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.MEMORANDUM FOR: Honorable Walt W. Rostow 
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report on the unprecedented Communist_attacks in south Viet- 
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Information is current as of 
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Communist forces staged a series of wellecoordinated 
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fire. 
Initial reports list one American killed and six 
wounded. No estimate of the effect on US air operations 
staged from the base has been received. 
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At Da Hang, the I Corps Headquarters and MACV com- 
pound were hit by 40~50 rounds of 92-mm. mortar fire, small 
arms and satchel charges. 
Three south Vietnamese soldiers 
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US Marine and South Vietnamese reaction forces
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Thuot in var Lac Province, Phu Yen Province's capital of 
"Tuy Hoe, Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, and the large US
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Details of these attacks are still-extremely sketchy.
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Unusual activities by North Vietnamese air force 
elements were detected on 30 January. 
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troller at Hanoi Gia Lam noted light transport aircraft, 
and possibly four others, would be engaged in unidentified 
aerial activity at 1700 hours Hanoi time (0400 EST, 30.Jan- 
nary). 
wwo of the planes mentioned by the controller were 
part of the aerial strike force that raided a friendly in-
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Late information iedlcatee there were 
numerous"IHcIEents in the area between 1400 and 1600 local 
Vietnam time today. 
The Marble Mountain installation re- 
ceived a mortar attack. At 1430, 
Da’Nang airbase was hit 
by mortars. 
US casualties were one killed and 10 wounded. 
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The ARVN headquarters in Da Nang was else attacked by an 
enemy oongany-size force and with mortars. 
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was repulsed with heavy enemy oasuhlties.
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