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where
it remains parked with other vehicles
at this
site.
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people
in the hills continue to increase
in numbers while
at.
the
same time the soldiers
at.
the protectorate area continue to
improve their positions by modifying the berms,
improving
the
quality
of
personal
existence and by providing for security
around the vehicles parked within the perimeter.
Throughout
the
day helicopters continue
to been flying along the road.
Occasionally
a helicopter
will
land near
the* perimeter
of
the
protectorate area but this fact doesn't seem to have any real
significance to the overall
scheme
of
things.
Borne civilian
traffic
is now being permitted
on
the road
and
the general
impression among the soldiers within
the protectorate area
is one
of relaxation and simple repetitive tasks.
At
night,
however,
the feeling shifts to one
of
tenseness and alertness with
the
overall
apprehensive focus being directed towards the mountains
and the hill
people known
to
be there.
<4)
(
)
On day
12,
(18 March
1986),
an
hour
or
two after midnight,
the hill
people fire several
rounds
of
small
artillery,
(possibly mortar),
towards the protectorate area an
then quickly breaking
down their weapons and fleeing back
into
the mountains.
The rounds land
well
short
of
the protectorate
area and
inflict no damage.
Throughout
the night,
there
is
sporadic sniping
by the hill
people but
it
is ineffective.
Throughout
the daylight hours there are no further
incidents and
the traffic along the road remains routine and unabated.
Around
the protectorate area,
the soldiers continue
to
upgf ade the
security
of
the berms,
bunkers and dug
in positions.
The wood
used to assist
in this strengthening
of
the berms resemble
railroad
ties.
In the mountains,
the men
in robes quietly
observe the activities
all
along
the road paying particular
attention to the activities
in the protectorate area.
As night
•falls,
these hill
people again move down
to the road but
on this
night
there
is
a heightened feeling
of
tenseness and
anticipation.
The smell
of
adrenalin
is apparent.
More pack
animals are now
in evidence among these people and they are being
joined by more
of
the same type
of people who wear different
colored
robes.
Among the items being carried
by these pack
animals are heavy metallic cylindrical
objects capable
of
firing
numerous small
projectiles,
(heavy machine gun?).
These weapons
normally take two or three men
to operate and
are only brought
to
bear
in special
circumstances.
Their presence now serves
to
heighten
the anticipation among the hill
people.
(5 )
(
)
In the
late night hours
of
plans
of
the hill
people begin
to materialize as
t
move across the road
into
a ravine at
the rear
of
protectorate area.
Another group
of
hill
people
s
fire
"crew served"
weapon
along
the road between
area
and"
Site
I.
The hill
people are very quiet
process and move very slowly into
their
assigned
|.
they then
sit quietly and patiently and wait
for
i
time to continue.
The focus of
attention on
the
f
soldiers
in
the protectorate area continues to be
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directly
to the
-front since they are unaware that the hill
people
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have crossed the road and are now located
at
their
real-
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These
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soldiers have no impending sense
of
danger
or heightened
alertness.
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<
)
On day
13,
(19 March
1984),
in
the hours
just before dawn,
the hill
people launch
a barrage of
small
artillery or mortar
at.
the protectorate area.
The sounds of
these rounds
is perceived
impacting
inside the protectorate area
perimeter.
The soldiers respond with numerous glowing objects
shot
into the air to illuminate the area.
Initially their return
-fire
is directed at
the mountains to the front
but
as
a
s e?=>elt
o (
the "illumination,
the hill
people can now use their side arms to
fire among
the confused soldiers.
In doing
so,
however,
they
reveal
their
own positions and soon their fire becomes
ineffective and
the soldiers cease firing
into the mountains.
Along
the road the other group
of
hill
people continue to wait
anxiously and very soon their mission
is fulfilled.
A quick
moving convoy rushes from Site
1 heading for the protectorate
area,
ostensibly to provide assistance.
At
a strategic
juncture
of
the road
the emplaced hill
people destroy two
of
the
lead
vehicles
in this convoy,
setting them afire with accompanying
explosions.
The remainder
of
the convoy
is forced
to retreat
back to Site
1.
At
the protectorate area,
the barrage from the
hill
people has
ignited
a large secondary explosion,
(possibly
petroleum or ammunition stores),
within the perimeter
area.
Numerous vehicles have also sustained various degrees
of
damage.
The whole engagement
last
less than
an hour
at which
time the
bill
people conduct
an orderly and phased withdrawal
back
to
the
mountains.
