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’fQN2-z£>"‘ oY>“TR4c 0 MEMORANDUM DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE The Si/M/2'0/4 in Vie//mm 3_5 Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 for Release: 2019/03/29 c03o297€T% 5:19-Sacra’? WARNl,NG “ ii->i>; :§()r11rn¢-Tn! contains ciassiiix-d inéurlnatiun uifectim the national security 1 Mi Hie iinited States within the meaning of the espii 11age laws. US Code ; iaiiv ital .\e<:tmm '/‘§).'$._ F94. and T96. 1 3.5(c) ii Ii, E x Y F > Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ‘-_Appr_0\/‘edLLLF’SE‘JRJi1;fi!iW for Release: 2_Q1_9/03/29 C0302976_1 3.5(C) s.5(¢) Information as of 1600 8 November 1967 35¢» HIGHLIGHTS \ North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong has once again reaffirmed Hanoi's terms for talks with the US and a settlement of the war. 3.3(h)(2) I. The Military Situation in South Vietnam: Wide- spread fighting was reported on 7-8 November. The re- cent upsurge in enemy activity may signal the beginning of the Communists’ "winter—spring" offensive (Paras. 1-8) TheM@eklyReview of South Vietnam Battle Statistics (Charts) (Para. 9). II. Political Developments in South Vietnam: 3.3(h)(2) 3.3(h)(2) L444______444J The Senate has approved almost all articles thus far presented by the rules committee, and some senators hope that work on rules can be completed within two weeks (Para. 5). 3.3(h)(2) IV. Other Communist Military Developments: There is nothing of significance to report. i s.5(¢ l I /1 TOP/S'ECREl Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 4 §|uAppr0ved for 2019/03/29 C03029761 'LLiH,KnJtRelease: 3_5(C) 35(:. ( ‘ V. Communist Political Developments: North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong has reaffirmed Hanoi's standard terms for a settlement of the war and for talks with the US (Paras. 1-2). VI. 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SOUTH VIETNAM : W ,:,,:/MS I 1 <1 B NOVEMBER / ‘ Kr» 25 50 75 IQGNMS Z Sfl 7% I KNOMEIQIQ 0 25 ‘ ,2 _,;___,___222__e 22-- 3 5(0) ,2 ..._ Z Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ~";Appr0ved for Release: 2Q,1Q/03/29 C03029761 3 - 5 TO P)‘iECRh 1 (C) s.5(¢ \ \ I. MILITARY SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM l. Heavy fighting was reported on 7 and 8 Novem- ber in what may signal the beginning of the Communist "winter-spring" offensive. 2. Two days of intense activity in the highlands of Kontum Province near the Dak To Special Forces camp resulted in ll6 enemy soldiers killed. Enemy losses also include 65 individual weapons, l5 crew—served weap- ons, and more than 300 hand grenades. American losses have been relatively light. 3. In southwestern II Corps, enemy forces hit two allied positions. An estimated 25 rounds of mortar fire were directed at the Ban Me Thuot East Airfield in cen- tral Darlac Province. The parking ramp and fuel storage area were hit, two helicopters were destroyed and six were damaged. Gia Nghia, the capital city of Quang Duc Province, was the target of an enemy mortar and ground attack early on 8 November. South Vietnamese defenders forced the attackers to withdraw after a 15-minute fight. 4. In an hour—long engagement with an enemy bat- talion on 7 November some six miles east of Loc Ninh, US forces killed 66 Communists while losing 18 killed and 20 wounded. The enemy force was probably a sub- ordinate of the 272nd Regiment of the Viet Cong 9th Infantry Division which participated in the attacks last week. This unit may be moving eastward from Binh Long Province to regroup and possibly join other Commu- nist forces for new offensives in Phuoc Long Province. 5. Another Communist arms cache has been located about 70 miles east of Saigon by a South Vietnamese battalion pursuing an enemy force. The cache, dis- covered in an enemy base camp in northern Phuoc Tuy Province,contained 33 individual weapons, 18 mortars, an assortment of ammunition, and a machine shop for weapons repair. The mortars seized are equivalent to the normal allotment for three Communist infantry battalions. 