This document is another report of intercepted communications from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in
which the DRV attacked US Naval vessels on Aug. 2nd, 1964.
This report is similar to previous reports that two DRV vessels were in need of tow back to the harbor. The message says that the vessels were damaged
in the first attack on Aug. 2nd, 1964 on the USS Maddox. This is a verification that they had indeed attacked the destroyer.
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.
Related FOIA Documents:
FOIA: DRV attack on US Ships in Gulf of Tonkin; 2 - 4 August 1964
FOIA: Summary of DRV Naval Communications Revealing Pre-Planned Attacks on USS
Maddox
FOIA: SIGINT Reflections of DRV Attacks on USS Maddox - 08/08/1964 
