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(b) (1) (b) ' - , - - - '- - . - - (b) (3) -P .L. 86 - 36 •' .. TBP 9EeRl!T ttl1UA ' CATEGORY = ). M = 749 . MESSAGE = ZNY FM »IRHSA · . . ·. TO · HSA/TANGO .:. . ALFA J ZEM T P S E e .R E T Ht1BRA · XXMMENP82-TBJWTIYQ CONTAHIS ISllUR cm JAR. AGRAIHS ·so MARKEDJL EFO ·. Rl52-71 HATIOHAL SECURITY AGENCY SOUTHEAST ASIA SIGINT SUMMARY XXCC I. SO JETHAM A. MILITARY SITUAIOH l. DMZ AREA ON -4 JUNEJH KEEMEHTS OF HE HVA 84TH ARTILLERY REGIMENT WERE PROVIDED FIRIHG DATA FOR DOC MIEU <A- COMBAT BASE, YD 210745, 76-56H 107-04E> . AHO QUAH HGAHG JKCJQ COMBAT BASE, YD 273674, 16-53H 107-Y3EJL IN H RTHEASTERH QUANR TRI IROVIHCE AHO WERE ORDERED TO PREPARE TD CONDUCT SUPPRESSICE FIRE AGAINS THESE ALLIED IOSITI HS. MORE VER, HQJH IRKTH ARTILLERY REGIMENT INFORMED THE 3D BATALI H HAT I HIRHT DE rosSIBLE TD STRIKE DAI SON ((,2 COMBAT BASE, SD lg8? g, 16-53H 787-S-E AITH 140-MM ROCKETS AHD HGAHG WITH -2-MM ROCKETS JZIH FEW DAYS.C AS ON 24 JUNE, A REGIMENTAL EEMEHT THAT HVA FORCES C HAD BEEN ADLE TO occurY FIRE SUPPORT BASE FULLER AND CAPTURE PRISONERS. " -4 JUNE AH ELEMENT · OF THE HVA ·JTWD OH ALLIED AIR AND ARTILLERY ACTIVITY lH THE GEHCRAL AREA OF CEHTRAL Qa1\tlG TRJ PRTVIHCEWM THE UHIT STATED THAT $F4$ AIRCRAFT 801'1DEI> WEST TF FIRE SUPPORT . BASE FULLER FROM 1509 TO 16"D<G> DH 23 JUNE AND THAT ALLIED llELICOPTERS HAD SHELLED THE SURROUHDIHG AREA. LATER DH 24 JUHE, AHDTllER ELEMENT OF THE REGIMENT REPORTED HAT ALLIED ARTILLERY AT CAMP CARROLL FIRED INTO THE AEA NORTH OF HILL 33S CXD 97S35S, 16-35H 1S6-SSE> AND TWO ALLIED ·B-52 AIRCRAFT BOMBED SOUTHAEST OF TIA PONG JKXD 886537, 16-45N 106-46E) AT 17ff0(G) ON 23 JUNE. C21Fl/VCMIT412S-71, 242215ZJV T4121-71, 24221SZ> l&E6RET &PBKEl 2. MILITARY REGION TRI-THIEH-HUE IN CENTRAL QUANG TRI PROVINCE H 24 JUHE, ELEMENTS OFT E 66(51 43+8.3,5, HVA 3B4fH DIVISIOH .REPORTEu . KILLING 1zj ALLIES AS OF 23 JUNE, WO $AMERICAN$ COMMANDERS. AHDTHER ELEMENT STATED THAT It HAD CUT A TRAIL LEADING UP"TO KHONG TEii <POSSIBLY AT YD S3l431, l6-42N 1U6-54E> l\HD HAD ESTABLISHED BLOCKING AND ATTACKING POSITIOHS ALOHG THIS TRAIL. ALSO ON 24 JUHE AH ElEMEHT Of THE 66TH REGIMENT PROPOSED TWO PLANS FDR AN ATTACK AGAINST AN UNSPECIFIED TARGET. IH THE PLAN, 4SS TO 5"S ROUNDS OF 12S·MM MORTAR AND 122-MM ROCKET WOULD HAVE TO DE FIRED TO MAKE _THE ATTACK EFFECTIVE--AH EXPENDITURE THAT THE ELEMENT CONSIDERED -EXCESSIVE. THE ALTERNATE PLAN CALED FOR THE REIHFORCEMEHT OF THE 3D BATTALIDH, 9TH REGIMENT, 304Tll DIVISIOHJV THE ADDITIOH f ANOTHER BATTALION TD REPLACE TROOP LOSES; AHD THE FIRING OF 128-HM M RTARS AND 722-HH'ROCKETS UPOH REQUEST. GROUP 6 ELEMENTS DISCLOSED PLAHS TO ATTACK ALLIED F RCES OCATED . AT HILL 84S <YC 461948, 16-lZH 1S7-77E> IN CENTRAL THUA THIEN IROVI CE. GR UI EEMENTS WERE ORDERED N JWR JUHE TD TAKE UP POSII NS H A HUI JKKI SSIDS CAED A SC JRSE EUN USAUUH 787-17E C , . .. 1 •• _ 13 ,-ss'."",t? . 1 .•. ., c-, ,·. -343 .. a.?0,3 9.,,9,,3,54-3 384 81138 -34', <3?83,a-? s - ., .... . 3-,6 ·,-,18;347,?', <- ?7 94 8,-53', <?43 (· 17, HR -TRI-HIEH-HUE <TTHJ REAR SERVICES AUTHORITY ((4!-'J, AD RESUMED COHHUHICAI S AI T8P &EGRET UMIAA t' @'pproved for release by NSA on 07-03-2014, Transparency Case# 6588a e ll)[ . (b) (3) -P .L. 86-36 ·-

