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This material contains lntoiinatlon aaecung t.he National Defense of the Ulllted States within the meaning of the Esl>lonnge Laws, THle 18, U.S.O. seca. 793 and '194, the UD.D.smlason or revelation of which 1ll any manner to an ulllluthortzed person Is prohibited by law.

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DIST 11 J.ANUARY 1968

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SUBJECT: LOC~JION OF HEADQUARTERS OF THE 174TH ;~0taLVIETNAMl:.SE,

ARMY REGIMENT IN NORTH VIETNAM AND !~FILTRATION OF A

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1. THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE 1'l4TH NVA REGIMENT WAS AT ~iGHIA 0 ~ Q

LO CVJ 4987) lN NGHIA LO PROVING~, NORTH VIETNAM, IN DECEMBERo 19~7. I

THE HEADQUARTEHS0 0F THE ·1sr BATTALION OF r'~E REGIMENT WAS ABOUT

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55 KILOMETERS SOUTHEAST OF NGHIA LO NEAR BAN COPHAY CVJ6333).

2. ON 6 DECE~JBER A 60 - FAN DETACHMENT FRO'.·: THE 21,iD COr•1 PMi Y

OF THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE 174TH REGIMHH WAS OlWEHE:D TO LAO~:.

IT LEFT ON 8 DECEMBER AFTER ONLY~ TWO DAYS OF PHEPARAT ION~ ONLY

HOI, THE COMMANDER OF THE PETACHMENT, KNEW ITS EXACT DESTINATION

IN LAOS. THE. DETAC.HMENT MARCHED FIRST TO SON LA CUJ 8859), FROM

THERE SOUTH ON ROUTE 6 TO MAI so·N (UJ 9546), THEN SOUTH ACROSS TH:.

SONG CR IVER) MA INTO LAOS T.O NONG KHANG (VH 05 80). FHOM MONG

KHAN THE DETACHMENT WALKED WEST TO THE VICINITY OF BAN HOUEI NAM~

EVERY FIVE DAYS DURING THE 20-DAY TRIP WHICH IT MADE MAINLY 0

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ALONG JUNGLE TRAILS, THE DETACHMEN) OBTAINED FOOD FROM SMALL

BAMBOO AND THATCHED HUTS PLACED ALONG THE ROUTE~/ --~f coMMENT:

--~] DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THE 60 ~AN UNIT WAS A REPLAC~MENT

CONT INGE NT OR NEW. RE INFORCEM ENIS AUGMENT ING · CURRENT NVA TROOP 0

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