DAILY REPORT ON CAMBODIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-558-21-12-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2012
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: May 20, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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20 May 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
SUBJECT: Daily Report on Cambodia
We have nothing significant to report.
DIA, ARMY, NSA
reviews completed.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEi 9CY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
Richard Helms
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Report #21
22 May 1970
DEPENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT RELATING TO CAMBODIAN OPERATIONS
.In a follow-up to DIA's report of yesterday concerning the personnel
bottleneck in the Laotian Panhandle, communications intercepts from Binh
Tram 34 (west of the A Shau Valley) indicate administrative confusion in the
rear services of the NVA and VC. BinhTram 34, apparently unable to determine
what do do with their overload of personnel replacements in the pipeline,
requested instructions as to which southward moving groups were to be stopped
and which permitted to continue. 559th Transportation Group's response
indicated that with the exception of a single group, all personnel destined
for "Nam Bo" (III and IV Corps) were to be halted in place.
Despite having withdrawn to positions well inside Cambodia, DIA has
noted that major elements of COSVN's headquarters continue to experience
significant communications problems as a result of Allied cross-border
operations. During the past several days, one or more COSVN political links
have frequently been shut down to avoid detection. As an.example, during the
night of 21 May the terminal serving COSVN political headquarters itself
instructed all stations to stand by, and then went off the air for a period
of six hours. Normally, the hours of darkness are considered prime time
for enemy communications. The ARC LIGHT strike in this area during the same
time frame was probably responsible for the termination of communications.
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In other examples, COSVN's major military headquarters has been forced
to institute a lower level of communications activity while its higher-
echelon military and logistical subordinates are maintaining only minimal
communications with their subordinates. Communications emphasis and
priorities have been shi -d to subordinate tactical stations, suggesting the
elements of COSVN are exerting less control over their tactical subordinates.
A document captured 9 May in the Parrot's Beak revealed that
Communist forces have experienced many difficulties in obtaining food as
a result of the present situation in Cambodia. The document stated that,
starting in May, all subordinates of Subregion 2 (SR-2) would have to
provide their own logistical support, including food and money. The
document also stated that SR-2 Hq found it necessary to disperse out of
the Ba Thu area in late April. Their attempt at dispersal apparently
.failed as six of SR-2's eight battalions were identified during the recent
fighting near Ba Thu.
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DIA notes that Communist unit headquarters continue to be detected
in major moves as they attempt to avoid Allied operations. On 21 May, a
sapper battalion subordinate to the B-3 Front was fixed by COMINT 22miles
west of the Plei Djereng CIDG Camp, a move of some 47 miles from the unit's
4 May location in Base Area 702.
To the south, the 88th NVA Regiment was detected in a new location
as they continue their efforts to escape contact with Allied forces.
Fixed with regularity in the vicinity of Base Area 709 prior to the
operations in Cambodia, the 88th Regiment has been relocating on an almost
daily basis.
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Concerning the status of LOC's leading to Phnom Penh, road routes
#1, #2, #4, #5, and #6 are open, but with escort required on #1, #2,. and
A. The destruction of a bridge along route #6 prevents through traffic.
The railroad line between Phnom Penh and Kompong Som remains cut, while
the Thai Border-Phnom Penh line is open. Concerning waterways, the
Mekong is closed north of Kompong Cham but is open to the south of that town
with armed escort required.
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