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25 February 1981
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JPRS L/9571
25 February 1981
~ 'JIETNAM REPORT
' cFOUO 2/s~)
_ CONTENTS
- MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
Information on Vietnamese Military Units
(Various sources, various dates) 1
Information on Vietnamese Military Units
(Varir,us sources, various dates) 11
Information on Military Recruiting
(Various sources, various dates)~ 14
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INFORMATION ON VIETNAMESE MILITARY UNITS ~
[The following information on Vietnamese military units has been extracted from
Vietnamese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated. Unit
designators and subordination are as they appear in the original source. The ~
- remarl~ include a bcief summary of the salient information available in the news
item. ] _
Unit Remarks
_ 22nd Engineer Regj, Truong Son Road construction in the northwestern mountains.
- Corps [Binh Doan] (NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 3)
125 Gp, Hai Hung Province Training activities, assistance to local =
- people noted. (QUAN ll0I NHAN DA1V 14 Dec 80
p 1)
H.99 Engineer Gp, Qiryet Thang Commended for helping local people. (QUAN
- Corps [Binh Doan] ~i~JI NHAN DAN 15 Dec 80 p 1)
H.79 Regt, Truong Son Corps Located in a city. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
- [Binh Doan] 15 Dec 80 p 2)
T.68 Gp, 9th MR Provided training for recruits during the past
3 years. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Dec 80 p 3)
lOth Bn, B.16 Gp, Tay Bac Forces Photo of artillery piece and crew. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80 p 1)
067 Gp, Ho Chi Minh City Air Maintains good relations with civilians.
~ Defense Forces (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80 p 1)
- Hoang Lien Son Border Defense Commended for vigilance. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
- Forces 16 Dec 80 p 1)
Post 135
Post 129 -
' Post 127
- Post 136
, Post H.06 -
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25.T Gp Located in Hoang Lien Son Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80 p 1)
K.7 Bn, M24 Gp Located in Hoang Lien Son Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80 p 1)
B.55 Gp Located on the border. (QUAN DOI NH.AN DAN
17 Dec 80 p 1)
4th Gp, 32nd Corps [Binh Doan) Photo of unit member taking physical examina-
tion. (KHOA HOC VA DOI SONG 16 Dec 80 p 7)
32nd Con Co Island Gp, Binh Tri All eligible personnel are members of the
' Thien Province. Hn Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. (TIEN
PHONG 16-22 Dec 80 p 1)
- 2nd Bn, Dong Thao Engineer Brigade A bridging unit. At Phnom Pehnh in Janiiary
J_979 when it served the 7th Division, Cuu
Long Corps. Political Officsr: Vu Ngoc Dieng
[WX NGOCJ DIEENGJ]. (TIEN PHONG 16-22 Dec 80
pp 1, 3)
7th Gp, Capital Forces Unit Youth Union official interviewed. -
(TIEN PHONG Z6-22 Dec 80 p 2)
247th Gp, Ha Tuyen Province Most unit recruits are members of ethnic
_ minority groups. (NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80 p 3)
lst Bn, 4th Regt, Khanh Khe Gp Photo of troops cultivating vegetables. ~
(NHAN DAN 22 Dec 80 p 3)
Song Lam Gp, 4th MR Recently was visited by Senior General Van
Tien Dung. (NHAN DAN 23 Dec 80 p 1)
Sth MR Upgrades cultural activities in subordinate
N.73 Gp units (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Dec 80 p 2)
B.15 ?nfantry Gp
N.2 Infantry Gp
. B.33 Gp, Sth MR Serving outside of the SRV. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 17 Dec 80 p 2)
T.08 Gp, Technical Materials Unit entertainment tr.oupe commended.
Department, Technical General (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Dec 80 p 2)
Department
- M.23 Gp Located in Lang Son Province. (QUn.*i DOI
NHAN DAN 17 Dec 80 p 3)
Border Defense Post 193 Located at Bao Lam Village on the PRC-SRV
border. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Dec 80 p 3)
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T.68 Gp, 9th MR Self support farming activities reported.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 1)
B.87 Capital Construction Gp, Working on construction projects and producing
- Technical General Department construction materials. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
- 65th Regt 18 Dec 80 p 1)
69th Regt
Unit X.15
875th River Transport Bn.
