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IV. INFILTRATION A. REAR SERVICES ACTIVITY ORIGINATING IN LAOS, A 4 MAY REPORT BEHIEEll HID UllIDEllTIFIED ELEMEllTS _Q..I_SJ;US_SED_lJiE mm- DRAl-IL OF AN UNIDENTIFIED ELEMEtlT FROM KM 44 (LOCATED HUJ!rN-1-S:BBc MtfERs-·a·B,_KM 43 ON ROUTE 9, XD 626 378, 16-36tl IS6-31El TO KM 46 <LOCATED 1:1:tIAlJf:::3]{iJS METERs--of? KM 43 ON RT 9) IH ORDER TO PREPARE FOR COMABT. THE ORIGIUATOR ISSUES ItlSTURc.:..-noNS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THREE MillE COMPL ESES TO FIGllT Otl THE MECHAllIZED ROUTE; THE APPOINTMENT OF OllE SQUAD TO ACT AS A PIVOT AUD TO BLOCK EllEMY IlffAtlTRY ALONG THE ROADS; AtlD THE P-LAllTillG OF MltlES FROM THE ROAD SYSTEMS TO TA RAP C UNLOCATEDl. THE REPORT ALSO STATED THAT AT 15BBG Otl 3 MAY THE $EllEMY$ HAD LAUDED IN THE AREA OF GIANG GIO CUllLOCATED>. <T4Sl3-ZS> ACCORDitlG TO A 4 MAY REPORT BEHIEEN mo UllIDEllTIFIED ELEMEtlTS, COMPAllY 1 OF THE 53RD ENGINEER BATTALION IS PRE- PARING TO HITHDRAl-1. BEGitlNillG OF tlTHE tUGHT OF 5 MAY THE l HH BATTALION IS TO ASSUME RESPOtlSIBILITY FOR THE SECTION OF ROAD BETHEEN K 19 AtlD KM SS <BOTH BUNLOCATED 011-RT 9 >. REPORTEDLY, THE BATTALIOtHS TO HORK ON THE SECTION OF THE ROAD FROM KM 16 CUllLOCATED ON RT 9l TO KM 43. {HE ORIGINATOR OF THIS DISPATCH ISSUES IHSTURCTIOtl TO $DIVIDE THE HORK ADU DEPLOY FROM KM Ml8 TO KM 35 (BOTH UNLOCATED 011 RT 9>, WITH O"E PLATOON TO BE RESPOtlSIBLE FOR KM 35 TO KM 43.$ CT4Sl4-7S> THE 2211D AAA BATT Al IOU REPORTED IN A DISPATCH PASSED OH 4 MAY TO All COMPANIES THAT THE COMPAlllES MUST $THOROUGHLY UtlDERSTAND THE MISSION FOR MAY AND ACTIVELY PREPARE TO MOB- ILIZE ,$ THE BATTALION ALSO ItlFORMED COMPANY 3 THAT BECAUSE OF IT'S LACK OF DETERMINATIONTHE EtlTIRE COMPANY WOULD REMAIN BEHIND DURING THE RAIHY SEASOll TO HORK OH THE MISSION. THE BATTALION ALSO REPORTED THAT FOUR AIRCRAFT HERE DOWNED Otl THE SPOT AND THAT MANY OTHERS HERE HIT. AN UNIDENTIFIED UHIT REAFFIRMED THE ALLEGED SHOOTDOWN OF AN A-4 IH A 3 MAY REPORT FROM THE 44TH AAA BATTALION TO BINH TRAM 34. IT WAS REPORTEDD THAT $EPMINUTES LATER FOUR AD-4'S, FOUR A-4'5, FOUR F-4'S OHE ov-1s. AND Atl A-4 ARRIVED$ APPARENTLY

_ATTMEPTIUG TO RESCUE THE PILOT OF THE PREVIOSLY DOl-INED AIRCRAFT. <i~fiTfrV{;)YJ.J296-7S> B. REFLECTIOHS OF ALLIED AIR ACTIVITY; READ AS FOLLOWS, A. NUMBER AHO TYPE OF AIRCRAFT B. TIME AUD DATE C. ~OCATION D. COMMENTS A. THO B-26K'S B. 229SG, 3 MAY C. KM lSS CXD 121 618,· 16-49N 1S6-S2El D. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WITH ONE STICK OF CLUSTER BOMBS AND ONE STICK OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS. A. THO B-26K'S AND OUE AD-5 B. SSlSG, 4 MAY C. KM 1S4 <XD 145 599, 16-48N 1B6-B4E> TO KM 1S9 CXD 177 56S, 16-46N 1S6-S6E> D. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WITH SEVEN STICKS OF CLUSTER BOMBS, SIX BURSTS OF 2SMM CANNOtl.FIRE, AND TWO STICKS OF