The purpose
of
this attack was to
inflict,
a maximum
amount
of
damage on equipment with only
a secondary consideration
being given
to inflicting casualties.
At this they were
ap paren 1 1 y suecessf u 1
.
( 7 >
(
)
As daylight approaches,
repair
and salvage
crews from Site
l
begin to arrive.
They make little effort to
repair
any
of
the damage equipment but rather they exchange the
equipment on
a one for one basis.
The smells and sounds
of
welding
and cutting equipment,
(hissing,
popping,
clanking
of
metal
against
metai),
indicates that other equipment
was being
cut
up
and carried
away.
Equipment
with
no
apparent, damage
is
nevertheless subjected to testing
to insure its continued
reliability.
Throughout
the remainder
of
the day,
other soldiers
continue to arrive
in
the protectorate area along with
increased
numbers
of
vehicles including
for
the first
time,
very heavy
armored vehicles
on tracks with
large tube projections,
(possibly
a tank vehicle).
These vehicles are set
up
in defensive
positions outside the perimeter
of
the protectorate area.
Aircraft,
which are apparently helicopters,
land
and take off
from small
flat, areas around the protectorate area.
All
along
the road other
similar aircraft are seen flying repeatedly up
and
down the road.
A senior officer arrives
at the area and
is very
angry about many aspects of
this attack.
He berates some
of
the
men about
the security at the site and
is upset about
the fact
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that
one
of
the soldiers has been apparently taken prisoner
by
the hill
people-
This
-fact
is
later perceived by Source when he
focused his attention
on
the hill
people and observed
their
handling
of
this prisoner.
The prisoners outcome was not
di seemed
( 0 )
(
)
Within
the protectorate area
a new type
of
construction began
in the morning hours following the attack
and
continued throughout the
day.
Initially
a
large covered
van
containing
an unknown type of electronic equipment moved
into the
protectorate area and
a separate military crew began erecting
a
tower structure near the
van.
These troops were somewhat
arrogant
and haughty.
This structure was not being built
directly
as
a result
of
the attack but the attack moved
its
construction date forward.
As the day progressed
the height
of
the tower
increased but always appeared
to be too low
to be
an
effective microwave
or similar communications facility.
Additionally,
dish shaped devices affixed
to the tower were
intentionally pointed towards the mountains
in
the front
of
the
area which
would be improper
d i recti on ing
for normal
communications equipment.
(NOTE:
At one point Source was
describing the tower apparatus and the movement
of
the
"submarine"
to the center
of
the perimeter
area.
At
that, point
he stopped abruptly and stated that,
"the hair has just risen
up
on
the back
of
my neck",
indicating
an anxiety response as
opposed
to
a simple cold chill.
Source could not explain the
cause
of
this reaction.
Attempts to correlate this anxiety
response to the tower,
the
van,
the
"submarine"
or the
combination
of
either was unproductive,
however,
something about
the site,
the equipment at
the site or
the overall
gestalt
(or
future gestalt)
apparently bled through Source's description
into
his personal
socio/cultural
mindset).
(9)
(
)
Finally,
later
in
the day,
(still
day
13),
as the perimeters were being strengthened
and reinforced
at the
protectorate area an explosion occurred along
the highway near
Site
1.
This explosion appeared to be caused by
a
land mine or
similar
independent detonation
not directly related to either
opposing
force.
The explosion destroyed
a large
land vehicle
of
unknown size and description.
4.
(
)
OPS FEEDBACKS
The data provided
thus far
continues to increase
in clarity and apparent
quality.
As the
terminus date
of
this time
line,
(22 March
1984),
it
is difficult
to determine which
of
the various outcomes would
be derived from
these sessions:
a.
(
)
The event
will
be discovered
and described
in equally clear
and concise detail.
b.
(
)
The event
did
not actually occur
and
therefore,
will
not
be found and reported
upon.
c.
<
)
The event
did occur
but
did not occur
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within the given time parameters
in which
we are operating and
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therefore not reported
upon.
d.
C
)
The event
did occur during
the stated
time
parameters but Source failed to report
the incident for reasons
dealing with his personal
abhorrence to destructive carnage.
e„
(
)
Source did,
in fact,
report
the event
but
in
terms which the
Interviewer failed
to recognise and exploit.
Each
of these represents
a whole series
of
alternative courses
of
action which will,
as appropriate,
be explored
after
the terminus
session dealing with
22 March
1986,
assuming
of
course that
outcome
"a"
above
is not
achieved.
SGI J
Special
Activities Officer
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