This is a curious document of intercepted communications of a report of enemy casualties by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) after the Gulf of
Tonkin Incident. The report stated that on Aug. 2nd, a plane was shot down, but there were no planes involved in the first incident. The report also
said that on Aug. 5th, five more planes were shot down. There was an air strike on the DRV PT boats and a fuel depot by the US after the supposed
second PT boat attack on US Destroyers. Previous reports from the DRV said that they only shot down two aircraft. One might think this report was an
exaggeration, but it sounds to me that it could be an attempt at disinformation if they knew the message would be intercepted. More than likely, this
report was disregarded.
Related FOIA Document:
FOIA: DRV attack on US Ships in Gulf of Tonkin; 2 - 4 August 1964
FOIA: Gulf of Tonkin Situation Report No. 2
FOIA: Gulf of Tonkin Situation Report No. 3

