INFORMATION ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-546-20-25-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: December 6, 1972
• Content Type: CABLE

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THE PRESIDENT.
HENRY' A.. KISSINGER:
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MORI PER C033545511
SITUATION IN VIETNAM: NI NETY FOUR U. S.. ATTACK SORTIES-WERE FLOWN IN NORTH VIETNAM AND 277 IN SOUTH VIETNAM. THERE WERE
108 VNAF SORTIES IN SOUTH VIETNAM. THIRTY B'52 MISSIONS WERE
FLOjN IN, NORTH VIETNAM. AND' THREE. EACH IN LAOS AND CAMBODIA*
ENEMY TROOPS KILLED IN SOUTH VIETNAM YESTERDAY TOTALED 335...
DESPITE GENERALLY IMPROVED WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
MILITARY REGION ENEMY ATTACKS-BY-FIRE AGAINST MARINE AND
AIRBORNE FORWARD UNITS ALONG THE NORTHERN' FRONT WERE REDUCED.
FLOODING HAMPERED GROUND MOVEMENTS IN THE MARINE AREA OF OPER-
AT-IONSs SOUTHWEST. OF.. QUANG TRI CITY, . ACTIVITY INCREASED IN
THE AIRBORNE SECTOR, PRODUCING 000D RESULTS; WWO ENEMY T-54
TANKS=WERE REPORTED DESTROYED. ARVN GROUND OPERATIONS NEAR
FIRE SUPPORT. BASE- ANNE RESULTED IN. THE DISCOVERY OF CACHES OF.
MUNITIONS AND EQUIPMENT. AN UPDATED REPORT. ON THE VEHICLES
FOUND-YESTERDAY NORTH OF ANNE INDICATES THAT THERE WERE
FIVE T-54 TANKS, ONE PERSONNEL.. CARRIER, AND SIX MOLOTOVA TRUCKS.
ACTIVITY MOTI MIRM AT. a LOW t_FUFL_ IN TKF Two snt:rTHFRN PROUINr! S.
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CASUALT IES WERE wREPORTED v BOTH SIDES. FOLLOWING COM AT AS-
SAULTS BY FRIENDLY FORCES INTO THE AREA. AROUND DUC. CO RANGER.
CAMP TOTHE WEST,, LIGHT CONTACTS RESULTED IN MINOR CASUALTIES
"V BOTH SIDES. .ARVN ,ELEMENTS , NOR
A[EAST OF HOAI AN IN BINH DINH
PROVINCE ;REPULSED AN ENEMY GROUND ATTACK, EARLY. YESTERDAY. TER-
RITORIAL FORCES HELD `OFF AN ENEMY ATTACK ON. A. HAMLET.. SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF BAN ME_THUOT IN D.ARLAC PROVINCE.
IN MILITARY .REGI.ON 3 . TAN' SAN NHUT AIRBASE WAS, HIT BY 37 :122-14H
ROCKETS, KILLING EIGHT (ONE U. S.) AND WOUNDING 38 (ONE U. 5.:1 t
ACCORDING T.O A CIA REPORT. TWO HELICOPTERS, ONE TRUCK, AN, AM-
MliNIT-ION.ST,ORAGE AREA, AND FOUR BUILDINGS :WERE:.:DAMAGED.
INCREASED ENEMY ACTIVITY IN MIL.ITAR CEGBA104WAS. C .
CENTRATED
LNG THE . CONMO-LIAISON ROUTE. IN. KIEN GIAN6? : CHUONG THI:EN.. AND
PRONG. DINH PROVINCES. THE ENEMY CONDUCTED GROUND ATTACKS ON
FIVE OUTPOSTS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS, IN ADDITION TO SCATTERED
ATTA49-BY-FIRE ON INSTALLATIONS AND OUTPOSTS. FRIENDLY ACTIV-
RY WAS, AT A LOW LEVEL.
A. MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE MILITARY. SITUATION. IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA IS AT TAB A...
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