CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1968/01/06

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6 January 1968
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
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*Vietnam:
North Vietnam: It appears that another rotation
of Chinese antiaircraft artillery units in North Viet-
nam is taking place0
the shift
involves the withdrawal of the 105th AAA Division from
Lang Son and its replacement by the 111th AAA Divi-
sion. This is a normal unit rotation since the 105th
Division has been in North Vietnam for about six months,
the standard tour of duty for Chinese air defense units.
On the political front, Hanoi is trying to undercut
rumors that the 77-year-old Ho Chi Minh is in failing
health. After about ten months of almost total inac-
tivity, Ho has made four separate public appearances
in recent weeks, and observers report he looked better
than he did last summer. It is probable that the North
Vietnamese are trying to take advantage of a period in
which Ho's physical condition has improved. Some of
the reports of his illness in past months seemed to have
considerable substance.
South Vietnam: Communist main force units con-
tinue to pose a major threat to northern III Corps.
Elements of three enemy divisions in this area
have recently demonstrated considerable maneuver-
ability as well as an ability to recover after suffering
heavy losses. While some of these units are maintain-
ing infiltration routes and securing base areas, other
units in recent weeks have been involved in attacks of
varying intensity against Allied installations.
In addition, as many as three North Vietnamese
battalions have been traced since late November moving
southward from the western highlands and may end up
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in northern III Corps.
the units is similar to that to the 88th Regiment when
it shifted from the highlands to III Corps in the fall of
1967.
Cambodia: Phnom Penh is improving its border
defenses along the northeastern border adjacent to
South Vietnam, probably against the possibility that
hostilities may spread into the area,
all
border units in the area have been placed on alert and
ordered to improve their fortifications. They were
also asked to review the need for additional reinforce-
ments.
The new measures probably do not, however, fore-
shadow any really extensive effort to build up the Cam-
bodian military complement in this area. Sihanouk an-
nounced last week that he would not attempt to oppose
"hot pursuit" operations undertaken in this remote
sector.
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