TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter of Promulgation (Page is Missing) | i | |
| Title Page | iii | |
| Preface | vii | |
| Table of Contents | ix | |
| List of Figures | xviii | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | INTRODUCTION: VIETNAM TODAY | I-1 |
| II. | SOUTHEAST ASIA SCENE | II-1 |
| EXPANDED AREA OF OPERATION | II-1 | |
| Geographical Considerations | II-1 | |
| Political Activities in SEA | II-1 | |
| Paris Peace Talks | II-3 | |
| Economic Activities in SEA | II-4 | |
| US OBJECTIVES AND THE MACV MISSION | II-6 | |
| National Objectives | II-6 | |
| The COMUSMACV Mission | II-7 | |
| ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS | II-9 | |
| Functions of COMUSMACV | II-9 | |
| MACV Service Component Commands | II-15 | |
| MACV Regional Assistance Elements | II-20 | |
| III. | THE ENEMY | III-1 |
| BASIC STRATEGY AND INTENTIONS | III-1 | |
| Overview | III-1 | |
| Communist Strategy Revealed in Documents | III-3 | |
| ENEMY MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE RVN | III-9 | |
| Organization | III-9 | |
| Strategy and Tactics | III-9 | |
| VC/NVA Personnel and Unit Strength Trends | III-11 | |
| VC/NVA Order of Battle | III-15 | |
| Statistical Data and Enemy Activities | III-25 | |
| THE VIET CONG INFRASTRUCTURE | III-35 | |
| Higher Echelon Control | III-35 | |
| Lower Echelon Control | III-39 | |
| VCI Reorganization | III-41 | |
| VCI Activities Summary | III-43 | |
| VC/NVA SUPPORT .ACTIVITIES | III-43 | |
| Recruitment in NVN | III-43 | |
| Recruitment in RVN | III-43 | |
| Infiltration | III-45 | |
| Base Areas | III-51 | |
| Enemy Logistical Activity in the RVN | III-57 | |
| Weapons and Equipment | III-62 | |
| Intelligence | III-63 | |
| ALLIED INTELLIGENCE | III-67 | |
| US Intelligence Mission and Organization | III-67 | |
| GVN Intelligence Mission and Organization | III-69 | |
| IV. | PLANS AND OPERATIONS | IV-1 |
| COMBINED STRATEGIC PLANNING | IV-1 | |
| Development of the Combined Strategic Objectives Plan | IV-1 | |
| Combined Interdiction Program | IV-3 | |
| Combined Campaign Plan | IV-5 | |
| SEASONAL CAMPAIGN PLANS | IV-8 | |
| Winter Campaign Plan: January - April 1971 | IV-8 | |
| Summer - Fall Campaign Plan: May - October 1971 | IV-9 | |
| Dynamic Defense Concept | IV-10 | |
| GROUND COMBAT SITUATION IN 1971 | IV-11 | |
| Forces Available | IV-13 | |
| Weather | IV-19 | |
| The Ground War by Military Region | IV-19 | |
| V. | NAVAL OPERATIONS | V-1 |
| ACCELERATED TURNOVER - ACTOV | V-1 | |
| US Navy Role in Vietnamization | V-1 | |
| Development of the VNN | V-3 | |
| VNN OPERATIONS | V-7 | |
| VNN Operations During 1971 | V-8 | |
| SEA LORDS Operations | V-11 | |
| MARKET TIME /TRAN HUNG DAO XV | V-31 | |
| MARKET TIME Radar Stations (ACTOVRAD) | V-37 | |
| USN OPERATIONS | V-38 | |
| Naval Construction | V-38 | |
| Naval Gunfire Support | V-41 | |
| VI. | AIR OPERATIONS IN SEA | VI-1 |
| AERIAL ASSETS IN SEA | VI-1 | |
| USAF Air Order of Battle | VI-3 | |
| US Army Aviation | VI-3 | |
| US Navy Aviation | VI-3 | |
| US Marine Aviation | VI-3 | |
| Free World Air Forces | VI-5 | |
| AERIAL MISSIONS IN SEA | VI-7 | |
| Rules of Engagement | VI-7 | |
| Airlift | VI-7 | |
| ARC LIGHT | VI-9 | |
| TACAIR | VI-11 | |
| Interdiction | VI-14 | |
| Reconnaissance | VI-17 | |
| Forward Air Controllers | VI-17 | |
| Search and Rescue | VI-19 | |
| Aircraft Combat Losses in SEA | VI-20 | |
| Herbicides | VI-20 | |
| AERIAL OPERATIONS IN SEA | VI-22 | |
| Air Operations in Cambodia | VI-23 | |
| Air Operations in Laos | VI-27 | |
| COMMANDO HUNT | VI-29 | |
| Air Operations in North Vietnam | VI-33 | |
| AIR FORCE ADVISORY GROUP | VI-35 | |
| CONCLUSION | VI-35 | |
| VII. | RVN DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT | VII-1 |
| INTRODUCTION | VII-1 | |
| PACIFICATION PLANNING | VII-6 | |
| The 1971 Community Defense and Local Development Plan | VII-7 | |
| Planning for the Future | VII-9 | |
| LOCAL SELF-DEFENSE | VII-10 | |
| Local Self-Defense Programs | VII-10 | |
| Territorial Security Program | VII-11 | |
| People's Self-Defense Force Program | VII-12 | |
| National Police Program | VII-13 | |
| Security Related Programs | VII-20 | |
| Phung Hoang Program | VII-21 | |
| Chieu Hoi Program | VII-25 | |
| LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT | VII-28 | |
| Local Self-Government Program | VII-28 | |
| Progress in Local Self-Government | VII-28 | |
| Regional Variations | VII-31 | |
| LOCAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT | VII-32 | |
| Local Self-Development Programs | VII-32 | |
| Evolution of Rural Development Cadre | VII-34 | |
| Land Reform | VII-35 | |
| Agriculture and Fisheries | VII-37 | |
| Local Economic Development | VII-39 | |
| Veterans and War Victims | VII-39 | |
| Public Health | VII-41 | |
| Education | VII-43 | |
| Manpower Development | VII-43 | |
| Public Works | VII-44 | |
| Post and Communications | VII-44 | |
| Rural Credit | VII-45 | |
| Province/Municipal/Village Self-Development Programs | VII-45 | |
| SPECIAL PROGRAMS | VII-47 | |
| Urban Programs | VII-47 | |
| Ethnic Minorities | VII-48 | |
| VIII. | VIETNAMIZATION | |
| 1971 GOALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM | VIII-1 | |
| RVNAF IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNIZATION | VIII-2 | |
| Planning the RVNAF Force Structure | VIII-2 | |
| RVNAF Leadership | VIII-27 | |
| Summary | VIII-37 | |
| RVNAF Training | VIII-37 | |
| RVNAF Logistic Improvement | VIII-48 | |
| Assessment of RVNAF Capabilities | VIII-67 | |
| ADVISORY EFFORTS | VIII-71 | |
| Changes in Command Structure | VIII-71 | |
| Changes in Field Advisors | VIII-75 | |
| Future Advisory Effort | VIII-81 | |
| ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF VIETNAMIZATION | VIII-85 | |
| MACV's Economic Functions | VIII-85 | |
| Review of the RVN Economy | VIII-86 | |
| MACV Economic Efforts | VIII-89 | |
| IX. | US LOGISTICAL SUPPORT | IX-1 |
| LOGISTICAL SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES | IX-2 | |
| LOGISTICAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS | IX-5 | |
| MILITARY CONSTRUCTION | IX-13 | |
| COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS | IX-25 | |
| MEDICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES | IX-28 | |