126th Training Bn.
Thanh Loa Missile Gp, Air Subordinate units set emulation goals.
Defease Forces (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 4)
94th Bn
95th Bn
65th Gp, Air Defense Forces " " "
67th Gp, Air Defense Forces " " "
77th Gp, Air Defense Forces " "
- Bach Dang AAA Gp Photo of unit gun crew. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
18 Dec 80 p 3)
Dien Bien Missile Gp Photo of crewmen and missile. (QUAN DOI
- NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 3)
9th Bn, 12.B Infantry Gp Battalion Commander: Captain Ha Dinh Huong
- [HAF DINHF HUWOWNGS]. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
18Dec 80p 3)
Chien Thang Div Conducted battalion level infantry training.
103rd Military Hospital Acting Co~nander: Colonel Le Cao Dai [LEE
CAO DAIF]. Forms part of the College of
Military Medicine. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
23 Dec 80 p 3)
5th Signal Gp Photo of unit members reading about new
Constitution. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Dec 80
p 1)
Thong Nhat Signal Gp Repairs power lines between X.72 and P.B.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Dec 80 p 1)
60th Gp, 3rd MR May be an engineer unit. Located in Ha
Nam Ninh Province. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
24 Dec 80 p 4)
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B.25 Gp Located in the vicinity of Kien Loa Village,
Luc Ngan District, Ha Bac Province. (QUAN
DOI NHAN DAN 24 Dec 80 p 3)
B.16 Gp, Song Thao Corps Commended for good weapons maintenance.
[Binh Doan] (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Dec 80 p 3)
lOth Bn, M.74 Gp
25th Transportation Bn
Tat Thang Artillery Gp Commended for good weapons maintenance.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 25 Dec 80 p 1)
B.91 Gp, Truong Son Corps Doing road construction work. (QUAN DOI
[Binh Doan] NHAN DAN 25 Dec 80 pp l, 4)
lst Regt
22nd Regt
55th Regt
H.4 Regt, Huong Giang Corps Located in Huong Son Village, Ha Bac Province.
[Binh Doan] (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 25 Dec 80 p 3)
675th Artillery Brigade Photo of unit in the field. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 26 Dec 80 p 1)
Lam Son Signal Gp Recently constructed ~~18 kilometer wire
6th Bn line. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 26 Dec 80 p 1)
- 7th Bn
9th Bn
LZ6th Bn `
7th Cc, 5th Bn, Thanh Dong Border Anecdote about unit training exercise.
Regt (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 26 Dec 80 p 3)
B.31 Gp, lst MR Conducting training for new soldiers.
Current crop of recruits come from Hanoi
Municipality and Ha Bac Province. (QUAN
DOI NHAN DAN 20 Oct 80 p 3)
lst Regt, "B" Div Deputy Commander: Luu Ngoc [LUWU NGOCJ].
(QUt1N DOI NHAN DAN 20 Oct 80 p 3)
Thang Tam Engineer Regt Completes 1980 training program.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 20 Oct 80 p 3)
~ngineer Forces Subordinate units achieve good results on
- M2 Gp firing range. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Oct 80
' N.20 Gp P 1)
Song Lo Gp
Song Thao Gp
M.Ol Gp _
H.53 Gp
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Air Defense Forces Subordinate units commended for care of
~ B.067 Gp, Ho Chi Minh City weapons. (QLTAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Oct 80 p 4)
Air Defense Forces.
H.063 Missile Gp
N.028 AAA Gp
Quang Trung Missile Gp
lst MR Stresses leade rship. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAIV
_ Chi Lang Gp 19 Nov 80 p 1)
Pac Bo Gp
B . 31 Gp
S.O1 Gp
B.72 Gp Promotes cultural activities. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 19 Nov 80 p 2) -
Artillery Forces Commander is a Senior Colonel. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 19 Nov 80 p 3) '
6th Artillery Gp Commended for doing well on practice alert.
Subordinate un its include battalions.
