FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R11-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 7

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2/G11/VHN/R11-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 7
This is a report is based on comms between 3 PT boats
Document date: 1964-08-04
Department: NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD (DIRNSDA)
Author: SIGINT; Phu Bai
Document type: Report
pages: 3


Archivist's Notes: This report gives info on comms to T442, T146 which orders them to make ready for attacks on the US ships on the evening of 4 August 1964. It was also communicated that efforts were being made to include T333 in the attack

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Title: 2/G11/VHN/R64:041143ZAug.

Subject: Sigint, Readiness, Bravo Report Imminent plans of attack against Desoto Mission

Document Summary: Imminnent plans of DVR Naval action possibly against the Desoto.

Haipong informed vessel T142 (Swatow class) to make ready for Military operations

the night of 04 August.

The sister ship, T146 has also recieved similar orders.

Message exchanges indicate that all efforts are being made to include T333 in this operation

as soon as additional OIl/fuel can be obtained for that vessel.

Archivists Notes: Good condition, however pages 2-3 are blank.

This document is one of several readiness reports of activity by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in which the DRV attacked US Naval vessels.

This report shows that there may have been plans of another attack on Aug. 4th, 1964 against US Naval vessels after the first incident on the 2nd. It was later determined that the second attack on the 4th did not happen and this particular message was given as support that it did. This could be an example of how Intelligence can be manipulated to give support for an agenda.

Other Readiness Reports:
FOIA: SIGINT Readiness Bravo, Lantern Report Number 1
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R07-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Report Nr 2
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R08-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr 3
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R28-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 4
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R09-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr 5
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R10-64 SIGINT ReadinessBravo Lantern Report No. 6
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R12-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 8
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R13-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 9
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R14-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 10


[edit on 4/11/2008 by Hal9000]

Not much else to add to the above.

Further reading/comparisons on the gulf of tonkin incident can be found ...

navy mil faq version

gwu edu version

webcom version

wikipedia version