CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST 1 DECEMBER 1967 - 1967/12/01

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• Document Creation Date: July 27, 2018

DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
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Current Intelligence Digest
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The continuing heavy pace
of enemy attacks in northwestern
III Corps of South Vietnam in-,
,dicates that the Communists are
placing a_high military priority
on this region.
The Communists may hope to
establish another main force
enclave in this area similar to
those in the DMZ and _central
highlands which will help re-
lieve allied pressure on North
Vietnamese and Viet Cong units
deployed 'closer to South Viet-
nam's population centers along
the coast and in the Saigon
area. The northwestern area of
III Corps, like the DMZ and the
highlands, provides a battle-
ground with favorable terrain
features, nearby out-of-country
sanctuaries, and access to main
supply routes from Cambodia and
Laos.
The recent movement of two
new enemy regiments into the
northwestern III Corps area--
the North Vietnamese 88th from
the highlands and the Viet Cong
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'275th from Phuoc Tuy Province
provides further evidence of
Communist intent to dominate
this region. At the present
time elements of three major
enemy units are located here,
the Viet Cong 5th and 9th
divisions, and the North Viet-
namese 7th Division.
Meanwhile, Communist forces
have intensified their activity
in northern Kontum Province.
the
Dak Pek Special Forces camp
indicates that a patrol from
the camp was badly battered in
an enemy ambush on 27 November.
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On 29 November two South
Vietnamese battalions engaged
an estimated 500-man enemy
force, believed to be sub-
ordinate to the North Vietnamese
24th Regiment, nine miles north-
east of the US stronghold at
Dak To. One hundred thirty
enemy were reported killed, while
friendly casualties were light.
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