- (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Nov 80 p 3)
Border Defense Post 123 A squad leader sets a good example.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Nov 80 p 3)
9th Co, H.2 Gp, Truong Son Corps Unit mortar crew on field exercise. (QUAN
[Binh Doan] DOI NHAN UAN 19 Nov 80 p 3)
316th Gp, 2nd MR Photo of unit mortar squad. (QUAN DOI Ir'HAN
DAN 20 Nov 80 p 1)
9th Bn, H.9 Gp, Construction Produces construction materials. (QUAN DOI
Forces, 3rd MR NHAN DAN 20 Nov 80 p 2)
~ Factory Z.131, Technical General Producing electric engines. (QUAN DOI NHAN
Department DAN 20 Nov 80 p 2)
Post 122, Border Defense Forces Located in Binh Tri Thien Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 20 Nov 80 p 3)
4th Signal Detachment, 270th Gp, Photo of unit members on firing range.'
5th MR (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Nov 80 p 2)
B.33 Div Assigned to fa rm lands on a 266,000 hectare
B.19 Regt tract in the area bounded by Krong Pach,
714th Regt Krong Buc, Krong Bong, Chu Kho, Chu Chong
and Chu Su. Located in the Central Highlands.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 29 Nov 80 p 1)
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4th Bn, 859th Gp, Sth MR Improves through training. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 30 Nov 80 p 1)
T.53 Gp, 4th MR Has 20 companies. Trains recruits from
- southern Quang Tri Thien Province. (QUAN
DOI NHAN DAN 30 Nov 80 p 1)
Chi Lang Corps [Binh Doan] ~ Tests regimental propaganda and cultural
3rd Gp units. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 30 Nov 80 p 1)
27th Gp
38th Gp _
47th Gp
M.26 Navy Gp Does well in individual marksmanship and
tactical training. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
30 Nov 80 p 1)
Song Lo Engineer Gp A bricige construction unit. (QL'AN DOI .
NHAN DAN 1 Dec 80 p 1)
N.71 Gp, Rear Services General Unit driver commended. (QUAN DOI NHAN
Department DAN 1 Dec 80 p 1)
' Ship Repair Station, 649th Gp,
Rear Services General Department
9th Regt, 12th Div Exhibits good discipline. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 1 De c 80 p~)
lOth Co, N.72 Artillery Gp, Sth MR Perform good maintenance on guns.
(Qt3AN DOI NHAN DAN 1 Dec 80 p 3)
267th Gp, Border Defense Forces Photo of inen on patrol. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
1Dec80p 3)
18th Gp Located on coast. Maintains close check
Vessel 762 on local fishing boats. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
1Dec80p3)
H.99 Engineer Gp, Quyet Thang Doing road construction. (QUAN P.Q:L NHAN DAN
Corps [Binh Doan] 1 Dec 80 p 3)
SOth Regt, Transportation Forces, Established good transportation record.
Rear Services General Department (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 1 Dec 80 p 3)
N.20 Engineer Gp Subordinate units meet or surpass goals.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 7 Dec 80 p 1)
64th Bn, Song Da Missile Gp Interior photo of control center.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 7 Dec 80 p 1)
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270th Engineer Gp, 5th MR Flood and storm prevention and counter
measure unit training with rubber boats.
_ (QUAN DOI NHAN BAN 7 Dec 80 p 1)
- 675th Artillery Brigade Photo of unit artillery pieces. (OUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 8 Dec 80 p 1)
M.74 Gp, Song Thao Corps Located in an area wh~re resupply is difficult.
(Binh Doan] Among fruits raised are bananas. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 8 Dec 80 p 1) _
B.56 Gp, Tay Bac Forces Located in Hoang Lien Son Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 8 Dec 80 p 1)
Truck Unit 28, B.86 Gp, Rear Maintains vehicles well. (QUAN DOI NHAN
Services General Department DAN 8 Dec 80 p 1)
5th Signal Co, B.63 Gp Youth Union activities reported. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 8 Dec 80 p 3)
Khanh Khe Gp, Chi Lang Corps Takes measures to prevent homesickness among
[Binh Doan] new soldiers. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 1)
Thang Long Air Force Gp Photo of armei aircraft on runway. (QUAN
DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 1)
~ M.033 Gp, 3rd MR Produces bricks for own use. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 2)
M,98 Gp, Lang Son Province Unit dispensary produces medicine from �
local herbs. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80
P 2)
, K.5 Gp Located in Quang Ninh Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 2)
T.76 Regt, Tay Bac Forces Improves through training. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 9 De c 80 p 3)
B.065 Gp
-Dien Bien Missile Gp -Political Officer: Nguyen Van Dau
[NGUYEENX VAWN ~r~JJ].
