| Title: |
Enemy Base Area Files (BASFA), created, 7/1/1966 - 11/8/1971,
documenting the period 7/1/1966 - 7/1/1971 |
| Creator: |
Department of Defense. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis). 9/10/1965-4/11/1973. (Most Recent)
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| Type of Archival Materials: |
Data Files
Textual Records |
| Level of Description: |
Series from Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| Other Titles: |
BASFA |
| Location: |
National Archives at College Park - Electronic Records, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-0470; FAX: 301-837-3574; EMAIL: cer@nara.gov |
| Inclusive Dates: |
7/1/1966 - 11/8/1971 |
| Coverage Dates: |
7/1/1966 - 7/1/1971 |
| Part of: |
Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| Function and Use: |
The agency created the Enemy Base Area Files to collect military reconnaissance data on all enemy military base areas during the Cambodian War and Vietnam War. The agency used these data primarily for the American and South Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1970. |
| Scope & Content Note: |
This series contains data that define enemy base area locations in South Vietnam and North Vietnam on a monthly basis. Each record contains a base identification number and the province and country of the base, and the Viet Cong Military Region. It defines the current status of the base, the actions taken against the base, and the priorities for action against the base for the future. |
| Access Restrictions: |
Unrestricted. |
| Finding Aid Type: |
Technical Information
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| Finding Aid Source: |
NARA and Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| Variant Control Number(s): |
Declassification Project Number: 0230993. |
| Extent: |
2 data files, 1 electronic documentation file, and 3 linear inches of paper documentation |
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