THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 JULY 1971

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: President's Daily Brief 1969-1977
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005992782
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: August 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2016
• Publication Date: July 31, 1971

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The President's Daily Brief
31 July 1971
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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF
31 July 1971
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS
In southern Laos, the government drive to retake Pak- 50X1
song is making headway despite some stiff Communist
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South Vietnam,
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LAOS
The three battalions that make up the govern-
ment's 1,250-man main task force in the drive to re-
take Paksong were airlifted yesterday to positions
north of Route 23 on the Twestern edge ?of the Bolovens
Plateau. This force has begun to push east, paral-
leling the road, and plans to attack Paksong from
the north. Two other regular army battalions in the
eastward drive on Route 23 have captured the village
of Ban Gnik where they had been temporarily stalled
by heavy rocket and mortar fire from elements of a
North Vietnamese battalion entrenched in bunkers
nearby. US air observers report that Communist
troops are constructing bunkers and gun pits farther
east along Route 23, as well as on high ground just
west of Paksong.
Communist actions suggest they intend to
put up a spirited defense of the central
Bolovens. Intercepts indicate that ele-
ments of the North Vietnamese 9th Regiment
are defending Paksong and the approach
along Route 23.
To the north of the plateau, government units
are still holding Saravane. Several small clashes
have occurred in this area.
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