3 - National Archives and Records Administration
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IIMEDIATE /<br />
FROA: CG THIRD<br />
TO: CG III if'A<br />
INFO: CG FIRST<br />
CG FIRST<br />
FLSG "A"<br />
//SEORET//<br />
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CONCEPT OF OPERA<br />
A. CG THIRD MIAR<br />
B,, OPERATION OV<br />
DECLASSIFIED<br />
1. REFERENCE (A) TASKIID THE 42.TH iMARINES (--)(REINF) TO PREPARE<br />
A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTEG OPERATIONS PLAN POR<br />
CO'BAT OPERATIONS IN THE PHU LOC DISTRICT OF THUA THIEN PROVINCE<br />
AND TIlE PHU BAI TAOR,<br />
2v CONCEPT OF OPERATIONo THE CONCEPT AND PLAN WAS BRIEFED<br />
THIS HMADQUARTERS THIS DATE:<br />
A, CONCEPT ENVISIONS OPERATION BEING OONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES.<br />
(1) PHASE I WILL INVOLVE TWO INFANTRY BATTALIONS ANTD<br />
SUPPORTING AIRP ARTILLERY AND N1\VAL GUNFIRE. ONE BATTALION WILL<br />
BE' LMNDED BY H1ILICOPTER IN VICINITY OF LZ FALCON (ZC 139972)<br />
AND ATTACK NORTH~MEST TO CLOSE OIN BLOCKING POSITIONS ESTABLISHED<br />
BY A 2D BATTALION SOUTHEAST OF PHU L00.<br />
(2) PHASE TWO WILL INCLUDE AN ADDITIO'AL BATTALION (o)<br />
WHICIl WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO LZ HAWK (YD 980010). THE BATTALION<br />
WIJ:LL ATTACK EAST AND CLOSE ON BLOCKING POSITIONS ESTAB3LISHED BY<br />
EC<br />
DECLASSIFIED
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