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"fOP SEeRE"fiJeOMII~'fiJX 1<br />

EO 1.4. (c)<br />

which was exploitable. The communications were<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ed to have belonged to the GDRS and<br />

conta<strong>in</strong>ed mostly logistics <strong>in</strong>formation. The actual<br />

source(s) of the communications proved to be<br />

the communications-liaison stations, known by<br />

their designator as "T-1," "T-2," etc., located along<br />

the <strong>in</strong>filtration route south of Thanh Hoa, DRV,<br />

down to the large logistics and billet complex<br />

around V<strong>in</strong>h. These "T" stations were subord<strong>in</strong>ate<br />

to the larger b<strong>in</strong>li trams and provided support<br />

services to the troops head<strong>in</strong>g for South<br />

Vietnam."<br />

soon confirmed as troops head<strong>in</strong>g south. Why the<br />

North Vietnamese began to send such <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

rema<strong>in</strong>s unclear. The reports were not from<br />

the troops themselves, but from the various b<strong>in</strong>li<br />

trams and "T" stations situated on the route from<br />

Thanh Hoa towards the DMZ. There were thirtyone<br />

such stations <strong>in</strong> the southern DRV. The most<br />

lucrative SIGINT source was the voice l<strong>in</strong>k<br />

between stations T-8 and T-12 iust south of<br />

Thanh Hoa.1<br />

(S/;'SI) The next month, the Vietnamese communist<br />

radio operators began send<strong>in</strong>g reports of<br />

the movement of military groups, which were<br />

KORTH maul<br />

SECRET SAVIN<br />

13 MAY 68<br />

.......\ -.<br />

(5h'5)) "T stations" alonq DRV <strong>in</strong>filtr

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