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just across the border from Binh
Long. 14 The communist command had
moved there for security reasons:
there was evidence that COSVN was
aware of ARVNplans for major sweeps
through Phuoc Long Province where it
had been located earlier. 15 For the next
eight years, the COSVN would remain
near Snoul, although a series of secondary
and alternate base areas were
established along the border of Tay
Ninh Province which it could retreat to
if threatened.
OTHERS __------.J (D) At least twice prior to 1970,
MACV tried to reduce the COSVN base
areas that were in northern Tay Ninh
province, designated War Zone C. In
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PROPAGANDA s TRAINING
October 1966, nearly 20,000 Allied
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troops engaged elements of the Viet
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
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Cong's 9th Division and the PAVN
ADMINISTRATlON
BORDER DEFENSE
OTHERS
WIst Regiment during Operation
Attleboro. In a month's worth of fighting,
over 1,100 communist troops were
(5//51) COSVN