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PROVIDED FIRIHG DATA FOR DOC MIEU <A- COMBAT BASE, YD 210745, 76-56H 107-04E> . AHO QUAH HGAHG JKCJQ COMBAT BASE, YD 273674, 16-53H 107-Y3EJL IN H RTHEASTERH

QUANR TRI IROVIHCE AHO WERE ORDERED TO PREPARE TD CONDUCT SUPPRESSICE FIRE AGAINS THESE ALLIED IOSITI HS. MORE VER, HQJH IRKTH ARTILLERY REGIMENT INFORMED THE 3D BATALI H HAT I HIRHT DE rosSIBLE TD STRIKE DAI SON ((,2 COMBAT BASE, SD lg8? g, 16-53H 787-S-E AITH 140-MM ROCKETS AHD ~UAH HGAHG WITH -2-MM ROCKETS JZIH ~ FEW DAYS.C AS ON 24 JUNE, A REGIMENTAL EEMEHT REPO~TED THAT HVA FORCES C HAD BEEN ADLE TO occurY FIRE SUPPORT BASE FULLER AND CAPTURE PRISONERS. " -4 JUNE AH ELEMENT ·OF THE HVA ·JTWD REG.!MEHT.~EPDRTED OH ALLIED AIR AND ARTILLERY ACTIVITY lH THE GEHCRAL AREA OF CEHTRAL Qa1\tlG TRJ PRTVIHCEWM THE UHIT STATED THAT $F4$ AIRCRAFT 801'1DEI> WEST TF FIRE SUPPORT. BASE FULLER FROM 1509 TO 16"D<G> DH 23 JUNE AND THAT ALLIED llELICOPTERS HAD SHELLED THE SURROUHDIHG AREA. LATER DH 24 JUHE, AHDTllER ELEMENT OF THE REGIMENT REPORTED HAT ALLIED ARTILLERY AT CAMP CARROLL FIRED INTO THE AEA NORTH OF HILL 33S CXD 97S35S, 16-35H 1S6-SSE> AND TWO ALLIED · B-52 AIRCRAFT BOMBED SOUTHAEST OF TIA PONG JKXD 886537, 16-45N 106-46E) AT 17ff0(G) ON 23 JUNE. C21Fl/VCMIT412S-71, 242215ZJV T4121-71, 24221SZ> l&E6RET &PBKEl 2. MILITARY REGION TRI-THIEH-HUE IN CENTRAL QUANG TRI ~ PROVINCE H 24 JUHE, ELEMENTS OFT E 66(51 43+8.3,5, HVA 3B4fH DIVISIOH .REPORTEu

. KILLING 1zj ALLIES AS OF 23 JUNE, IHCLUDIH~ WO $AMERICAN$ COMMANDERS. AHDTHER ELEMENT STATED THAT It HAD CUT A TRAIL LEADING UP"TO KHONG TEii <POSSIBLY AT YD S3l431, l6-42N 1U6-54E> l\HD HAD ESTABLISHED BLOCKING AND ATTACKING POSITIOHS ALOHG THIS TRAIL. ALSO ON 24 JUHE AH ElEMEHT Of THE 66TH REGIMENT PROPOSED TWO PLANS FDR AN ATTACK AGAINST AN UNSPECIFIED TARGET. IH THE FI~ST PLAN, 4SS TO 5"S ROUNDS OF 12S·MM MORTAR AND 122-MM ROCKET WOULD HAVE TO DE FIRED TO MAKE

_THE ATTACK EFFECTIVE--AH EXPENDITURE THAT THE ELEMENT CONSIDERED -EXCESSIVE. THE ALTERNATE PLAN CALED FOR THE REIHFORCEMEHT OF THE 3D BATTALIDH, 9TH REGIMENT, 304Tll DIVISIOHJV THE ADDITIOH f ANOTHER BATTALION TD REPLACE TROOP LOSES; AHD THE FIRING OF 128-HM M RTARS AND 722-HH'ROCKETS UPOH REQUEST. GROUP 6 ELEMENTS DISCLOSED PLAHS TO ATTACK ALLIED F RCES OCATED .AT HILL 84S <YC 461948, 16-lZH 1S7-77E> IN CENTRAL THUA THIEN IROVI CE. GR UI EEMENTS WERE ORDERED N JWR JUHE TD TAKE UP POSII NS H A HUI JKKI SSIDS CAED A SC JRSE EUN USAUUH 787-17E C , . .. 1 •• _13 ,-ss'."",t? .1 . • . ., c-, ,·. -343 .. a.?0,3 9.,,9,,3,54-3 384 81138 -34', <3?83,a-? s

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