SITUATION REPORT ON QUANG TRI PROVINCE AS OF 0700 ON 1 FEBRUARY

Created: 2/1/1968

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thisituation rep crtebruary PREPAID by cas. "

tri province has muddled through two nights 'a to one

we; Have escaped serious failuj*

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CK-'AUTHORITY THROUGH THE PACIFIEDO, FAR UNSUCCESSFUL).NORTH VIETNAMva) OFFICERS, MOSTLY LIEUTENANTS, WERE EITHER KILLED OR CAPTURED TrTTflE^air^ffTS-pRaCEDIng THE LAUNCHING OF PHASE III WHILE ON RECONNAISSANCE "ISSIONS IN THE PACIFIED AREAS, 'they HAD DETAILED MAPS .OF. PHASE III II and I

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FORWARD STOCKPILING OF WEAPONS,-AMMUNITION AND RICE WAS DETECTED DURING THE PRECEDINGAYS. - -V- GENT- REPORTS, POW INTERROGATIONS, AHD'CHIEO HD.-V-

STATEMENTS CONSISTENTLY STATED THAT THESO OCCUPY HUANG TRI

D. THE HUGE TROOP MOVEMENTS DETECTED BY ALLSOURCES WERE-'HlGKLYsSIGHIFICANT, BOTH NORTH TO SOUTH AND.WEST TO EAST.

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3. THE ENEMY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN EXPECTING MORE THAN APPARENTLY HE FAILED CSC FAR) BECAUSE. AIR SUPERIORITY AMD ALL THAT THATMEANS WHEN EMPLOYED HASSiVLEY AND BECAUSE HE EXPECTEDFRCM THE PEOPLE. INSTEAO OF PLAYING DOGGO OR JOININGTHE PEOPLE VOTED WITH THEIR FEET. QUANG TRIHAS TRIPLED OR QUADRUPLED IN THE LASTOURS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING ACCURATEKAND THERE HAS BEEN NO

HE TIKE OF| JANUARY,S XB^RVER BELIEVE THE ENEMY WANTED TOOUP. WHEN PEOPLE VOKE UP THEY-WOULDEW FLAG FLYING.VC CADRE WOULD BE EVERYWHERE rlATOW OUT LEAFLETS. BROADCASTING TO THE PEOPLE. ALL THEw:.ta cciJt tmpKTTniiFI RIlT THATALL

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THE CITY .afwERE. KILLEDAPCS, WS^HUNQY LCUISRENADE" THROWING-CHIEUeKOX;ADVISC*.^

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SOME OF'.THEN WEREIG BIG SATCHEL CHARGES AND' LADDERS BUT 'THEY SEEMDOSS WHERE TO USE THEM* TWO BATTALIONS TANGLED WITH THE. ARVU. TROOPS AT LA VANG. BUT- THEY GOT NOWHERE AND SUFFERED MORE0 XlA. REMNANTS OF THESE TWO FORCES TOOK REFUGE IN THE SUBURBS OF THE CITY; NORTH AND SOUTH. SOME ARE STILL THERE AfiD-ONE REPORT HAS ITENERAL YE (PHONETIC) IS WITHTN ENEMY STRONG POINT HAS HELD OUT IW THIS VICIftlTY.FCROURS. THE ENEMY ALSO DUG IN IN TRI BUU HANLEf TO THEOF THEESULT THE HAMLET SEEMS. TO- HAVEIN THE FIGHTING DURING THE NlGKT OFANUARYS':'

PROVINCE CHIEF LIEUTENANT COLONEL PHAM AH HASBEENUNK. NO DECISIONS WERE JlADE BY HIM. FEW. OF THE SECTOR OFFICERS HAVE .BEEN. OH THERINCE.;'US BACV DID THEY. CASU THI

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