VC SAFE BASES IN CHAU DOC PROVINCE

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• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 11, 1968

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,COUNTRY : SOUTH VIETNAM (SVN,) � NIC REPORT NO : 2814/68
NIC CASE NO : FET
1 SUBJECT : VC Safe Bases in CHAU DOC Province
DATE OF INFO : October 1964-29 January 1968
DATE AND PLACE 17 February 1968 . (C).
OF 'ACQUISITION : CAN THO, PHONG DINH, Vietnam.
DATE OF REPORT: 11/3/68
NO. OF PAGES ; 6
REF: NIC. Report 157/68
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1968 in CAN THO City, PHONCx DINH Province, SVN. Source is not available at
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SUMMARY
The AN GIANG (CHAU DOC) Province Committee maintained two safe bases in CHAU-
DOC ProVindel SVN. The safe base located at COTO Mountain (approylimately VS
9617.463), TRI TON District, UHAU DOC Province, was used by the Province Committee,
Propaganda Culture Indoctrination Section, National Front for the Litreration of
South Vietnam (NFLSVN) Committee, Finance/Economic Section. It also had a radio
station and was protectdd by a guard team of the Security Section. The GIAI
Mountain base (approximately VS 933575) was used by the Security, Military, Rear
Services and Commo/Liaison Sections. It was located between BA CHUC Village,
TINH BIEN District and LUONG PHI Village, TRI TON District, CHAU DOC Province,
SVN.
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1. There were two "safe base" areas in CHAU DOC Province, SITU, from October
1964 until 1 FObruary 1968. The bases had no code names but were known to
VC throughout the area by the name of the respective mountains on which
they were located One camp was located on the south slope of CO TO
Mountain, TRI TON District, CHAU DOC Province, SVN. The other was located
on GIAI Mountain near LUONG PHI Village, TRI TON District, CHAU DOC Province,
SVN.
-The,C0 TO safe base (approximately VS 960463) was in apr:7.tion prior to
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. 'October 1964 and was used as the staging area for the AN GIANG ( CHAU DOC)
Province Committee TET Offensive on 29 January 1968. The permitnant base
was located in rock caves along the southern slope of the mountain appro-
ximately 200 meters north of Route 132. (See Attachmants 1 and 2)
Inaddition to the Province Committee headquarters, there were seperate
sites in the same base used by the Propaganda Culture Indoctrination
Section, the NFLSVN Committee, the Finance/Economic Section and the
Military Proselyting Section. Also in the base were a radio station and
aguard team of the Security Section which was responsible for the base
security. The sites. located in the caves had interior floors cOvered with
legs and ceilings covered with draped nylon to keep the moisture from the
working areas. The radio station and headquarters sites were considered
security areas and only authorized persons were allowed to enter. Only
Province Committee members were permitted into the headquarters site. The
CO TO 'safe base was considered relatively safe from attack because local
forces provided security and the sites were located in rock caves.
The GIAI safe base (approximately VS 933575) was located along the banks
of a small, stream which divided the two major peaks of GIAI mountain
between BA CHUC Village, TINH BIEN District, and LUONG PHI Village, TRI
TON District CHAU DOC Province, SVN. There were four separate sites
located approximately 200 meters apart along the banks of the stream and
protected by overhanging rock cliffs. The Sectrity, Military Rear Services
and Comme/Liaison Sections used this base (See Attachments 3 and 4) It
was considered safe because it was protected by organized local forces
which provided early warning against attack and by the overhanging rock
cliffs which protected the sites from bombing.
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