BOMB DAMAGE IN NORTH VIETNAM

Created: 3/1/1967

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NORTH VIETNAM IS NOT SUFFERING PARTICULARLYESULT

OF THE US BOMBINGS. ECONOMIC AND CIVILIAN LOSSES ARE RATHER

ACCIDENTAL AND SMALL. THE BOMBING RAIDS ARE DIRECTED MAINLY

AGAINST MILITARY TARGETS AND TRANSPORT. OMBING RAID

ON THE SUBURBS OFRANSPORT BATTALION WAS HIT. ILLAGE

NEAR HANOI WHICH WAS BURNEDOMBING RAIDARGE POL

STORAGE CENTER. SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY

BATTERIES ARE FREQUENTLY CONCEALED BY SIMPLE BAMBOO HUTS. VARIOUS*

'EPRESENTATIVES IN NORTH VIETNAM HAVE BEEN UNABLE TON If III

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TRANSPORTATION COLUMNS ARE OFTEN CAMOUFLAGED IN NORTH

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SETTLEMENTS, AND THEY BECOME THE TARGETS OF BOXIBING RAIDS. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THERE ARE FIRES IN THE VILLAGES AND CIVILIAN LOSSES. THE PRECISION OF THE BOMBING IS VERY HIGH. 2. FIELD DISSEM: NONE

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