SOUTH EAST ASIA - CHEMICAL WARFARE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06157948
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-01432
• Publication Date: January 10, 1980

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2, The Vietnamese andjaptian-fori:es'haveused chemica
-warfare agonta.m-t-titinngtTiTiesman for a wri-ar....f,
6T-1'ore than tbrev.y-raqs,, C UgCCS
alra-o-tite-r-s-ifiriTces provtde--a story of repeated chemical '
attacks on civilian poptalations'for,the�-onrpose
.eliminating the Mmongsfhe refogees:conSistentlyfrela(0)(1)
'a Tattern,of vmploymentwhich ineittiles-rockets.'sprova(b)(3) V
artillery %se:11)(mA ..-;,�T,,,,-,symptoils described I
had its to believe that there were three types
of chemical agents used ' a nerve agent, a riot coot ml
1pent and an unknown chemical or combination of clicmicL--��
tho'CW ar,ents.luAl)
pionaPit t�eIL ,IIPPItt-u to �Icina.u...�(-:ano h.totian forces (b)(3
by the I:SSR. It -is probable:::thattrailling in .the use o.
, CW agents -also was-providi-!d hy2..theovietq:'
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In odd.ition to Ilmotivtiribesmen_the -chemical attacks
reportedly destroyed largif:numbersot domestic animals'.
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including swineUndechickt''''
we believe ihaCA:li:monitiatnsliaeestot:ea at Xiang -
' Khoang...(Military RegiotC)1Gy'Savannakhet (Military Region.
' Ill), 'and Pakse (MilitaryA(egion: IV).�The latest reported:
use of-Ch',against_the
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Numerous" rail I ot(�Iit)rtstiid1)ress1e1cIscq have been �
re cc i l s IIwo CW,- by . V ietnnin,ese:
forces',in 1.a twoche i a lmn"i::.);;totpu,thealt dl idc'n t
r Li cti he I huh, r ko m lb. S L r m pt ion. of-';;;s,ymptOmtt,
:-,ohse o ?'t hos O.::
reptirt e
that.. t1iuiaie.tW;...a.ge 11 1.ti,..;:1C l'i�
(b)(1)
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�,chmical aktack�rt�psortedivwas� wt,�.-messed by Tnat pea7:.anti(b)(1)�
and Khmer � I e fngees'.- �I it . tit istack, an un i dent i ricd (b)(3),
helicopter d '.,.c.11,,e..mieals into the water supply' I'
f the go, nip � Jr a C i 70 of the - �
2001) re fu gee,. and kilfi ..sma I I but unknown number:
. A tear gai: tI act- I Vit'tnanits.e ;:tai,g!;t soldiers of the -000)
lame r St- rei rt., � repotted
I h a t ( b ) (1 ).
tile Viet 11.!Ints1.0 I 0. I .C1411:!Ii Ca � � :(3)(3).
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ra 0 1"/-71:111;inicsc and .t he i r nampuchean t.��ol 1 ahorat.ors ��
are not successI iii Ii.;ping .out Major 'resistance in �
Kampuchea, it is p nh ts.-t ha t_t IRv wi I ro so rt to great er
� use>1lIt IIi ea I re,�".,:a a� i dont fo ic. .��
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� 1 I a I'd ev t- ,thot t__Ij;_LiIJJ1_&p_t':.I�.',a emp )c.y i n Lt'� �
. 1,vis 1371-.71i, do ;to lid on en r ',:ah ii t ty � t o, bt.i In
t�a-1.7.-s-trinp-FetvtiVin I !C.:- F6-111. n a ted�with a LA
, ;rtiii fl iti .ittacl..6r on the i 1 it
t�-o�OTTTFriv-a vict m_iietira�titlx.� a I orTlie in it dosed with. a
' C.1�1' agenv ' ' r, so i I, ion; �at or .-58:np1o.: con -
t-:tit na ti tu lilt tho Clc agent Are prime:candidatcs for
analys i:��� . t t in r t y � of samples arc cont am i ni t ed cloth:
look i; amp I es , and ' spent she 1 lit or, cas iIItit . Ca re
s h ou Id be . rt.i t;t'd n sh i pp 'mg; lb e er i I for: ana I Ys is . �
to - avo1 d � les i i he Cr: ,mat j a s amp l ly � e vapo rat ion �:
�� or deg i on; sea I til con t a inerS:';nro, r �
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