FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R14-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 10

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2/G11/VHN/R14-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 10
This is a report on DRV Naval activities after attack on USS Maddox
Document date: 1964-08-04
Department: NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD (DIRNSDA)
Author: SIGINT; Phu Bai
Document type: Report
pages: 2


Archivist's Notes: Much of this report has been blanked out so not much detail is available and doesn't really offer any information.

Title 2/G11/VHN/R15-64:0417452ZAug.

Subject: Sigint Readiness Bravo, lantern Report #10 DVR Navl Report

Document summary: DVR Navl activity reveals existence of OPs code.

At 1536Z Port Wallut informed an unidentified station:

"^^^I can recieve messages using the document already (IGru).
"Restrict the use to war vessels."

The reply page appears blank and at the bottom of the page it reads "Non responsive".

This document is one of several readiness reports of PT boat movements by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in which the DRV attacked US Naval vessels. The report is mostly censored, but there is a message, which is hard to understand, but my guess it is about deciphering the DRV communications.

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident prompted the US Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave President Johnson authority to use military force to defend allies in the area and ultimately lead to the beginning of the Vietnam War.

Other Readiness Reports:
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/R11-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 7
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/R15-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr 11
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R16-64 SIGINT Readiness Report Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 12
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R19-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 15
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R20-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 16
FOIA: 2/G11/VHN/R21-64 SIGINT Readiness Bravo Lantern Report Nr. 17

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