-51st Bn -Battalion Commander: Nguyen Doc Lap
[NGUYEENX DOJCJ LAAPX]
-53rd Bn -Battalion Commander: Do Hong Manh
(DOOX HOONGF MANHJ]
54th Bn
55th Bn (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 3)
9th Co, 140th Signal Gp Youth Union members seek to emulate dead
Station K.3 heroes. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 3)
Station K.4
Station AD.80
Station AD.90
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K.45 Gp, Song Thao Corps Conducts leadership classes for regimental,
[Binh Doan] battalion and company level cadre.
(~UAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 80 p 1)
Factory 31, Technical General Produces consumer items from scrap materials.
Department (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 80 p 1) _
29th Signal Regt Communications and production activities
noted. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 80 p 1)
Ha Long Gp Photo of ground to air missile. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 10 Dec 80 p 2)
50th Regt, 3rd MR Unit representatives attended a seminar on
use of folk medicine. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
10 Dec 80 p 2)
8th Gp, 3rd MR
179th Regt, 3rd MR
121st Military Hospital, 9th MR Condiicts antinegativism movement.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 10 Dec 80 p 3)
H.7 Navy Gp A high-seas combat organization. (QUAN
Unit 113 DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 80 p 1)
Unit 115
Quyet Thang Corps Quality of tactical training, weapons
Gp "D" maintenance improved. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
Gp "QD" 11 Dec 80 p 1)
' H.99 Engineer Gp
H.41 AAA Gp
M.40 Signal Gp
Station K.3
Station K.4
- Station AD.80
Station AP.90
B.63 Gp Installed and maintained wire communications.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 80 p 1)
19-5 [19 May] Regt, 7th MR Perforn~s military police functions in Ho ~
Chi Minh City. (QUA.'V DOI NHAN DAN 11 Dec 80
p 3)
B.26 Gp Promotes basic education. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 11 Dec 80 p 3)
4th Co, H.79 Engineer Gp Photos of field activities. (QUAN DOI NHAN
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2nd Co, 8th Gp Theft of unit pig drives home lesson for
eternal vigilance. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
11 Dec 80 p 3)
Sapper Forces Training, self support farming activitieB
Unit X.98 noted in subordinate units. (QUAN DOI NHAN
Unit X.13 DAN 11 Dec 80 p 3) _
Unit M.12
Unit B.80
Unit T.20
Unit B.79
_ Unit M.14
64th Bn, Song Da Missile Gp Photo of radar detachment. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 12 Dec 80 p 1)
M.11 Regt, Huong Giang Corps Holds muster of personnel and inventory of
[Binh Doan] weapons and equipment. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN _
12 Dec 80 p 1)
Sao Vang Gp, Chi Lang Corps Conducted tactical exercise. (QUAN DOI
[Binh Doan] NHAN DAN 3 Dec 80 p 1)
An Lao Regt -
Tay Son Regt
Song TF+ao Corps [Binh Doan] Subordinate units strengthen relations
E.48 Gp with local population. Located in border
K.45 Gp area, probably with pRC. (QUAN DOI NHAN
S.92 Gp DAN 3 Dec 80 p 1) -
X.55 Gp -
E.24 Gp .
