ENEMY ATTACKS ON FRIENDLY POSITIONS IN SOUTHERN PHONG SALY AND WESTERN LUANG PR

Created: 4/14/1965

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ENEMY ATTACHS ON FRIENDLY POSITONS IN SOUTHERN PHONG SALY ANO WESTERN LUANG PRABANG PROVINCES

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I. (SUMMARY: IN LATE MARCH AND THROUGHOUT THE FIRST ;WEEK.PR-IL.

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DC bNlTS IN SOUTHERN PHOfiG SALY AND NORTHWESTERN LUANG/PROVINCES

WERE 3EING ATTACKED BY ENEMY GROUP fUWBIWG IN SIZE FROM

TOEN. THE Waj"Gr*VT TftKFORCES WERE PATHET

LAO REINFORCED WITH TROOPS FROM THE PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VIETNAM (PAVN)

AN ADC COMMANDER ESTIMATEDF THE TROOPS INVOLVED IN ATTACKS

ILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF NAM THA TOWN WERE REGULAR CHINESE

COMMUNIST FORCES BUT THIS IS NOTOCAL RESIDENT OF THIS

REPORTED THE MOVEMENTHINESE COMMUNIST 8ATTAL ION^

SrlANGTUNGKILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF NAM THA TOWN. THE

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ARIAS UNDER ATTACK WERE IN THE VICINITY OFILOMETERS

NORTHEAST OF NAM THA TOWN, AND IN THE VICINITY OF EAST OF NAM THA. THE ENEMY HAD OVERRUN THE POSITIONS OF AT LEAST FOUR AOC COMPANIES AND HAD EITHER DISPERSED OR CAPTURED THE ADC TRpOPS- BY iZ APRIL BOTH ADC AREAS WERE UNDER HEAVY ENEMY PRESSURE.)

N INFORMANT WITH ACCESS TO MUONG SING) GAVE THE.NFORma'TjON ONRI ENDLY-.uy.LI y(

j A. ON l8 MARCHNEMY TROOPS MOVED FROM MUONG SING TO

HA (QD 5ll8) THESE TROOPS WERE ORESSEO IN GREEN UNIFORMS ANO WERE

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ARjlcD WITH THREE UNIDENTIFIED HEAVY WEAPONS. (FIELD COMMENT: .THESE

ftWY HAVE BEEN TROOPS OFTH PL BATTALION WITH NORTH VIETNAMESE

(NVN) ATTACHED WHICH WAS LISTED INPRIL ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE

ESTIMATE FOR LAOS AS BEING HEADQUARTERED IN MUONG SING.)

>B. ON Z8 MARCH THERE WERENEMY TROOPS, INCLUOING

POLICE, IN MUONG SING. ALL HEAVY WEAPONS EMPLACEMENTS HAO BEEN FILLED

WITH DIRT.

C THE ENEMY PROPAGANDIZED THAT THEY WEREAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST FRIENDLY JROOPS.

ILLAGER WHO HAD ACCESS TO NAM THA TOWNAO ARMED FORCES (FAR) SERGEANT THAT ONAVN/ETHNIC BLACK THAI TROOPS KOVED EAST FROM NAM THA TOWN. THESE TROOPS WERE ARMED WITH ONE 8lMM MORTAR AND FOUR RECOILLESS RIFLES. FIFTY COOLIES CARRIEDAND SUPPLIES FOR THIS UNIT. (FIELD COMMENT: ALTHOUGH THE IDENTIFIED SOME OF THESE TROOPS AS PAVN, IT IS POSSIBLE THEY WERE

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PART Cr- THE FORCE REFERRED TO INR WERE FROM THEPL 6ATTAL IDNj LISTED INPRIL ENEMY CRDER CF BATTLE ESTIMATE FOR LAOS AS BEING HEADQUARTERED IN NAM THA TOWN.)

k. THE COMMANDER OF AN ADC UNIT AT.MS EAST OF NAMREPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE.

A- CtiARCHL/PAVN TROOPS ATTACKED AND CAPTURED AN ADC COMPANY POSITION AT9 KILOMETERS EAST OF NAM THA"TOWN. fcTlGHT ACC SOLDIERS WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED. THE ENEMY TROOPS SHOUTED IN VIETNAMESE DURING THE ATTACK.

