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363-04717 to 363-04722
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Title
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Article about mass surrenders of North Vietnamese troops
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Description
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Original title: "cordon", Keever's title: "Biggest Number of Hanoi's Troops Surreder." Article draft about mass surrenders of North Vietnamese troops due to them being less trained and disciplined, for the Christian Science Monitor
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Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
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PHU BAI, SOUTH VIETNAM,
cordon tactics,
of the
JUNE 6-Using classical and improvised
Allied commanders here have succeeded in prompting
the two biggest mass surrenders of uniformed North Vietnamese troops
to date in the war.
The mo most recent operation fmxam netted 83 Communists--
mostly North Vietnamese--carrying 74 weapons,
surrendering to elements
of the U. S. Army 101st Airborne Division and the elite Vietnamese
Army Black Panther Company. The prisoners belonged to a North
UNIT
Vietnamese
identified as C-4.
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In early May, 105 prisoners surrendered, including the battalion
the battalion open operations officer who brought in valuable
captivos
commander,
battle plans, and three company commanders. The
reportedly belonged to a battalion of the 308 Regiment of the North Vietnamese
Division, which once operated closer to the demilitarized
324B DE
zone. Phu Bai is the sprawling Allied military installation and airfield
near the former imperial caital capital of Hue, 400 miles north of Saigon.
The two significant actions took place northwest and southeast of Hue.
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Other Allind units in the northern provinces have also
reported seizing more and more North Vietnamese prisoners,
massive groupings-
but not in such
vent which is interpreted as a significant,
now trend indicating less training and discipline in the North Vietnamese
ranks,
informed sources report.
Intelligence sources believe Hanoi has deliberately sacrificed
the quality of its fighting troops by decreasing time is allotted for
military training and political indoctrination in re return for
increasing the
tempo of feeding a g bigger quantity of
replacements into South Vietnam.
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The biggest mass surrender of the war--105 prisoners--resulted in
a five-day operation ending May, when a joint, American alors Vietnamese
HE
COMPANIES
totalling SEVEN IN Santrey HND
government task force threw a classical cordon around a known North
Vietnamese position.
"We completely sealed the area with a classical corden and tightened the
circle each day as we we pounded the area with artillery and tanks,"
* We
an American officer with the 101st 101st Airborne explained.
decimated a baron North Vietnamese battalion, killing 318 and
getting 105
prisoners.
"The prisoners came in droves of thirty to forty.
We had established
a classical military cordon--the circle was not broken until the final sweep wa
made in an area near the bend of a Pe river we call the Christmas
stocking'.' 转
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The second action began on June 1, when three prisoners surrendered
to the Vietnamese Black Panther company, operating in a UUU-shaped
at the upper section of a peninsula,
cordon with the American 101st airborne. The prisoners reportedly
told the Vietnamese company commander that many of the North Vrch
Vieon Vietnamese troops locked inside the cordon would surrender if given
and psychological warfare leaflets
Louspeaker broadcasts/from a low-flying American
the opportunity.
&
Em area aircraft urged the North Vietnamese to surrender
the Allied troops
"We maintained a massive U-shaped cordon 4 about two miles long and
"It wasn'
one mile wide," the American airborne officer explained.
AY
a classical cordon by military standards because we broke it each to
to sweep down the poster, peninsula,
forcing the North Vietnamese
closer and closer to a bay.
we closed the cordon at night, while
keeping the North Vietnamese on the run during the day. Within
two days, 83 North Vietnamese surrendered.
We killed more than 70,
which means we have eliminated more than a reinforced compn company."
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(Hanks Have returned safely, having traveled to Danang, Dong Ha,
Khe Sanh and Seventh Fleet. We have some good nows stuff as well as
a mateso massivo amount of information on the Khe Sanh postmortem.
I suggest my airmailing you a long piece, or pieces, on Khe Sanh portmore
per postmortem because is so complex. Also, I can explain some of the
sources.
AND
Do you agree and what would be maximum number of words do you
Want It Of an how many articles?
I plan to leave for two-week vacation to k Bangkok on June 14;
MANY
everyone expects July to be a very bloody month. I hope John Hughes
can plan on being near hore in my absence or in July, if at all possible.
Thanks for your letter of May 22. We'll be far below wordage in June, I'm
sure. I'll file one or two short pieces restvo this week and a long
DMZ piece or pieces over the week-end. The whole DMZ area is exa
escalating, including buildup around Khe Sanh. I'll attempt to get
mailers to you next week also, in case you want something for
during my absence. Many thanks.
Bev).
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Date
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1968, Jun. 6
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Subject
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Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns
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Location
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Phu Bai, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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16.4016; 107.7027
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B10, F38
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
