AMMUNITION SUPPLY OF BATTALION 7 WORKSITE 31

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00758743
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: February 21, 1968

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: Ammunition Supply of Battalion 7
Worksite 31
: September 1967 to 3 February 1968
DATE AND PLACE : 15 February 1968 (N)
OF ACQUISITION DANANG, SVN REF:
NIC REPORT NO : 158/68
NIC CASE NO : FET
DATE OF REPORT: 21/2/68
NO. OF PAGES : 2
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This report was collected by a NIC Field Exploitation Team on 15 February 1968 in
DANANG Municipality, SVN. Source is not available at the NIC for further exploitation.
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Olegiment:673'composed of 160 'cadres and soldiers armedwith 81mm mortars, machine
RPD automatic rifles, submachine guns and Russian rifles arrived in SO PHU
Village, QUANG NAM Province, on 27 January 1968 and received a supply of ammunition.
, transferred there by laborers. Battalion 7 arrived in HIEU DUC District, QUANG NAM
' Province, and was reinforced by another unit composed of 100 men. On 3 February
Battalion engaged in battle near HIEU DUC District.
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In September 1967, Regiment 673 received orders to move from HOC CHAU city area
to HA TINH Province and prepared to infiltrate SVN. Upon arriving in HA TINH
Province, Regiment 673 changed its name to Worksite 31 and organized its infil-
tration training by battalion. Worksite 31 was composed of three battalions,
Battalions 7, 8 and 9.
From September to November 1967 Worksite 31 was located at TAM HA Village,
CAM XUYEN District, HA TINH Province. The strength of the training battalions
W&8 taken from the populated areas around CAM XUYEN District. Battalion 7 was
composed of 150 cadres and soldiers armed with regular weapons: 81mm mortars,
machine guns (type unknown), RDP automatic rifles; submachine guns, and Russian
rifles. Battalion 7 had not carried its own ammunition in order to move faster.
In late January 1968, Worksite 31 arrived in the QUANG NAM area. Battalion 7
received orders to operate separately. On about 27 January, Battalion 7 arrived
in SON PHUC Village (District name unknown), QUANG NAM Province, in order to
receive a supply of ammunition which had been transferred by laborers coming
from the opposite direction. After receiving ammunition, Battalion 7 was disco-
vered by an L.19 and a serious air strike was dealt by three jets at about
1600 hours. Three members were killed and after their immediate funeral on the
spot, Battalion 7 moved to its objective.
Bettalion.7 arrived in H1EU DUC District, QUANG NAM Province on about 3 February
andj'wes reinformed by another unit which was composed of over 100 men. Battalion
7 was engaged in battle near HIEU DUC District. 3.3(h)(2)
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