Thac Ba Gp
B.53 Gp
H.56 Gp
V.L. Gp
89th Gp
- EM.74 Infantry Gp
HS.56 AAA Gp
Technical General Department Subordinate factories are within sight of
Factory 31 completing annual plan. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
Factory 19 3 Dec 80 p 4)
Factory 75
Factory 59
Factory O1
Factory 51
Factory 15
Factory 21
Hoang Lien Son Infantry Gp Cultural activities reported. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 3 Dec 80 p 3)
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Van Hai Gp Cultural activities reported. (QUAN DOI
Unit H.44 NHAN DAN 3 Dec 80 p 3) ,
Unit B.3
Unit B.92 ~
Unit B.69
Unit B.58
B.21 Gp Unit transportation detachment falls down F
on the ~ob. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 3 Dec 80 p 3)
Tay Son Regt Recent discipline and morale problems, poor
, officer-enlisted relations and poor quality
of recent replacements dealt with. (QUAN ~
DOI NHAN DAN 3 Dec 80 p 3)
- 57.B AAA Gp, Sth MR Photo of practice alert. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
4 Dec 80 p 1)
M.74 Gp In combat ready state on the border.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 80 p 1)
Sth MR Good drivers and mechanics comanended.
_ 72nd Gp
- 73rd Gp
-7th Gp -located on the border in a combat
ready state.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 4 Dec 80 p 1)
3rd Gp, 7th MR Cultivating rubber trees. (QUAN DOI NHAN
DAN 4 Dec 80 p 2) �
~ M.70 Navy Gp Photo of sailors running to battle stations.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN S Dec 80 p 1)
Truong Son Corps [Binh Doan] Road construction work.
Unit B.91
Unit B.34
Unit B.44
Unit B.73 _
Unit B.70
Unit B.84
-35th Regt -widening and upgrading Route 6.
� (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 80 r 1)
Border Defense Post 31, Son La News correspondent describes visit to post.
Province (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 5 Dec 80 p 3)
Song Lam Gp Serving in Kampuchea. Located in Pursat
Province. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN S Dec 80 p 3)
CSO: 4209
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
_ INFORMATION ON VIETNAMESE MILITARY UNITS
[The following information on Vietnamese military units has been extracted from
Vietnamese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated. Unit
designators and subordination are as they appear in the original source. The
remarks include a brief summary of the salient information available in the news
item.]
Unit Remarks
lst Navy Gp, Sth Naval Zone Photo of inen at battle stations on vessel.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 28 Dec 80 p 1)
B.16 Gp Deputy Commander: Tran A.~ [TRAANF AN].
17th Bn (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 29 Dec 80 p 3)
M.50 Artillery Regt, Tay Bac Forces Commander: Major To Can [T00 CAANF].
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 29 Dec 80 p 3)
4th Bn, M48 Gp Soldier`s unsafe handling of grenades
shakes up inspector. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
29 Dec 80 p 3)
7th Bn, tioang Lien Son Infantry Gp Located on the border. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
29 Dec 80 p 3)
B.56 Gp Working on the railroad, (QUAN DOI NHAN
T.76 Gp DAN 29 Dec 80 p 3)
ri. 49 cp
M.53 Gp
15th Military Hospital, 5th MR Raising own herbal medicines. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 30 Dec 80 p 2)
N.79 Gp Self support farming results reported.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 30 Dec 80 p 2)
- Border Defense Post 29, Son La Seeks ways to help local population.
