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Since the Cambodian port of Kompong Som (formerly Sihanoukville) was closed to them last spring, the Communists have had to rely solely on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to move men and supplies down to South Viet Nam and Cambodia. With the advent of the dry season, they have made fuller use of the trail than ever before (see box. page 28). American commanders have longed to cut the trail ever since the U.S. entered the war. Contingency plans providing for everything from hit-and-run attacks to a permanent troop barrier across the route were drawn...
...months when supplies can leave the north and still reach their destination before rains again make the roads impassable in May. This year the trail's cargo has become more vital than ever to the Communists. Since last March, they have been denied the use of the Cambodian port of Kompong Som, where some 75% of the war material for all of South Viet Nam used to be shipped by sea. Thus, except for what they can forage, the some 400,000 Communist troops in southern Laos, Cambodia and South Viet Nam are almost totally dependent on the trail...
...Muscat for centuries designated the port and coastal areas of the country; Oman was the highlands. From the town of Muscat the Sultans ruled both, although Omani tribes seeking greater self-rule occasionally rebelled against them...
...Episcopal investment committee chose to tackle issues on a case-by-case approach. Investigation of South African investments had long been mandated by the church, says Potter, and GM was an obvious target. "If you can move GM," he says, "you can move everybody." The General Motors plant at Port Elizabeth employs some 6,200 South Africans, who would be put out of work if the plant closed. Moreover, GM officials note, some 65% of the plant's employees are nonwhite. Though the government decrees different starting salaries for whites and nonwhites, GM says that it makes...
...main U.S. concern is the increasing flow of rice, fuel, ammunition and other supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which became more important to the Communists than ever when the Cambodian port of Kompong Som (Sihanoukville) was closed to them last year. In December, a U.S. bomber hit a jungle-covered truck depot 700 yards off the trail. Subsequent raids caused 7,000 secondary explosions and ignited fires that sent smoke rising 6,000 ft. That find and others like it have strengthened Washington's belief that the Communists are scrambling to restock the sanctuaries along the South...