PRIL AN ENEMY FORCE OF UNDETERMINED SIZE ATTACKED ANDAH ADC COMPANY POSITION ATILOMETERS EAST OF NAM THA. TWO ADC SOLDIERS WERE KILLEO. THE ADC COMAPNY RETREATED TO THREE KILOMETERS TO THE NORTH.

C- ONPRIL AT 0 HOURSNEMY TROOPS ATTACKEO ANO OVERRAN AN ADC COMPANY'S POSITION ATILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF NAM THA. THE ADC SOLDIERS WERE DISPERSED AND ONLY l8 ARRIVED AT THE IE HEADQUARTERS AT

8 APRIL0 HOURSNEMY TROOPSS COOLIES ATTACKED AND OVERRAN AN ADC COMPANY AT QDKIUDMETERS NORTHEAST OF NAM THA. THE ENEMY CAPTURED THEAND FORCED IT TO CARRY SUPPLIES.

9 APRIL THE ADC HEADQUARTERS ATMOVED TO" RDKILOMETERS TO THE EAST.

lPRIL THERE WEREHINESE COMMUNIST

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AND PAVN TROOPS ATFIELD COMMENT: FURTHER EVIDENCE ON THE RESENCE OF REGULAR CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS ATl WITH THE PATHET LAO IS LACKING AND THIS IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNITEGULAR UNIT FROM CHINA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WITH RESERVE AT THIS TIME.)

ABC BATTALION COMMANDER ATANGADINFORMATION ON THE

A. ON AN UNREPORTEDOTALNEMY TROOPSM HOWITZERS,M RECOILLESS GUNS AND

M RECOILLESS RIFLES ATTACKED AND ROUTED ADC TROOPS IN THE VICINITY OF CD (FIELD COMMENT: THIS IS PROBABLY THE ACTIONIN

PRIL AN ENEMY FORCE OF UNREPORTED SIZE WAS MOVING TO SURROUNDANG.

ADC COMMANDER FOR THE NORTHERN LUANG PRABANG AREAFOLLOWING INFORMATION:-

ADC COMPANY IN THE VICINITY OFF NAM THA TOWN, WAS ATTACKED AND DISPERSED ON ANIN THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL. ONLY THREE MEN FROM THEADC TROOPS IN THE VICINITY OF.

ADC COMPANYARGE NUMBER OF CIVILIANILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF NAM THA, WERE ALMOST CUTADC FORCES TO THE EAST ONPRIL.

PRIL ENEMY CONTROL EXTENDEDINE8 KILOMETERS EAST OF NAM THA TOWN, SOUTHWEST TO MUONG LA

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ij to muong isai,ilometers southeast of nam tha. (field comment: fl^^hl^hhhhhlvm bmd enetty attempt to cut off the adc headquarters at dol sang from adc Units to the south.)

(d. btprilnemy troops were in the1 area,ilometers northeast of nam tha town. the supply line for these troops ran from 8atene6 kilometers northeast of nam tha.

. e. ahegular chinese communist troops took part in "thfssf attacks. according to the adc commander, the chinese troopsby their uniforms and their language. adc troopsin close quarters combat said that the chinese wore uniforms vith four inch long red stripes on the right epaulet and green or

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slue)berets. the adc soldiers claimed they heard shouts in chinese. (field comment: adc troops in this area have previously reported hearing chinese when the language involved was unfamiliar to them. further evidence on the participation of regular chinese communist troops in attacks is lacking and the information should be treated withuntil verification is possible.)

ccordingillager with access to the area described, on aa) unreported date one 8attalion of chinese troops moved from shang-yung in china, h$ kilometers northeast of nam tha town, to vang na toui0 in laos,ilometers northeast of nam tha town and joined with two pl companies which attacked friendly TftCGPS in the3 area.

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COMMENT: FURTHER EVIDENCE ON THE PARTICIPATION OF REGUALR CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS IN ATTACKS WITH THE PATHET LAO IS LACKING AMD THE" INFORMATION SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESERVE UNTIL VER.IFICA7ISDW JS POSSIBLE.)

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