Border Defense Forces (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 30 Dec 80 p 3)
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Vessel HQ.09, M.61 Navy Gp Commended for good discipline. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 30 Dec 80 p 3)
Huong Giang Corps [Binh Doan] Holds talent contest. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
M.O1 Infantry Gp 31 Dec 80 p 2)
06 Infantry Gp
073 Gp
National Defense Factory 31 Strenuous efforts to meet work quotas in
first three quarters of 1980 makes last
quarter easy sledding. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
- 31 Dec 80 p 2)
~ N.29 Infantry Regt, B.31 Gp, Received an award for outstanding achieve-
lst MR ments. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 31 Dec 80 p 1)
N.76 Infantry Regt, B.56 Gp, " "
Tay Bac Forces
H.83 AAA Regt, 4th MR " "
2nd Infantry Gp, Sth MR "
H.14 Artillery Gp, Quang ?~inh " "
Province Forces
B.65 Artillery Regt, B.O1 Gp,
Capital MR
B.24 Infantry Gp, 78th Corps " "
[Binh Doan]
M.85 Regt, Construction Forces, " "
12th Corps [Binh Doan]
Air Defense Officers School " "
Factory Z.127, Technical General " "
Department
H.O1 Gp, Armored Command
M.32 Regt, Signal Command " " "
Chemical Warfare NCO School " " " " "
H.04 Artillery Regt, ArtilleLy " " " " "
Comr.iand
B.04 Gp, Huong Giang Corps [Binh " " " " "
Do an ]
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3rd Bn, Tan Trao Gp Photo of unit members who scored well on
firing range. (DAI DOAN KET 26 Nov 80 p 6)
K.5 Gp, Quang Ninh Province Photo of unit members doing roatd con-
struction work. (DAI DUAN KEi' 24 Dec 80 -
p 4)
Vessel 708, 8th Navy Gp Co~nended for fish catch. (LAO DONG -
18 Dec 80 p 3)
"Y" Regt, "X" Div Political Officer: Le Xuan Thuong [LEE
XUAAN THUWOWNGR]. Located on the banks of
the Thuong River and working on the Pha
Lai Thermo-Electric Power Project. (LAO
DONG 18 Dec 80 p 3)
_ National DefEnse Factory 55 Located in South Vietnam. Recently
restored. (LAO DONG 18 Dec 80 p 3)
M.08 Gp, Chi Lang Corps [Binh Located on the border with the PRC.
Doan] Probably in Lang Son Province. (THE DUC
THE THAO 20 Dec 80 p 3)
N.73 AAA Gp, 5th MR May be in the Danang area. (THE DUC THE
THAO 20 Dec 80 p 3)
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
INFORMATION ON MILITARY RECRUITING
[The following information on military recruiting activities has been extracted
from Vietnamese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated.
The remarks include a brief summary of the salient information available in the
news item.]
Location Remarks
Hanoi Dan Phuong District achieved 103 percent of
lst Phase induction quota. For 2nd Phase
conducting awareness heightening activities
among eligible age group. Set up four physical
examination stations for 2nd phase. In Phuc
Tho District a fairly large number of women
reported for physical examinations. (HANOI MOI
2Dec80p 1)
Hanoi During lst week of 2nd induction phase thousands
of youths reported for physical examinations
in Dong Da Ward. Second Phase shows improvement
over lst phase. Inductees include men, women,
factory workers and college students. Ward
administrative and party officials closely
monitored examination sites. Officials of
mass organizations visited families of eligible
individuals to motivate them. Similar activities
in Ba Dinh Ward. (HANOI MOI 3 Dec 80 pp 1, 4) _
Ministry of Water Conservancy Minister annuunced that for 2nd phase no
deferments would be given. The Ministry has
always met its induction quota. Inductees
include 35 students from the Colle ge of Water
Con=ervancy and one half the engineers at the
Planning Institute. (HANOI MOI 3 Dec 80 p 2)
Doug Thap Province Between 15-25 Nov 80 2nd phase inductees left
for military service. ~ao districts filled
their quota. Remaining districts are striving
to fill their quota. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
4 Dec 80 p 1)
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Hau Giang Province Ph~ng Hiep District sent 715 inductees to -
military service including 2 VCP members, 111
Ho Chi Minh Commuxiist Youth Union members, and
63 women. Attempts made to overcome short-
comings of previous years. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
4 De c 80 p 1)
Hanoi Hoan Kiem Ward meets quota and sends youths off
to military service. (HANOI MOI 5 Dec 80 p 1)
Hanoi Dong Da Ward youths leave for military service.
