia «be RVN.

Tb. COUDCU h compo •• 4 01 tbe ArnericUl Amba ... do,. (Chid); lb. Deputy /t,mba .. ador:

COWUSMAeV; Deputy CommaAder. USldACV. lor Ci"u Op .... tloD_ aACl Rural O.v.lop­

meAt Support (OEPCORDS. MACV); DIJ'1ctor. U5A1O. Dir.ctor JUSPAO; and the OSA.

ne nlaUOIubip " .... a USMAeV .ad tbe oth.,. e1.meAt. of th. mUa!.oa. t.am is OA. of

coo,.dlDaUoo &1&4 coopnatioD. lA ca •• of dWer.DC,. of vl. •• betw •• a. the Chi.f of Mi ••

• ion aad COMUSMACV ... ch 1. fl". to commwdcat •• ycb 4t.1l.r.Dc •• to "noDAl &utb.

o,.1U... eOMUSMACV eammUAicatioo.. am be lorwarded throu,b CD"iC~AC.

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