BULLETIN NO. 12172

BULLETIN NO.
12172
CDEC Doc Log No.
05-1430-68
Log Category of Documents:
Discontented VC Recruit in Tri Thiên Hue MR. Diary maintained by Thanh Phuong aka Vinh, member of an U/I unit located in the vicinity of Hue City, Tri Thien Hue MR, contains notes taken during the period Jan-Apr 68. Subject reveals that he was a native of Hue City, but he had left his hometown in 1961 and went to Saigon where he worked for a Tailor Shop named Chi Cong until the end of 1967. During 1968 Lunar New Year Holidays, Subject and his wife returned to Hue where he and his wife were apprehended by VC/NVA troops on 4 Feb 68 in an area near the Huong River. They were then brought to a house possibly in the suburb of Hue City where his wife was released but Subject himself was interrogated together with one RVNAF CPT residing in Cho Moi (Hue), five EM of the RVNAF Marine Corps and one civilian named Tran Mau Ky who was an associate.
Coordinate
N/A
Keywords People
Thanh Phuong aka Vinh, Tran Mau Ky
Keywords Location
Hue City, Huong River
Keywords Objects
Rice, Clothing, B52 Bombers
Summarize
Subject was apprehended near the Huong River, interrogated in the suburbs of Hue, and forced to join the VC ranks. Notes indicate his deep sorrow and a wish to escape.
Log Category of Documents:
Diary
PAVN Unit
U/I unit
PAVN MR.
Tri Thien Hue MR
Log Capture Date
12 Th1 25
Log Capture Coordinates
Log Capture Coordinates
E/2/5 Mar, 1st USMC Div
ARVN CTZ
N/A
CDEC Receive Date
5/5/1968
Capture Location
Hue City