THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2004
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• Publication Date: March 1, 1967
• Content Type: MEMO

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
?ret
MEMORANDUM
The Situation in Vietnam
DIA and DOS review(s) completed.
Top Secret
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1 March 1967
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Information as of 1600
1 March 1967
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HIGHLIGHTS
Heavy fighting just south of the Demilitarized
Zone in Quang Tri Province has been reported by ele-
ments of Operation PRAIRIE II. To the south, in
Tay Ninh Province, US troops have experienced the
first heavy fighting in Operation JUNCTION CITY, the
largest allied operation of the war.
I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam:
More than-1 Communists were reporte i e during
a 12-hour battle in northern Tay Ninh Province on
28 February (Pass. 1-3). Heavy fighting in northern-
most Quang Tri Province has endE;d (Pass . 4-5) . Viet
Cong guerrillas attacked an ARVN headquarters in
southern Bac Lieu Province (Paraa 6). U5 Marines
patrolling southeast of Da Nang killed 18 enemy sol-
diers on 28 February (Para. 7). Weekly Review of
South Vietnam battle statistics (Para. 8).
II. Political Developments in South Vietnam:
The Constituent Asse y is continuing its e ate
on the judicial branch of the future government
(Para. 1). In a recent conversation with a US Em-
bassy official, former premier Z'ran Van Huong in-
dicated that he is seriously considering running
for president (Param 2).
III, Military Developments in North Vietnam:
There is nothing of significance to report.
Communist Political Develonment~-
I Soviet and
C inese propaganda on t e recent American military
activities continues to follow established patterns
(Pass. 2-3) .
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South Vietnam Battle Statistics
From t re~ug -2 Fe 7
- Weapons and Personnel Losses
- Viet Cong Attacks and Incidents
South Vietnamese and Viet Cong Casualties
and Weapons Losses - 1962 to 31 danuar~r 1967
- General Statistical Data
- Composite Annual ~'otals
- Viet Cong Incidents
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I W THE MILTTAS.~ ' ITUA~'iON LN SOU^'~-- ~~IIETNAM
la Heavy fighting on 28 February between US
troops of Operation JUNCTION C:~[TY and Communis'~
troops in the long-t:.ime Viet Cong stronghold known
as War Zone "C" ended Late the same day when the
enemy forces withdrew;. Preliminary reports indicate
more than 150 Viet Cong were killed during a fierce
12-hour battle.. American casualties were Eight,
with 21 killed and ~9 ~~ounded reported
2 , In a nearby area, a grt~up of retrc~~:sing
Viet Cong employed tear gas against elementa of the
s.._ 11th ?,rY~~-ed ~aval.rv ;:;_egi~~~:ZG.~ Cc.:u,unist troops
have used tear gas previously, but this was the first
time ?c~.~: enemy has used the irritant gas in such
quantities ~.s to require American combat troops to
use gas masker
3d A site which may have served as the Central
Office far South Vietnam ~COSVN3 Medical School was
located by US forces on 28 February about 24 miles
north o` ^ay Ninh cityy The base camp area contained
five complete kitchens, a civilian radio system, and
miscellaneous medical equipment-
Fighting in ~~uang ri a rovnce
4d An encounter begun on 2'7 February between US
