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2. SOUTHERN LAOS IN VAPIKHAMTHONG PROVItlCE, AN UNIDENTIFIED ASSOCIATE C-E3H9J.> OF THE 9TH REGIMENT, NVA FROHT Y, REPORTED ON 7 JULY THAT AN UNSPECIFIED~ ELEMENT AT BAN KHAMHAY <HC9215, 15-31N 1S5-51E) HAS TO ORGANIZE A DETACHMENT TO SEARCll FOR AND ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS HITH THE 39TH REGIMEtlT, NVA FRONT Y. ALSO ON 7 JULY, AN UNIDENTIFIED ASSOCIATE ·tE376S)) OF THE 9TH REGIMENT IN SEDONE PROVINCE REPORTED THAT MINES WERE BEING PLACED BETWEEN HIGHPOINT 316 C UNLOCATED> AHO AN UNSPECIFIED THAI POSITIOtl. REPORTillG ON THE LOCATIONS OF THAI BATTALIOllS BY THE 9TH REGIMENT COllTINUES. ON 7 JULY, THE HQ, 9TH REGIMENT REPORTED THAT THE 621ST BATTALION AND ONE 1B6.7-MM MORTAR COMPANY IS LOCATED AT XBSS7747 (15-'18N lSS-SSE>, THE 613TH BATTALION IS LOCATED AT W8993742 Cl5-S8N US-SSE>, AND TltE 63STH BATTALION IS POSSIBLY LOCATED AT WB978725 ClS-97N 1SS-S4 E) . Otl 9 JUL y, AlmTHER UNIDENTIFIED ELEMENT ~::um- RD-> OF THE 9TH REGIMENT REQUESTED THE PLAN FOR ATTACKING THE $ENEMY$ AT XB SS3747 ClS-S8N 1S5-55E). NO ~ FURTHER INFORMATION l~AS REVEALED. lN SAVAtltlAKHET PROVINCE, HQ, FRONT R INFORMED ITS 2STH ENGINEER COMPANY OH7 JULY THAT THE -$ENEMY$ IS PLANNING A NEW ATTACK PHASE IN AN EFFORT TO REOCCUPY MUONG PHALANE, POSSIBLY USING HELICOPTERS TO DROP TROOPS. THE COMPANY WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEARCH THE ARE(\ AtlD TO ORGANIZE ITS HEAVY WEAPONS TO FIRE ON THE HELICOPTERS" t$E6.RET SP8KE> IV. GENERAL DIRECTORATE. OF REAR SERVICES NVA ELEMENTS IN THE GROUP 471 AREA COHTINUE TO ~ REPORT ON THE MOVEMENT OF ALLIED PRISONERS. THE SHOOTDOWN OF Atl A6 AIRCRAFT AND THE CAPTURE OF ITS PILOT, A lST LIEUTENANT, HAS BEEN NO"rED. A FUR"rHER REFERENCE TO GROUP 279, PREVIOUSLY NOTED IN THE GROUP 471 AREA EARLIER THIS YEAR, WAS NOTED ON 6 JULY, ITS FUNCTIOtl REMAINS UNDETERMINED. THE JULY INFILTRATION TOTAL REMAINS AT ONE INFIL TRATIOtl GROUP. FOR LOCATIONS OF GDRS FACILITIES SEE 2/00/-VCJ7R47-72, <&E6AET SP9Ki> ·GENERAL DEVELOPMENTS LAOS THE SHOOTDOWN OF AN A6 AIRCRAFT ON 7 JULY BY THE 35TH AAA BATTALION l·IAS NOTED Ill AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN AN UNIDENTIFIED BUREAU OF HQ, MR S59 AND THE POSSIBLE AIR DEFENSE ~ BUREAU, MR 559. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED THAT THE PILOT, A 25 YEAR OLD lST

-LIEUTENANT APPARENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH, WAS CAPTURED AND THAT HE HAS NOT BEING SENT BACK TO.$GROUP$ CA PROBABLE REFERENCE TO MR 559) BUT ItlSTEAD WOULD BE SENT TO BT Z7 AND, FROM THERE, IT HAS SPECULATED THAT HE WOULD BE SEtlT OUT WITH THE VEHICLES TRANSPORTING WOUNDED PERSONNEL. tlO LOCATION FOR THE SHOOTDOWN WAS GIVEN. NVA ELEMENTS IN THE GROUP 471 AREA COtlTINUE TO REPORT ON THE MOVEMENT OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR. ON 7 JULY. AN UNIDENTIFIED ENTITY REPORTED THAT A GROUP OF lSVPRISDNERS WAS TD BE TRANSFERRED TO COMMO-LIAISON STATION 62. THE

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