SITUATION REPORT IN I CORPS AS OF 1000 HOURS ON 3 FEBRUARY

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00198089
• Document Creation Date: January 28, 2019

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REPORT CLASS
COUNTRY3 SOUTH VIET NAM
SUBJECT S SITUATION REPORT
Aco viETHAti, pANAkin 3 FEBRUARY 1 968 )
SOURCE: ; THIS IS A SITUATION REP CRT ON 3 FEBRUARY PREPARED BY
C A S eawitiffiaaNDNIMmiwimilmaiw
IN I CORPS AS OF 10'07, IfOURS
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I:CORPS WAS GENERALLY QUIET THE NIGHT OF 2/3
: FEBRU,ARY,:;,;:'THE INFLUX OF REFUGEES IN QUA NG TRI AND QUA N G NAM
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,.,:qUANG...NG.A1:' A HP. :SWAN G TIN., END SUMMARY.
I. ON. THE NIGHT OF. 2/3.. FEBRUARY TRI REMAI31ED
...MJIET; � REFUGEES CONTINUED C ti G:=-INTO THE -.DISTRICTS. AD QUANG
tTRICITY, CAUSI)J.L.,PR Of3.LE1S IN FEED IN G AND HCUSIGa THE VI ET--
ONG.-.(VC) ,A-E7SPREADI NG THE P ROPA GA Ni) A fim on G....THE PEOPLE T HAT
::AMERICANS.- ARE G OIN G. TO r� SELL .T HEM OUT."..:AND ABA NOON TE
WAR TO ,C OUNT.EVTHIS.. HE.-.GOVER NtiENT OF VIETNAM (6V9).:- A.ND
�� 'AMER ICA NS I NI'T HE PROVINCE ARE .LAUNCHING A N� INTENSIVE,- PSYWAR
� ...OPERATION. . � � ��� .
2. SINCE.THE ARMY OF THE .REPULBIC OF � V/ ET NAM (ARV N)-
:. �REV CLUTIONAR Y DIRECT .S.UPP CRT BAT TAL I OSS. ARE NOW..EN GAGED' I?
MA I NTA.I.NI NG.-.THE INTEGRITY.. Or QUA NG TRI CITY,..THE ..-QUA TRI
;::DEVELOPMENT (RD) .TEAMS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO
�.41.R CY:IDETHErl WITH � .THE',BEST ROSSI ELE SECURITY- U ND ER EXI ST N G
.f.-0I.R.CIPIST4NCES-i-i-...:;:THE�1:,TEA MS :HAVE ENCOUNTERED: FEW 'VC:A TT AC KS
1SUSIAINED� � . , � � � � �
CA.4u.N.:TIE.s.-� BUT THEIR FIELD 'STRENGTHS ARE
"DUE TO THE CONFUSION:';-RESUIJIN,G.:.FR Oti: THE LUNAR NEW YEA
.104)111.4064-,:THE:';CtiRRE.NV VC!' OFFENSIVE: THETEAflS,H
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A VE:17. $E u IT. ANPtUMITIQ WHERE REQUIRED.14G
TI' RD CADRE CONTROL HAS SHOWN DEFINITE lWE1tITuDE IN
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- REORGANIZING TEAMS. EXPLOITING THE PSYvAR oPPCRTuNITIES, AND
.CONDUCTING REQUIRED ADMINISTRATION.
3 � ACCORDING- TO REGIONAL POLICE OFFICIALS, THE PCLICE
HAVE DETAINED MOpE THAN 400 PEOPLE i THEIR SEARCHOF THE
DANANG .CITY AREA TOROUND _UP PERSONS .VeHO DO NOT HAVE-PROPER-
IDENTIFICATION. ACCORDING TO A RETIRED. ARVN IIAJOR,.AN EMPLOYEE
OF -CAS, RUMORS ARE CIRCULATING I N:DANANG THA.T THE .VC AGENTS -ARE
ATTEMPTING -TO PERSuADE THE POPULATION TO MUSTER "A--DEMONSTRATI ON
TO'PROTEST AGAINST THE GUN. ALSO THE- VC ARE SPREADING RUMS THAT
THERE IILL BE VC 'SAPPER ATTACKS AGAINST. VIETNAMESE. WORKING* F(*.R
AMERICAN �INSTALLATIONS. -
4..- INFCRMATION FROM HOI AN, GUANG NAM PROVINCE, STATES
�'THALTHE VC ARE ,STILL HIDING IN THE CITY. IN SOME STRENGTH.
