CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1968/01/23

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Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
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*South Vietnam: Sporadic enemy harassment of al-
lied forces just south of the Demilitarized Zone yester-
day points up the continuing threat in this area.
Intermittent mortar, rocket and artillery fire was
launched against Khe Sanh throughout the day. Al-
though no casualties were reported, enemy ground fire
bagged two more helicopters north of the base, bring-
ing to six the number of US aircraft downed in the area
during the past six days. At the eastern end of the
Zone, a combined US - South Vietnamese unit engaged
an estimated battalion-size enemy force on 21 Janu-
ary near Gio Linh. The enemy force, believed to be
from the 803rd Regiment of the North Vietnamese 324B
Division, was supported by heavy 130-mm. artillery
fire from the Zone.
the 812th Regiment,
has moved to position some 14 miles southwest of Quang
Tri City. If confirmed, this would be the southernmost
move of any element of the division and would signifi-
cantly increase the threat to Quang Tri City.
The possibility that enemy offensives in the north-
ernmost provinces may be coordinated with attacks in
the western highlands is enhanced by continued maneu-
vering of the B-3 Front subordinates, including at least
five North Vietnamese regiments, in the Cambodian-
Laotian-Vietnamese border area. Recent captured docu-
ments
point to an impending Communist effort against
US and South Vietnamese forces and installations in
western Kontum and Pleiku provinces.
A new Communist headquarters complex in Binh
Long Province, originally believed to be a new tactical
front headquarters for enemy units in northernIII Corps,
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The Communists' Liberation Radio joined Hanoi
over the weekend in denouncing President Johnson's
State of the Union message.
On 19 and 20 January it set out to refute the Presi-
dent's review of events in Vietnam in 1967 with statis-
tics and conclusions of its own. President Johnson's
attitude toward negotiations was termed "odious and
vile" since it demanded Communist reciprocity for a
bombing cessation of North Vietnam. The Front has
so far avoided comment on North Vietnam's Foreign
Minister Trinh's "will" talk offer of 29 December.
Instead, the.Front's recent statements refer to Trinh's
year-old statement that talks "could" be held, coupl-
ing it with their own new political program to demon-
strate Communist sincerity in seeking a peaceful solu-
tion to the Vietnam problem.
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