Research notes on strategy and Tet

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Research notes on strategy and Tet

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Keever's research notes on military strategy and Tet for an article

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Artillery and Armor Bus in each layer 2/3 VN [Vietnam] South Regiment in Saigon [?] Inside Saigon Perimeter + 3 west [?] 3 VN Airborne Bus in Hoc Mon [Hóc Môn] and Go Van[?] 3 VN Airborne Bus in Reserve at Tan Son Nhut 4 VN Marine Bus in Thi-Nghi[?] of 9th Precinct +1 Armor Regiment +1 Security Regiment +1 Special Force +1 Field Police (16 [?]) First layer 4 Brigades US 1 Brigade of 25th Division 1 Brigade of 1st Division 1 99th Brigade 1 Brigade of 5th Division Hawk's Battalion VN RF+PF+RD+PRU+ROK [Regional Force + Popular Force + Revolutionary Development + Provincial Reconnaissance Unit + Republic of Korea] Emergency Unit 2nd layer 5 US Brigade 2 Allies U.S. and Allied units 1 Brigade + of the 25th Division 1 Brigade + of the 9th Division 1 Brigade + of the 1st Division 1 Brigade - of the 101st Division 1 Task force of Australia + NZ [New Zealand] 1 Regiment of Thai VN 7 Regiment VN 3 Regiments of 25th Division 3 Regiments of 5th Division 1 Regiments of 18th Division + RF + PF + Special Force CID [US Army Criminal Investigation Division] 6+PRU, RD etc... 3rd layer 3 Brigade Allies US + Allied troops 1 Brigade - of the 2nd Division 1 Brigade - of the 9th Division 1 Brigade - of the 1st Division 1 Task Force of Australian + NZ 2 Regiment VN VN 2 Regiments of 18th Division+RF+PF+CID6+Special Forces, PRU, RD etc. Strategy '68 1) Carry operations in priority order a) contain or carry the anti-invasion force [?] US forces available along DMZ [Demilitarized Zone] and Cambodian sanctuary. Invasion b) 2nd priority is offensive operations- in order to maintain sustained unrelenting pressure on VC-NVA [Viet Cong-North Vietnamese Army] troops, particularly main bases with SVN [South Vietnam]. VC bases c) [?] available energy forces of contained [?] these 2 shield of containment to [?] offensive operations and at SAM [surface-to-air missile?] [?] to contain [?] 2nd to attack. VC in South and to help VN Pacification [?]. Offensive operations to support SVN pacification 4 Prior areas- Border, VC bases, uncontained area, 2 central area Now- Tet offensive [?] strategic plan “endeavor to regain unit to attain an overall official posture [?] '68- So what [?] in ‘67 was to export maximum attract US allied troops to seize and clutch opportunity for aggression to annihilate a number of units to win a number of victories of high psychological importance. So the [?] cardmfglos.[?] As [?] as local forces to harass [?] instill [?] force as [?] as allied forces to [?] [?] and the RD part to include the [?] of gla.[?] operation Every [?] base in SVN a [?] a sort or border [?] in remote areas to defeat [?] to consume strength of a number of elements there elements evaded [?] with US type a kind of general reserve forces. In means they [?] continue political effort in interim aiming to resist further with action to improve political posture. Every capability '68 1)to attack DMZ with up to 4 divisions 2) to isolate [?] dominate the [?] [?] of I corps political Qt[?] [?]. 3) [?] official operations of [?] size in widely scattered area. Elsewhere in SVN if they obtain [?] victories at a certain point these put [?] in a forward position to initiate the negotiations. If they cannot carry out plan [?] win victory, they'll withdraw to [?] bases to save military force. But same [?] in [?] warfare to tie us down [?] So they continue (if take 2nd course) to disperse to tie down [?] VN troops. [?] Allies in Highland area in order to give base over, then carried of infiltration [?] NVN [North Vietnam] capability Facing with these capabilities Used to redeploy [?] control provinces in effort to lessen allied presence in control and with [?] reduce happening attack this at SVN. If we redeploy [?], they'll take [?] it to win [?] warfare in points of Number of [?] [?] every [?] continue planning coordination of prolonged [?] control over protracted war of attrition with all means available. Tet Change of communist strategy into cities- elements into internal zone to support airborne troops to attack the cities. [?] that strategy with [?] with Paris US election Use [?] to carry out defensive strategy center VC offensive in order to defend 1) Saigon 2) main cities 3) [?] US strongholds 4) installations So redeploy troops [?] over a 3 layers of defense: 1) outside to clear VC out men [?] 20-30% 2) 2nd layer- 50% of troops blocking reserve force 3) 3rd layer 20-30% Da Nang-Huế-An Thọ Flexible but concept is 2nd layer is blocking force -outside is also- inside out troop infiltrate into 1st layer- purpose 1) Provide defense of city 2) inflict as [?]ing as possible so next year they can't carry the offensives. 1st layer: 17 US Bus 20-30% 1 Brigade of 25th Division 1 Brigade of 1st Division 199th light [?] Brigade 1 Brigade of 9th Division Artillery Armor Units 2nd Layer: 50% 1 Brigade + of 20th US Division 1 Brigade + of 9th US Division 1 Brigade + of 1st US Division 1 Brigade - of 101st US Air cavalry division elements of 11 Armor Cavalry Artillery 3rd layer: 20 to 30% 1 Brigade - of 25th US Division 1 Brigade - of 1st US Division 1 Brigade - of 9th US Division element of 11th American Cavalry [Hand drawn map showing the placement of US, Thai, ARVN, and Australian troops around Saigon, including highways and villages.] Strategy 1) Battlefield is SVN [?] emphasis 2) US troops to [?] used to secure VN population [?] offensive operation. This [?] means South [?] total. 3) [?] US with established results expected [?] VN 4) Almost all facts of policy [?] on US side [?] of Saigon. Level based on what is mandatory internally instead of expedient externally. Combat units of 5-6 [?] under Ambassador to [?] by divisions on US side and then to coordinate with VN this [?] or US side with [?] coordinate with VN a resurgence of US with authority over US military 5) Land reform can [?] skirted securing open up vast tracts of new lands P of R[?] new homestead but speed tests for CH [Chiêu hồi] and Communist press and Defectors 6) Revaluation 7) [?]

Date

1968

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Strategy; Tet Offensive, 1968; Research

Location

South Vietnam

Coordinates

10.8231; 106.6297

Size

20 x 26 cm

Container

B66, F4

Format

research notes

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

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English