.TH,E-..:pROJINCE..CHIEF IS ATTEMPTING To CLEAR THESEPOCKETS OF
.:--YO.014..2�:;FEBRUARY REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK)�FCES, IN A
SiTEEtIvi3O$114)0E1ERS N ORTH OF . HOI AN � ENCOUNTERED A . VC UNIT AND
s.SEVERAL :ALLIED OBSERVERS HAVE *NOTED
'.;.THAtIARLIER.:,411V.W:.OUTSHONES.:ROX.I.ROOS'-jN:REPULS110,:i�,THE ATTACK ON
HI MI CITY. DISTRICTS At HOl A9, ARE RECEIVI#G ASSES OF
REFUGEES. - PROI*E.MS' IN FO1N ANP HOUSING, AD...THEIR
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PRESENCE- IS .SLC,W IN p DOWN P CL ICE SCREENIN G MID OTHER SECURITY. FUNC-
TIONS IN.THE PITY. ACCORDING TO CENSUS GRIEVANCE "REPORTS, THE VC
PLAN ,TO .CONTINUE PRESSURE I N :THE PR OVINCE.,,..:ONE INDICATION
OF A RETURN. TO NCRMAL SITUATION: WAS::.TME-.LARPEARANCE-: OF BREAD
ON THE 'MARKET, . THE PROVINCE . TRAVEL BA N
ON ALL EXECPT::.SECURITY. TROOPS..
5. IN.QUANG4GAI. P.RoyiNcF ONLYtHREEIRP,':'.:c.ApRy...:1{AvE � .
BEEN REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION, BUT::THI.S.:FIGURE.7:MAY:ICREASE
...WHEN ALL. Rgfpfrrs ARE IN, MORALE'.0F:'.11:LOCAL:PEOP.LE:AND.-
IFSPECIALLY-eyt1 FUNCTIONARIES: IS .HIGH..;:- THIS AS DUE to
:-THE OBVIOUS .:..HEAVY,- VC LOSSES A ND " THE/Rr. INABILITY
-REMAIN . IN THE CITY." SCATTERED .VC.PKETS REMAIN IN THE
YILLA.GES.;;.:AROUND QUA!' G NAI CITY AND DISTRICTS ,REPORT:
-SOME-..VC::1HAR.ASSMENT PROVINCE SECURITY ELEMENTS ARE
SWEEPING TO CLEAR THESE AREAS:: OF, -.yc A CAS .OFFICER ;BEL IEVES
HAT VC PRESSURE WILL ONT I N.OE'fi.t.T.LEAST TWO MORE DAYS.
ERE ARE NO'FIRM9EPORTS OF A MASSIVE VC ATTACK.�THE4FEELIUG `.% OF .T AM
QtJANG TI,r-PROVINCEi MO VER,ON 3 FEBRUARY THE PEOPLE,
?REARED-74:: ;::BEltalE'RELAXED'.':::.:,T tiVPE.Cip,tt:T � j'idiFig EtrAti o
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THE PRESENCE OF ALLIED FORCES AND THE MANNER IN wHICH THEY
REPULSED THE VC ATTACKS. IN FACT, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
ALLIED FORCES 'LAUNCH STILL tiCRE ATTACKS AGAINST THE VC,
THE' PEOPLE WERE ANGERED BYTHE VC FCR BREAKING TH LUNAR NEW
YEAR TRUCE. �
7. FIELD:DISSEM: STATE USMACV CORDS III MAF 7TH AF USARV
COMNAVFORV USAID DIR JUSPAD (MR. ZORTHIAN ONLY) CINCPAC ARPAc
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REPORT CLASS
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