COMMUNIST INFILTRATION AND CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS -- JUNE 15-26

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-35-4-22-4
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2012
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: June 27, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM
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NATIONAL SECURITY. COUNCIL
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. KISSINGER
FROM:
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INFORMATION
June 27, 1973
WILLIAM L. STEARMAN
SUBJECT: Communist Infiltration and Cease-fire
Violations -- June 15-26
Attached at Tab A is the CIA./DIA weekly report (briefed in your evening
report June 23), on Commurrist cease-fire-violations from June 15-21
while at Tab B is the CIA's weekly report (dated June 26) on Communist
logistical and manpower developments in Indochina. Both reports indicate
that there has been little change in North Vietnamese infiltration activities
since the Communique, although the level of combat has decreased. The
North Vietnamese. for example, continue to infiltrate special purpose
cadre into the South and combat replacements into southern Laos. Large
amounts of war supplies are still illegally crossing the DMZ into northern
MR-1 but the rainy. season has forced a drastic reduction of infiltration via
the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Hanoi is pushing forward its annexation of Quang
Tri Province; we have received no indication that major NVA units are
conducting any deployment out of Laos or South Vietnam back to the North.
Tab A states that the detection of 11 small special purpose groups raises
to 51, 000 the total figure for personnel infiltration since the January
agreement. Also one new group of NVA combat personnel was detected
heading for southern Laos. Cargo movements in the Lao panhandle have
slowed to a funeral pace but have increased in the southern North Vietnam
and northern South Vietnam. The Communists are continuing a major trans-
portation offensive into northern MR 1; 6,500 vehicles reportedly transited
two checkpoints in northeastern Quang Tri province in the period June 14- ,
20. The North Vietnarne se meanwhile continue to move civilians into northern
MR l (at least 20, 000 so far) and have further evidenced their outright
annexation of Quang Tri by placing DRV areas immediately north of the DMZ
under their Quang Tri provincial administration.
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Tab B states that NVA logistic and manpower activity remained at a low
level throughout most of Indochina in the past week, but there were
moderate increases in resupply traffic in areas not affected by the rainy season.
Another combat infiltration group headed for southern Laos was detected
departing North Vietnam on June 18 (this is the second artillery-associated
replacement group for southern Laos we have detected since the Com-
munique). Additionally, eight special purpose groups -- aggregating 175
persons ? were observed in the pipeline during the week. Meanwhile,
the headquarters of two major NVA units (Binh Tram 42 and the 46th AAA
regiment) have relocated from Laos and northeastern Cambodia, respectively,
into South Vietnam, probably in support of the new supply corridor through
western South Vietnam. In resupply activity, moderately heavy vehicle
traffic continued in the North Vietnamese panhandle and a moderate upswing
in logistics activity was reported in northern South Vietnam where a major
transportation offensive continued. Repottedly 4,300 vehicles transited a
DMZ-associated checkpoint in northeastern Quang Tri in the period June 14-
20. Traffic in Laos remains at a snail's pace due to heavy rains.
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