Page:Pentagon-Papers-Part V. B. 2. b.djvu/144

This page needs to be proofread.

Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

Op-322FIE/Hb
TOP SECRET

Subj: The Current Situation in French Indochina

(g) Prior to 1 January 1951, the present level of U.S, military aid to the French and native allied forces will increase their capabilities but not to the extent of counterbalancing the probable increase of Viet Minh capabilities .

(h) In summary, the Viet Minh intention to attack the French forces is established and the initial phase of the operation has commenced. It is estimated that the Viet Minh forces will continua to (1) attack isolated border posts and French lines of communications without committing large numbers of troops, (2) open additional supply routes to China, and (3) reorganize and consolidate their forces prior to launching an all out attack.

An image should appear at this position in the text.
To use the entire page scan as a placeholder, edit this page and replace "{{missing image}}" with "{{raw image|Pentagon-Papers-Part V. B. 2. b.djvu/144}}". Otherwise, if you are able to provide the image then please do so. For guidance, see Wikisource:Image guidelines and Help:Adding images.

FELIX JOHNSON
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Director of Naval Intelligence

DISTRIBUTION:
	SECDEF
	SECNAV
	OP-00
	OP-09
	OP-03
	OP-30
	OP-31
	OP-32
	OP-33
	OP-35
	OP-322FIE(4)

Copy No. 1 of 15 Copies

384

TOP SECRET