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ItlCEtlDIARY BOMBS. 21·Gl~17\fC"JYT3992-71J> A. ONE B-26K, ONE C-13.B, AND HID F-7'S B. 21J4SG, UtlSPECIFIED C. FROM KM 13.8 TO KM 18 CBOTH UNLOCATED> D. C-138 FIRED 52 BURSTS OF 28MM CAllllOll FIRE AllD DROPPED nm STICKS OF CLUSTER BOMBS. F-4'S DROPPED THO STICKS OF CLUSTER BOMBS AND TWO STICKS OF ILLUMINATION ROUNDS. A. OtlE B-26K, THO F-4'S, AllD OllE C-138 8. FROM 23450 TO 2488G, UNSPECIFIED C. K M 13.8 TO KM 18 D. AIRCRAFT DIRED 51J BURSTS OF 2BMM CANNOH FIRE. 2/1UTlV,CJ/T'1811-7S> A. mo F-4'S D. IJ32 ff6, UUSPECIFIED c. KM 11 CUNLDCATED ON RT QA-9> D. AIRCRAFT DROPPED THO STICKS OF CLUSTER BOMBS. A. TWO F-4 1 S B. 121SG, 3 MAY C. KM 57 CXC 818 834, 16-8711 l86-42E> AND KM 58 D. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WITH THO STICKS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS. A. OllE A-4 B. 1433G, 3 MAY C. KM 6S CUllLOCATED 011 4T 92E) D. AIRCRAFT STRUCK ~IITH FOUR ROCKETS AUD OTHER UllDETERMIUED HEAPOHS. C 2liGU/\JCJ'/T4SSl-7S > C. REAR SERVICES ACTIVITY ORIGillATIHG ltl tlORTH VIETNAM, CONTillUED REFERENCES TO ALLIED AIR STRIKES WERE COllTAlllED IN THO MESSAGES. Ill A 3 MAY DISPATCH FROM DINH TRAM 14 TO All OF THE BillH TRAM'S SUBORDillATES THE ORIGillATOR REPORTED THAT ALLIED AIR STRIKES HAD OCCURRED Itl QUAllG BINH AND NGHE All PROVINCES. THE REPORT DID NOT MENTION ANY BOMB DAMAGE. c2.1._on.1VC:f"/J41134-7S> A SECOllD DISPATCH FROM THE 4TH AAA BATTALION TO All Ull- SPECIFIED ELEMEllT 011 4 AMY REPORTED THAT ON 1 AND 2 MAY $HUNDREDS OF AIRCRART$ HAD STRUCK Ill THE MEST VIllH LillH ZOHE AtlD AT CAM LE, KHE VAllG, tlGA 8, AllD llAll CHU CALL UHLOCATED IN QUAllG BillH PROVINCE>. THIS MESSAGE ALSO REPORTED TllAT ROCKETS HAD BEEtl FI RED AT RAllDOM Ill vrnH <LOCATED IN llGHE AH PROVINCE, IN THE VICillITY OF HF 71 63, 18-3911 1115-4SE>, AUD DIEN CHAU DISTRICT, NGHE AN PROVIllCE, RESULTlllG Ill MAllY CASUALTIES AllD LOSS OF PROPERTY. ELEMENTS WERE EllCOURAGED TO STRIKE MORE ACTIVEL y AllD MERE URGET 0 rncREASE THEIR COMBAT OUTPUT Ill ORDER TO FORCE THE ALLIES $TO COPE WITH US HERE SO THAT THEY CANNOT DIRECTLY IllSTIGATE ATTACKS ON THE NROTH.$ THIS MESSAGE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT ON 21 AllD 22 APRIL, ELEVEU AIRCRAFT HAD REPORTEDLY .BEEN DESTROYED BY THE BATTALIOtl. THE 28211D AAA REGIMENT HAD REPORTEDLY.SHOT DOHN SIX AIRCRAFT, AND TOPSE TOTALS,tlBCCORDlllG TO THE ORIGI- NATOR, RESULTED IN AP~IL BEING THE MONTH Ill WHICH THE MOST AIR- CRAFT HAD BEEll BROUGHT DHOll SINCE THE START OF THE DRY SEASOfL C21GlTl_V_C~.t.(.~T4SZ4-7S AUD CHAllGE OtlE> V. NORTH VIETNAM CCIVIL>, A 4 MAY REPORT, FILED BY THE LE HltlH FARM, MY DUC CXE 78 B7, 17-14H 1116-41E>, LE THUY DISTRICT OF QUtlAG BitlH PROVINCE HITH THE MltlSTER OF STATED FARMS, HANOI, STATED THAT 011 2 MAY, AIRCRAFT $COllTltlUED$ TO ATTACK AND DESTROY $UNITS OF THE FARM.$ REPORTEDLY, THE RUBBER PROCES- SitlG PLAHT HAD BEEN DESTROYED AS WELL. ALSO ON 4 MAY, THE CEllTRAL BOARD OF ItlQUIRY, HAtlOI, SEtlT AN URGETtl REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMEUT OF ltlQUIRY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NGHE Atl PROVINCE ~OR $MUNUTE DETAILS OF THE LATEST OF THE AMERICAll CRIMES.$. THE PROPARATION OF PHOTO­GRAPHIC FILES HERE ORDER D $TO HITNESS TOHER RAIDS$ TO BE SENT TO HAHOI. 2X/·G1Jl~VC.Y:tT146-7S, T145-7S> XXHH 9SS HNtlN •

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