Report of Heavy Movement To South

 

From;  Team 2B, Det A, 1st MI Bn 525th MI GP

CONFIDENTIAL, CITE: 1/B/0287/69

 

1.         (u)        Country: Trieu Phong (D), Quang Tri (P), ITCZ,VS

2.         (c)        Subject:  U/I NVA UNIT

3          (c)        isc nr: n/a

4.         (u)        Date of Information: 16 July 69

5.         (c)        Date and place of Acq: 191450H July 69, Dong Ha, RVN

6.         (u)        Evaluation:  Source: F Information 3

7.         (u)        Report Number: 1/B/EX/0287/69  ARVN: 279/T6/K

8.         (u)        Date of Report: 191510H July 69

9.         (u)        Number of pages: 1

10.       (u)        Reference: specific ECI Ievied by G-2, 3rd Mar Div

11.       (u)        Source: Agent P1336 and P1343

12.       (c)        Originator:      I/B/EX 26-IS-1           Dong Ha, RVN

13.       (u)        Prepared by:  Jjimenez/gn/TM  2B

14.       (u)        Approved by:  S-3, 1st MI Bn, Da Nang

15.       (c)        A, Map Reference:  UTN, AMS, L-7014; Scaled: 1:50,000; Sheet 6342 II

 

B.                 Summary:  N/A

C.                Narrative:  On 16 July 1969, an U/! NVA unit, totaling an estimated 150 men, was camped near a stream 9 kilometers southwest of the Ba Long Valley, Trieu Phag (D) Quang Tri (P), (YD 076406) VS.  The **** of the unit included 2 X 30 cal. Machine guns, and numerous B-40 and B-41 rockets.  The soldiers were both camouflage-patterned fatigues and black uniforms with coniel shaped hats, rubber sandals and field packs.  The unit is presently dispersed in small groups.  There was no evidence of the presence or construction of bunkers or fighting holes.  The trail running from the Song Quang Tri River at YD 073425 south to YD 072410, to YD 060400 to YD 059367 to the Song Da Krong River at YD 049376 shows no sign of present use.  The trail averages 1 meter in width, but at some points it is so thickly wooded that there is hardly room for a man to pass.  The trail climbs a mountain as it moves further south, and here the jungle makes the trail impassible.

D.                Comments; P1336 and P1342, posing as woodcutters, traced the trail from the Song Quang Tri River to the Song Da Krong River at YD 044403 with negative results.  Searching the area of YD 053403 for bunkers and anti-aircraft positions produced only old trenches and foxholes, with no sign of recent activity.  On 16 July 1969, reconnaissance elements observed enemy to the east of the reported position.  On 18 July 1969, a radio relay team observed enemy to the east of the reported position, and an ARVN unit to the west found a trail running east and west with fresh prints of an enemy platoon (Ref.3d MarDiv Insum).  This report satisfied specific report levied by G-2 3rd Mar Div.  Out of the 20 evaluations returned on reports submitted by this source over the past five months, 100% have been rated possibly true or higher.  This report has already been transmitted by RRT.

16.       (U)       Group 3

 

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