(HANOI MOI 4 Dec 80 p 1) �
Capital Military Region Takes measures to overcome shortcomings of lst
induction phase. To date 80 percent of antire
1980 quota has been met. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
5 Dec 80 pp 1, 4)
Ben Tre Province Physical examinations taken by 1,252 youths
Ba Tri District, the highest for any district
in the province. (NHAN DAN 6 Dec 80 p 1)~
Dong Thap Province As of 30 Nov 80 the province met 139 percent
of its induction quota. In Cao Lanh District
1,116 youths passed their physicals or 189
percent of the quota. (NHAN DAN 6 Dec 80 p 1)
Hanoi Photo of inen on trucks leaving for military
service. (HANOI MOI 7 Dec 80 p 2)
Lang Son Province Ethnic Vietnamese a.nd members of the Tay, Nung,
Dao, San Chi, Cao Lan and Hmong tribes leave
for military service. First phase 1980
inductions were affected by Tropical Storm 4
but exceeded inductions in lst phase 1979 by
one percent. (NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 p 1)
Quang Nam - Danang Province Fourteen of 16 villages in Hoa Vang district
met or exceeded induction quota including Hoa
Son Village which has a large Catholic popula-
tion. (NHAN DAN 9 Dec 80 pp 1, 4)
Hanoi Role of Women's Federation in motivating
youths in general and women in particular to
leave for military service noted. (HANOI MOI
9 Dec 80 p I}
Hanoi On 10 Dec 80 hundreds of Ba Dinh Ward youths
left for military service. They were transported
on more than 40 buses. More than two thirds
~ of this group were 18 years old. (HANOI MOI
_ 11 Dec 80 pp 1, 4)
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Hanoi Activ{ties at Hai Ba Trung LJard physical examina-
tion station described. (HANOI MOI 12 Dec 80 p 2)
Hanoi Dong Anh District first to meet quota in Hanoi
mwnicipality. Inductees comprised 454 from
industrial enterprises, and 520 from agriculture.
These included 110 women. (HANOI MOI 13 Dec 80
' p 4)
Hanoi Youths for 2nd induction phase continue to leave
Thach That District for military service. -
These include hundreds of Youth Union members.
Thach That District achieved 105 percent of the
lst phase quota and 115 percent of the 2nd
phase quota. (HANOI MOI 14 Dec 80 p 1)
Hanoi On 8 Dec 80 youths continued to leave for
military service. (HANOI MOI 14 Dec 80 p 1)
- Hanoi As of beginning of Dec 80 Hoan Kiem Ward had
met 85 percent of its induction quota and is
striving to completely meet its quota through
an intensive motivation campaign. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 15 Dec 80 p 1)
- Phu Khanh Province More than 200 Youth Union members of Tuy Hoa
City take preinduction physicals. Many enter-
prises and production units co~nended for meeting
80-95 percent of quota of individuals to take
preinduction physicals. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
15 Dec 80 p 4)
~ Ha Nam Ninh Province Six districts (Xuan Thuy, Duy Tien, Ly Nhan,
Binh Luc, Kim Son and Nghia Hung) meet 2nd
phase 1980 induction quota. Three districts
or cities have only achieved 50-70 percent of
induction quota. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Dec 80
p 1)
Hanoi As of 15 Dec 80, following a one month campaign,
Ba Dinh Ward met its 2nd phase 1980 induction
quota. (HANOI MOI 16 Dec 80 p 1)
Polytechnic College, Hanoi Hundreds of engineering students 22-23 years
old and instructors who have reached age 25
were commissioned 2nd and lst lieutenents
and left for military service following 3
months of military training. Of 17 dynamics
engineering students only 9 passed the induction
physical. (HANOI MOI 17 Dec 80)
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Lang Son Province Met its induction quota for 1980 on 13 Dec 80.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 1)
Ngtie Tinh P~~vince Met its induction quota for 1980 on 10 Dec 80.
Nghia Dan, Hung Nguyen, Duc Tho, Huong Son,
Cam Xuyen, Dien Chau, Nam Dan, Anh Son, Do
Luong, Quy Hiep, Huong Khe and Tan Ky Districts
were commended. The cities of Vinh and Ha
Tinh appear not to have done well. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 1) -
Ben Tre Province Met its induction quota for 1980 on 2 Dec 80.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Dec 80 p 2)
Hanoi Successfully completed 2nd phase 1980 inductions.
~ However Hai Ba Trung Ward and Gia Lam and 'Tu
Liem Districts did not meet their individual
quotas. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Dec 80 p 1)
Hai Hung Prr~vince Successes of 2nd phase 1980 induction attribu-
table to good preparations. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN
24Dec80p1)
Ha Bac Province Met 2nd phase 1980 induction phase. (QUAN DOI
NHAN DAN 29 Dec 80 p 1)
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