THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 30, 2006
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• Publication Date: August 15, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE SITUATION IN VIETNAM
Information as of 1600
1.5 August 1966
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15 August 1966
Heavy fighting is reported in Pleiku Province.
I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam:
US forces participating in Operation PAUL REVERE II
report heavy contact yesterday with Communist troops
in the Chu Pong Mountain area of Pleiku Province
(Paras. 1-2). One-day reaction Operation EL DORADO,
acting upon information provided by a Viet Cong de-
fector, kills seven Viet Cong (Para. 3). South
Vietnamese forces kill 18 Viet Cong in two separate
actions (Paras. 4-5).
IT. Political Developments in South Vietnam:
There is nothing of significance,to report.
IV. Other Communist Military Developments:
There is nothing of significance to report.
V. Communist Political Developments: There
is nothing of significance to report.
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I. THE MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM
1. US forces participating in Operation PAUL
REVERE II reported heavy enemy contact for nearly
five hours yesterday in the Chu Pong Mountain area
of Pleiku Province, about 45 miles southwest of
Pleiku town. Late reports indicate sporadic con-
tact with the Communist troops is continuing. Rain,
mud, and a thick jungle canopy, however, has hin-
dered US efforts to encircle a North Vietnamese
unit--possibly a 500-man battalion-size force.
2. American casualties in these engagements
have been light, with four killed and three wounded
in yesterday's contact. Communist losses have not
been reported. Cumulative casualty figures for the
second phase of this operation, which began on 31
July, indicate allied losses as 77 killed (70 US)
and 288 wounded (246 US). A total of 558 enemy
troops have been killed and 86 captured.
3. Three battalions of the US 1st Infantry
Division began Operation EL DORADO on 13 August in
an area about 18 miles northwest of Saigon in Binh
Duong Province. This reaction operation was launched
in response to information provided by a Viet Cong
defector that an enemy battalion was operating in
the area. Contact was made with an enemy force
and seven Viet.Cong were killed and two captured
in the five-hour battle. Four Americans were
killed and 19 wounded in this action. The opera-
tion ended yesterday without additional contact or
casualties reported.
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4. According to a delayed report, South Viet-
namese troops engaged a Viet Cong force of undeter-
mined size in an area about 15 miles north of Saigon
on 13 August. A total of 11 Viet Cong were killed
and 1,300 pounds of ammunition were captured. There
were no South Vietnamese casualties reported.
5. A South Vietnamese Army platoon raided a
Viet Cong unit of undetermined size yesterday in an
area about 20 miles southwest of Phu Vinh in the
delta province of Vinh Binh. Communist losses in-
cluded seven killed and 13 weapons, 100 mines, and
three tons of small arms ammunition captured. There
were no friendly casualties.
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1. There is nothing of significance to report.
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1. There is nothing of significance to report.
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V. COMMUNIST POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
1. There is nothing of significance to report.
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