3.3(h � Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Ibr g� � II WI NNW 11. 1.� 0 0 N F I .1.2 2 N. T ,A 171'117,P0 gaol if, RAN MAY 2 135'0 a THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT 0? TME INTEEROGATION ACTIVITY CONDUCTED BY TR NATIONAL INTgaROGATION CENTER (NIO) UNDER THE JOINT ADSPICn O' TUE, CENTVAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONACIO) AND THE U.S.NTRAL INTELLIGENCe, AGENCY (CIA) WITE TRE PARTICIPATION OF tETA17:EMENT 6, .6119raf SPWIAL ACTIVITIE0 GP.OUP (USA10. � COUNTRY SUBJECT DATEOF:INFO 'DATE AND 'PLACE -OF ACQUISITION : SOUTH VIETNAM,(SVN)- : VC Bagee., in Cambodia October 1960.- 16vember 1967 17 February 1968 (C) : CAN THOL PHONG DINH, Vietnam NIC REPORT NO : 281/68 NIC CASE NO . : FET DATE OF REPORT : 11/3/68 NO. OF PAGES : REF: NIC REPORT 157/68 (PIR) This report was collected by a NIC Field Exploitation Team on 17 February 1968 in CAN THO City, PHONG DINH .Province, SVN. Source is not available at the NIC for further exploitation. �� IMP MM. ------- SUMMARY The .TAN CHAU/AP:PHU District. Committee VC, AN GIANG (CHAU DOC and AN GIANG) SVN,. . Brovince, SUN, maintained camp B-1 (approximately WT 150120 to WT 170120) and camp B-3 (approximately WT 080050) in CAMBODIA. The CHAU PHU District Committee, iN GIANG (CHAU DOC) Province maintains camp B-2 (approximately WS 040890 to WS 040895) in CAMBODIA. Camp were used for 'committee meetings, local, district, province, and regional military forces, and commo-liaison stations. A new temporary camp was established approximately 15 January 1968 ,(approximately WS 095880)to receive political prisoners captured during the TET Offensive. ATTAcHMENTS:, DISTRIBUTION: US .MACT ..: � . US EMBASSY (00A) pLASSIFICATION K 0.11-*-t-D7-ENTIAL EXCLUUM FROM AUTOMATIC DCWWGRADING MR DECLASSIFICATION' *IR 1 5 1968 5 NOTICEe IS MATERIAL CONTAINS INfORMA/1011 AFFECTING HE NATIONAL DEFErISE OF THE UMW STATES WI HIN TME MEANING OF THE ESRIONASE LAWS. MI IS SECIIONS 793 AND 794. THE THAN fASSIIN OR REVELATION OF WHICH LIE �ANN MANN 14 TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON LS pRommITED ur LAW. )(2 �� pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 P REFERENCE: "� ,--ASeriev1.70141 Sheet 6030 IV, Scale 1/500000; Edition 1. AM'S Series L7014, Sheet 6030 III, Scale 1/50,000; Edition 1. 'Ithe TAN CHAU/AN PHU District Committee of the VC of the VC AN GIANG (CHAU DOG 'and AN GIANG) Province Committee maintained a camp in CAMBODIA designated The camp was located approximately 200-300 meters east of the BAK NAM River and extended to the vicinity of LEUK DEK (LOEUK DEK)7KAOT THOM (KOH THOM) border (approximately WT 150120 east to WT 170120. (See Attachment 1). The base was used for meetings of the TAN CHAU/AN PHU (VC) District Committee and as a training and bivouac area for the TAN CHAU/AN PHU District (VC) military forces. The camp was maintained by a commo-liaison agent and as of 1 October 1967 was used as a rest stop for personnel passing through the area. There were no permanant buildings and all huts were constructed of tree branch frames draped with nylon. The huts were dismanteled and moved approximately every three days and were camouflaged with cut vegUation in order to avoid detection. In spite of the fact the huts were moved, the camp remained within the one kilometer defined above. Water transportation was used to gain access to the camp area. Rice was purchased locally at PREK CHREY Village, CAMBODIA (WT 100110) and at MONG YU Village, CAMBODIA (WT 135115) for use at the camp. The site was used as the base of operations by Region II Battalion 267 while mounting attacks against the GVN border post at VINH XUONG Village, TAN CHAU District, AN GIANG Province, (WT 204045) SVN during March 1967. :::The CHAU PHU District Committee of the VC AN GIANG (CHAU DOC and AN GIAN3Y Province maintained a camp in the vicinity of the POPOU River (approximately WS 040890:to WS 040895), CAMBODIA (See Attachment 2). This camp designated "B-2" was used for an AN GIANG Province Committee Current Affairs indoctrination meeting during November 1967. This camp site was used fcr both Province and District VC military forces. It has been used by the VC AN GIANG Province Battalion 1 (Battalion 510), The CHAU DUC Township Committee, the CHAU PHU District Committee, the CHAU DUC Township Special Action Forces, and the CHAU PHU local forces for meetings, training, operations briefings, and bivouac. The camp site had one center hut approximately four meters by two meters aodttlgo huts ,'Approximately one meter by two meters) approximately twenty meters to the east of the main hut. One other hut (approximately one .meter by two meters) was located approximately twenty meters south-west of the main hut. (See Attachment 3) The huts measuring approximately 4 x 2 x 1.5 meters had a framework of tree branchs covered with nylon. They were camouflaged with cut vegatationtbichwasno.treplaced often enough;therefore.,its brown color contrasted against the surrounding green foilage. Access to the camp was gained over the CAMBODIA-SVN border at approximately WS 095838. Another camp under the ultimate jurisdiction of the VC AN GIANG(Province 'ComMittee was maintained by the TAN CHAU/AN PHU (VC) District Committee : 'apProximately one kilometer east of PH TUOL PUTTREA, CAMBODIA (approximately WT 080050). (Bee Attachment 4) This camp was designated "B-3" and was used as-a permanant commo-liaison station as of October 1967. It was not used as .a supply route station, but was restricted in use to guiding messengers. Maintenance of this camp was the responsibility of NAM CHANH, the TAN CHAU/AN PHU(VC) District Committee Secretary. 4Lnew_eamp was established about 15 January 1968 near AP VINH AN, CAMBODIA, ::apprOximately'One kilometer west of the Cambodian border and the CHAU DOC River, and one kilometer south of the CHAC RI (not identifiable) (approximately WS 095880). (See Attachment 5). This camp was to be used by the Interrogation Section, AN GIANG (VC) Province Committee's Security Section to receive political prisoners captured during the TET Offensive. Access to the camp was gainedon foot from SVN between Cambodian border posts located at - WS 082910 and WS 102867. Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 NIC REPORT NO: 281/68 CONFIDENTIAL Page 2 0.N.FIDENTIAL - KIN 4 , pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 CONFIDISII?IAL�Itt . pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 ..CO.N.,EIDENTIAL IC 11` 92. NIC IWO NO: 281/& CASE NO : Page. AWP D�c pkrRIcr Pis�-;.. � 41t-lt pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 pproved for Release: 2619/04/17 C00758564 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564 . r I. ;. N. T I A I, K I P-PTACHMENT: � NIC-132neT� '281/68 NIC CASE NO Page 7 TEMPORARY CANP FOR INTERROGATION OF POIITICAI, .PRISONERS 4/4t osom NuS4r9kus, Mai Che6 VIN NicryoN .Sheet 4030 flI pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758564

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