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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF 31 JANUARY 1971
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0005992453
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T
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4
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August 14, 2016
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Publication Date:
January 31, 1971
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The President's Daily Brief
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CAMBODIA
The first convoy of petroleum for Phnom Penh from the
refinery at Kompong Som was ambushed, despite air cover,
on 30 January by Communist troops along Route 4 about 42
miles north of Kompong Som. Preliminary reports indicate
that several of the 31 tanker trucks were set afire and that
Lho remainder headed back to Kompong Som. There have been
several enemy harassing attacks against government posi-
tions in the same general area in the past few days.
Route 4, closed since November, had been declared
officially open to civilian traffic during daylight hours
by the local Cambodian commander, Sosthene Fernandez.
that his forces could keep the road clear between Veal
Renh and the Pich Nil pass, the stretch where the ambush
later occurred, although his units farther north near the
pass were being harassed.
A riverine POL convoy from South Vietnam arrived safely
in Phnom Penh on 29 January. It is the first such resupply
mission to reach the capital since 17 January. The convoy,
consisting of four oil barges and three tugs carrying
1,226,700 gallons of petroleum supplies, encountered two
minor enemy harassments during the trip, but sustained no
damage.
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