8 November 1967 I—l 35(6) \ _ \ 35(6) Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ,Appr0ved for Release: 9/03/29 C03029761 35(0) j§‘_C).ILS-I:C'R'h s.5(¢ 6. US Army troops in Operation WALLOWA in the Quang Nam - Quang Tin Province border area reported killing 77 enemy in a series of engagements on 7-8 November. Since this five-battalion operation began on l4 October, 787-enemy soldiers have been killed compared with 57 Americans killed and 188 wounded. 7. Just to the west, US Marines in Operation ESSEX engaged enemy forces-—tentatively identified as elements of the 3rd Regiment of the North Viet- namese 2nd Division—-in actions which resulted in 36 enemy killed. This newly initiated operation is penetrating a series of ridges in which el~":nts of the 2nd Division have recently withdrawn to avoid US forces in the coastal flatlands. There has been active enemy resistance since the operation began on 5 November. 8. In northernmost Quang Tri Province US Marines in Operation KENTUCKY killed 13 enemy soldiers during an encounter on 7 November just south of the Demilitarized Zone. Thirteen Americans were wounded in the action. Just east of Gio Linh, a South Vietnamese battalion discovered a series of six caves each containing 20 Communist 140-mm. rockets. A small quantity of mortar ammunition was also found. 8 November 1967 I-2 s.5(¢) \ 3-5<°) /TOP s .1 Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 1 "Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 3_5(C) TT)P,SEKIRl§T\ \iii s.5(¢ ‘ 9. Weeklz Review of South Vietnam”""*” Battle I** * Statistics * The week of 29 Oct - 4 Nov compared with the week of 22-28 Oct: I. Casualties VC/NVA W US 22-28 Oct 29 Oct-4 Nov 22-28 Oct 29 Oct—4 Nov Killed 1,389 1,894 166 178 Wounded -- -— 966 793 Missing/ Captured -— —- -- TOTALS 1,389 1,894 1,132 971 GVN FREE WORLD 22-28 Oct 29 Oct—4 Nov 22-28 Oct 29 Oct-4 Nov Killed 210 160 60 10 Wounded 648 533 120 8 Missing/ Captured 21 60 O O -i__----_i_-_ TOTALS 879 753 180 18 II. Viet Cong Incidents 22398 Oct 29 Octf4 Nov Attacks 85 69 Battalion or Larger ...... l . . . . 3 Small Unit...... 84 . . . . 66 Harassment 406 297 Terrorism 36 29 Sabotage 56 27 Propaganda 15 8 Antiaircraft _l99 _§i TOTALS 797 514 8 November 1967 I-3 s.5(¢) TO P,SEC,T1ET s.5(¢) Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 Approved for Release 2019/03/29 C03029761 Weapons Losses 8000 """' Vnet Cong 4 ______7 _ 2_ _-_ ___ji, _, 2 _*4 6000 Q0 29OC‘|'-4NOV 4000 9» 1000 7- —~ A 2000 1 6000 """-' V|e’r Cong/ N VA -1- VN/US/other Free World ______Q ______2 **___-_ _,i___ I 2000 3090 29OCT-4 NOV - 8000 2o0o—~ 4000 91120 Captured 214 Mnssmg 577 begmnmg 12 February 1967, the weekly and month 68565 11 67 CIA Approved for Release 2019/03/29 C03029761 \’Appr0ved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029‘L61 '§""/ A . °‘ ‘Arm j 600 — 1509 I 400 * 10° 290 CF4N¢V SEPT 260 200 5° ;X‘o ’-1963 A 1966 1967 1964 V1965 H 0’ A "» 019/67 Y 1 AH-a lcs) M4000 L woo _ I 1 SEPT OCF4NOV @497 3000 _ 750 2000 Total AA Firs 8 Propaganda 27Snboiage 29 Terrorism 1000 297 Harassment _~0 O ' ‘ " 1,5‘: "'2 0 ' ‘ ‘ '3 ~ /:?"“‘":"Y"“**:i€{'11""“i:?'“"t:5§*"?"f‘,\:i?t*‘*;"?“:f’ if J7’ NOV p 0 :‘19eaiiif 1964 1966 1967 rM1965e 1967 » ~. _» ~= , 6356411-67 CIA Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ". Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 TOP §E€KET\ p 3_5 III. Weapons Losses VC/NVA _ GVN ‘ 22-28 Oct 29 Oct-4 Nov Q2-28 Oct 29 Oct—4 Nov Individual 559 Not 149 92 Crew—Served 94 Reported 2 O __.i- .___- ___ TOTALS 653 151 92 8 November 1967 I-4 s.5( \ _ \ O0 3.5 TO P/';E6RE1j /\ Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 \§ppr0ved for Release: 2019/03/29 003029701 3-5(°) ~ ~ \ i s.5(¢ POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH VIETNAM 3.3(h)(2) 8 November 1967 II—l s.5(¢) ‘ 95(0) Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 "Approved for Release: 20‘j9‘/03/29 C03029761 3.5(C) 1 U l)/S*]$(lRh 1 \ sac ammo) Progress on Drawing_up Senate Rules 5. During its session on 7 November, the Senate, with all 60 members present, approved 22 of 23 articles covering Senate organization presented by the rules committee and set up a working schedule for further plenary debate on the committee's draft rules. The article not approved dealt with powers to be vested in the Senate's officers. Debate on that question was deferred until a later session. Also remaining to be accomplished are the drafting and approving of parts two and three of the rules--Senate regulations and procedures. Some optimistic senators believe that work on all the rules, which may eventually have as many as 200 articles, can be completed within two weeks. 