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elements of the other two divisions had moved to
the south and east of Khe Sanh. To MACV, there
was no doubt that the North Vietnamese had set
up a major military effort in Quang Tri Province,
and Khe Sanh seemed to be the linchpin. By late
January, the communist front command element,
known to the Americans as the Khe Sanh
Area Front (KSAF), now controlled all three divisions.
In late January, it was rumored that Vo
Nguyen Giap visited the frontal command post.
This led to later rumors of a B-52 raid intended to
take out the post with him in it.' Actually, there
was a B-52 raid on the KSAF command post on
30 January. However, there never has been any
indication that Giap was at Khe Sanh, just some
suggestive circumstantial evidence." In fact, the
commander of the new PAVN Front, known as
the "Route 9 Front," was Major General Tran Qui
Hai, who previously had been the assistant chief
of staff of the PAVN.93
cg//gn All of this movement into the northern
part of Quang Tri Province by the North
Vietnamese causedl
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