Marines participating in Operation PRAIRIE II and Com-
munist forces ~~ whe rugged foothills of northernmost
Quang Tri Province just south of the Demilitarized
Zone ~DMZ~ ended .ate on 28 February During the bat-
tle, which at times was heavy, as many as two battalions
of enemy troops were believed to have been engagedo Ar-
tillery and gunship helicopters assisted the American
forces, but the helicopters were hampered by a heavy
:~vVcast Updated casualty reports have not yet been
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Time
Period
Viet Cong
Incidents
Small
Scale
Bn. Size
or_Larger
1962 1825 528 21 0
Jan 1963 927 242 8 2
1964 1770 218 2 3
1965 2206 57 5 1
1966 3914 42 23 5
1967 3369 125 16 1
1962 1460 480
Feb 1963 788 181
1964 2078 211
1965 1982 73
1966 3100 50
1962 1961 561
Mar 1963 1282 333
1964 2160 198
1965 2056 80
1966 3670 32
20 0
13 1
3 3
6 3
10 9
27 0
11 0
4 1
3 3
10 10
1962 1933 470 27
Apr 1963 1331 371 9
1964 2284 211 6
1965 1860 38 1
1966 3190 61 7
1962 1825 490 28
May 1963 1208 344 13
1964 2143 170 3
1965 2263 40 7
1966 3566 37 9
1962 1477 339 23
Jun 1963 1311 398 11
1964 2062 128 10
1965 2597 62 1
1966 3359 47 10
1962 1564 437
Jul 1963 1368 398
1964 3045 166
1965 2520 42
1966 2844 91
10
8
12
0
0
Harassment &
Terrorism
Propa-
ganda
Anti-
Aircraft
549 839
2.52 447
2,23 1244
63 1489
70 2490
142 1708
500 613
195 433
2.17 1389
82 1411
69 1829
588 660
344 653
2.03 1632
86 1476
52 2332
0 497
3 383
3 2.20
4 43
9 77
0 _`i28
0 357
2 175
11 58
7 53
0 362
1 410
2 140
6 69
11 68
448
407
185
48
91
180 257 -
49 179 -
129 174 -
272 170 212
312 299 743
70 128 1257
137 210 -
69 91 -
210 271 -
267 91 131
201 172 829
290 423 -
131 154 -
158 167 -
240 90 164
212 154 920
1024 220
688 105
1738 169
1407 149
2238 252
892 154
608 93
418 217
1558 365
2552 295
192 -
155 -
157 -
96 165
110 513
251 -
150 -
140 193
115 170
106 560
736 157 222 -
652 107 142 -
1390 176 162 194
1784 469 103 172
2382 211 110 588
735 158 223 -
698 80 183 -
2132 286 224 218
1706 400 154 212
1906 200 86 561
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Time
Period
Viet Cong
Incidents
Small-
Scale
A T T A C K S
Bn. Size
Co. Size and Lamer
Harassment &
Terrorism
Propa-
ganda
Anti-
Aircraft
1962 1642 368 10 0 378 885 146 233 -
Aug 1963 1349 356 11 1 368 647 113 221 -
1964 2580 107 3 3 113 1775 315 173 204
1965 2498 38 9 5 52 1597 349 200 300
1966 2401 51 8 5 64 1752 113 87 385
1962 1375 382 9 0 391 624 178 182 -
Sep 1963 1763 483 17 3 503 889 164 207 -
1964 3091 110 4 4 118 1938 482 178 375
1965 2473 19 7 5 31 1530 278 185 449
1966 2864 78 6 2 86 1972 90 115 601
1962 1357 406 12 1 419 583 189 166 -
Oct 1963 1422 359 6 0 365 802 105 150 -
1964 2827 75 2 6 83 1790 480 197 277
1965 3330 24 8 12 44 1969 415 198 704
1966 2923 107 12 2 121 1749 103 81 869
1962 1311 411 7 3 421 614 144 132 -
Nov 1963 3182 631 11 3 645 1990 269 278 -
1964 1982 57 2 1 60 1391 247 109 175
1965 3638 26 16 10 52 2234 486 255 611
1966 2778 80 4 2 86 1701 125 72 794
1962 1346 375 8 1 384 670 107 185 -
Dec 1963 1921 258 3 0 2.61 1298 111 251 -
1964 2504 81 9 6 96 1719 318 128 243
1965 4106 32 18 7 57 2572 442 317 718
1966 2837 84 13 4 101 1761 98 112 765
1962 19076 5247 212 6 5465 8875 2060 2676 No Data
1963 17852 4354 121 15 4490 9805 1396 2161 No Data
1964 28526 1732 60 41 1833 19556 3178 2080 1879
1965 31529 531 81 73 685 20730 4132 1974 4008
1966 37446 760 112 66 938 24664 2212 1504 8128
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