PRESENCE OF AN AMERICAN IN CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE SERVING AS AN 'ASSISTAN T' TO

Created: 7/5/1973

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PRESEt.CE CF AH AMERICAN IN CHUGNG THIrN PROVINCE SERVING AS AN "ASSISTANT" TO LEADING NORTH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS IN3

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J. AMEDKEHY (PHONETIC)EjtTEREP THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMYEGIMENTAL HEADGUAFiTcflS AREA LOCATED, AT TrUT.TIHE, AT LAI HlEUCANALCHUBW8 THIEW.PROVlWE. SOUTH VlETNAK, BAKERY *AS UNARMESED AROUND THE CAHP FREELY ALTHOUGH ESCORTED BY TWO NVA SOLDIERS. HE ENTERED THE BASE AREA SHORTLY AFTER THE ARRIVAL IGH-RANKING NORTH VIETNAMESE DELEGATION, LED BY TfiUONC CHI NH AND HOANC OUOC VIET, WHICH WAS ESCORTEDKAN SECURITY UAH ARK ED< PISTOLS AND'TGCKRIFLES tFIELD COMMENT, TRUCP3 CHINH IS THE SECOND RANXJHQ KFH3ER OF THE LAO DONG PARTY POLITBURO AFTER LE AKD IS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. HOANG OUOC VIET EMDER OF THE LAO DONG PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND HEAD OF THE VIETNAMESE FATHERLAND FRONT.)

2. THE CAUCASIAN ENGAGED IN NIGHTLY MEETINGS WITH SENIOR CADRE OFEGIMENT AND TALKED WITH.IERS .Or THE REGIMENT. HE CARRIED ON CONVERSATIONS IN EXCELLENT VIETNAMESE. GIVING HIS NAHE AND STATING THAT HE WAS AN AMERICAN FUNCTIONING AS AN ASSISTANT TO TRUONG chin4nc CuOC VIET,

* KERY EET *TAtL AN2 KcIGKED ABOUT OUNDS, HAD DARK BLUE EYES. WAVY BLONDE HAIR

AND fUONDeOUARE-SHAPE1 FACE Hi Tift HIGH FOREHEAD AND

; HEDU'fc.-THlN NOSE,INKISH COMPLEXION HITH FRECKLES,HAS CLEAN

ND HAD ONE COLD HOUR IN HIS UPPER JAW. HEE AN

OLIVE UNIFORM SIMILARHAT WRH BY THE NVA. HIS PERSONAL

POSSESSIONS 'CONSISTED Or : LARGE SILVER HATCHILITARY

OR SZHOOI. RING KITH AN INSCRIPTIONLUE OR PINK

SAPPHIRE. ttiKtRr CARRIED6 AHMUNITION CASE CONTAINING

MIS PERSONAL PAPERS.

4. WniKQ HIS VISIT TO THE BASE AREA, NVA PERSONNEL

VERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO INITIATE CONVERSATION WITH HIM, BUT TO

RESPOND FREELY TO HIS DUESTIONS. BAKtRY DRANK BEER AND

EALS HUH CHINK, VIET. AND Th= REGIMENTAL

' ALTHOUGH THE DELEGATION LEFT THE AREA ONAY FOR VC

, MILITARYEAV0UAZ1EF.S, BAKERY REMAINED WITH THE

EGIMENT UNTILAY MEN HE HAS ESCORTED OUT BY LEGAL

[.ja3se, ASSIGNED fO THE RSGIKrNlNT ' ,HIS

^.DESTINATION VAS NOT GIVEN,)

I COMMENT! TKE FOLL'OHlNG IS THE JOINT CASUALTY

HZSOLOIICN CENTER (JCRC) EVALUATION OF TKE RERCRTl CRCSEARCH FAILEDORRELATE THE INFORMATION IN THE *EPJ)RT.IO ANY AVAILABLE DATA.)

. ^ b. FIELD DISScHi DEFENSE ATTACHE FOR JCRCy JN SAlCOKl SENTH'CPAC CFOR CINCPAC AND POL AD- ONLY) USSAQ

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