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PROVIDED INITIALLY.
(6) IT ISNTICIPATED THAT SLP "A" WILL CONDUCT AN
A.APHIBIOUS OPERATION IN THE COASTAL AREA NORTH OF THE CUA VIET,
SOUTH OF TME DAZ AND EAST OF ROUTE 1 DURING THE PERIOD 23-27
NOV'MBER 1967. UPON TERMNATION IT WILL BE REQUSTD THAT THE
B3LT A~D SELECTED ELEMENTS OF TPE OLF BE CHOPPED TO 3D 3RDIV
FOR EXTENDID OPERAmTIONS ASHORD IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION NEWTON*
(7) ONCE -INITIAL CLEARING OPERATIONS ARE COMPLETED,
AIUD COMMINSURATE WITH CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AN mE REACTION
tma-a---., CONSIDERATION WILL BE .IVZ S TO ASREDUCTION IN
MANEUVER BATTALIONS COIV4ITTED TO SCREENING AND SECURITY OPERATIONS.
FORCES NOT REQUIRED ,'AY BE WITHDRAWN TO AMM AREAS ALONG
ROUTE 561, HOWEVER, IT ~UST BE ANTICIPATED THAT A SIGNIFICANT
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FORCE WILL BE RE4UIR"'D FOR SECURITY PURPOSUS UNTIL COMPLETION
OF CONSTRUCTION ON OR ABOUT 1 FEBRUARY 1968 PORCES WITH-
DRAWN WILL 3AMx-WA4M ski
FOR I1i0EDIATE RE-DE-
PLOYNET AS SECURITY FORCES.
B. NINTH MARINES (o)(REINP)
(1) CONTROL HEADQUARTERS FOR OPERATION NEWTON
(2) PREPARE CONCEPT, OPERATION P]LAN AID DTAILED FIRE
SUPPORT PLAN FOR PROPOSED OPERATION. BE PREPARED TO BRIEF
RECO'I"ENDED PLAN FOR APPROVAL THIS HQ NLT 26 NOVEAER 19670
(3) SUIMIT DETAILED COBAT AND COAT SERVIM4; REQUIRE-
IMENTS TO THIS lHEDQUARTElS EARLIItST; RECOM4END PARTICCLAR
EMIPHASI3 TO E4Y SUBMISSION ANTICIPATED AIR SUPPORT aEQUIREMNTS
S(4.) DIRECT PARTICULAR ATTES"TION TO )DEVLOP.AENT OF
G COORDINATrm FIRt SUPPORT PLAN
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