ACTIONS ON CAMBODIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-459-10-4-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 1, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
The following is a report on actions taken or underway on Cambodia
from August 4 through 6:00 p. m. , August 6.
Military Operations: Ground operations continue at a low level.
-- USAF/VNAF air operations included 73 recce missions, 26
B-5Z strikes and 223 tacair strikes.
-- Lon. Nol on August 6 requested 12 helicopters for use by FANK.
Our Embassy advised the Cambodians to have Lon Nol make the request
of the GVN. The Embassy urged favorable consideration of the request.
Third Country Military Forces in Support of Cambodia: There are 12,256
RVNAF personnel in Cambodia, 2, 789 Khxner Krom, i1i 25X1
tary personnel 25X1
Military Assistance: The following equipment was.delivered:
Small arms ammo
Crew served weapon ammo
Rockets
Mortar ammo
Grenades
Mines
Air munitions
Rockets
Bombs
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U. S. Origin
335, 766 rds.
1,190
1,020
3, 240
702
Captured
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-- Cumulative Shipments to Cambodia by Type and Source Since
April 22:
small arms
crew served weapons
vehicles
radios / equipment
small arms ammo
crew served weapons ammo
artillery munitions
air munitions
miscellaneous ammo
rockets
bombs
spare parts
journalists are missing and two are known to be dead.
U. S. Origin
Captured
28,921
15,486
1,459
1,811
40
0
386
0
14,598,746 rds.
3,294,619
1, 002, 414 rds.
3,216,216 rds.
9,000 rds.
270, 425
5,018
1, 757
1, 120 lbs.
Diplomatic: Our special two man study team in a summary telegram to
State reported that a Cambodian budget deficit of some $230 million will
have to be covered by the end of CY1971. The team recommends that
we seek at least 50 percent from third-country donors.
Information: The VC/NVA capture of Time correspondent Robert Anson
brings to four the number of U. S. newsmen missing in Cambodia. Two
others have been killed and three were released. Seventeen other foreign
25X1
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/07/29: LOC-HAK-459-10-4-7