CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF ENEMY ACTIVITY
AND CONTACTS FROM 01 JANUARY TO 06 FEBRUARY 1968

DATE ENEMY ACTIVITY OR CONTACT REPORTED (Evaluation given agent reports is shown in parenthesis)
1. 2 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified VC Battalion, strength 500 vicinity coordinates XD 782245. First recent report of battalion size activity at this location. (C-6)

2. 6 Jan: Agent reported two unidentified VC Companies, strength 400 vicinity XD 958427. Mission: To spread propaganda and make appeals for assistance. (C-6)

3. 7 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified VC Company, strength 80, crossed Sepone River, vicinity XD 775310 to XD 795315. (F-6) Area contains known crossing points for infiltration routes.

4. 8 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified VC company, strength 100, vicinity XD 849337.

5. 9 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified VC Battalion (Montagnard), strength 300, moved from XD 615375 to vicinity XD 615417. (F-6)

6. 11 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified squad move from XD 715364 to vicinity XD 740360. Mission: Patrol SE Pone river area.

7. 12 Jan: Operation made contact with an estimated NVA Company at XD 780343

8. 12 Jan: Agent reported two NVA Companies moved from XD 709465 to vicinity XD 751475. (F-3)

9. 12 Jan: Night ambush patrol ambushed estimated VC platoon vicinity XD 780343. Enemy broke contact and patrol relocated to vicinity XD 783350.

10. 13 Jan: Same patrol ambushed estimated company plus VC force vicinity XD 783350. Enemy force pursued patrol to within 500 meters of camp after contact was broken.

11. 13 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified unit, strength 200, vicinity XD 684382. (C-3) Known enemy infiltration route.

12. 13 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified unit, strength 163, vicinity XD 770268. (C-3)

13. 14 Jan: Agent reported one unidentified NVA Regiment moved from XD 781245 to vicinity 833267, 792267 and 760267. Approximately 300 men of this unit in camouflage uniform while remainder wore khakis (C-3).

14. 17 Jan: Villagers in Lang Vei (XD 795360) and Lang Bu (XD 819383) were building bunkers, presumably for self protection.

Incl 6 to 5th SFGA ORLL for Quarter Ending April 1968