8 November 1967 II-2 sad TOEi%fiRET sad Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ;Appr0ved for Release: 2019/03/29 c:os0297§! 3.3(h)(2) Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ‘Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 003029701 3-5(6) TOP Q1-lGR'ET\ F s.5(¢ 3.3(h)(2) A 8 November 196 7 III-l No Foreign Dissem ck round Use Only TOP RET 95(0) Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 ‘Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 '1 klli-{iIZ(Jl(Ji l ;j‘iui03.5(C) C 3 . 5( OTHER COMMUNIST MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS There is nothing of significance to report. 8 November 1967 IV—l s.5(¢) TO P/SECRET 3_5 Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 -‘Approved%J’SELRET for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 3.5(C) s 5(¢) ‘ V. COMMUNIST POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 1. North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong has reaffirmed Hanoi's standard terms for talks with the US and for a settlement. At a reception on 7 November honoring a visiting Soviet anniver- sary delegation, the premier told his audience that the basis for settling "the Vietnam problem is the four points of the North Vietnamese Govern- ment and the political program of the Liberation Front—-the only genuine representative of the South Vietnamese people." He further declared that if the US wants talks with North Vietnam it "must act on the statement of 28 January of Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh." That statement said that con- ditions for talks were that the US halt uncondi- tionally the bombings "and all other acts of war" against North Vietnam. Dong gave no indication that Hanoi now demands that such a bombing halt be "definitive," i.e., finalor permanent, as did party First Secretary Le Duan in a speech before the Supreme Soviet on 3 November. 2. The premier also provided a similar state- ment on negotiations and a variety of other subjects to a British reporter. These were published on 8 November. Dong told the reporter that the North Vietnamese expect further escalation of the war and that they are ready to cope with it. He pointed to the forthcoming second session of the Bertrand Russell war crimes tribunal as an event of "great international importance" and claimed that it will throw more light on the "monstrous crimes of the US." Dong also went to some length in stressing the importance of the Liberation Front's new program and that organization's claim to be the "only true representative of the South Vietnamese people." Dong termed the present Saigon administration "Quislings" who are not taken seriously and as- serted that the struggle against the Americans compels everyone to take a stand--either in favor of or against the US--"there is no third road." 8 November 1967 V l s.5(¢) \ W Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 E-‘Approved for Release: 2Q19/03/29 C03029761 '10 1’,S-EC RET 35(0) \ s.5(¢) \ VI. OTHER MAJOR ASPECTS American Prisoners May Be Released in Cambodia l. Prince Sihanouk told a news conference on 8 November that the three American prisoners of war the Liberation Front says it is going to release would probably be sent through Cambodia. Sihanouk said he was awaiting a decision on the matter from the Front. He also stated that the Cambodians are always willing to act as intermediaries and that "we will take care of the prisoners and send them back to America." On a previous occasion the Front released captured Americans in Cambodia. 8 November 1967 VI-l s.5(¢ \ \ TQP/SECRET 3-5<°> Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761 /tapeawf ifApproved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761;' To cret Approved for Release: 2019/03/29 C03029761