DISCUSSION
 1. It has become increasingly obvious that Hanoi's share of
 the burden of war in South Vietnam has grown substantially.
 Infiltration of personnel in 1966, particularly into the northern
 provinces, was more than twice that of 1965. Hanoi's direct control
 of military and political operations has become more evident. The
 supply of weapons from the north has continued, and new weapons of
 greater firepower have been introduced. The logistical systems
 within North Vietnam and in Laos and Cambodie have been expanded
 since 1965 and have been able to meet higher levels of combat and
 to support the growth in Communist forces.*
 I. CAPABILITIES OF NORTH VIETNAM
 A. Manpower and Mobilization Potential
 2. The growing intensity of the war in the South and more
 than two years of US air strikes against the North have made
 manpower an increasingly important aspect in estimating Communist
 capabilities. Since mid-1965 the North Vietnamese Armed Forces have
 expanded from an estimated 250,000 men to at least 470,000. This expension
 includes those troops in Laos and South Vietnam. The bulk of the
 * The representative of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
 USAF, takes a dissent to the last sentence.
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