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Operations Plan 34A was put into effect under the*
Kennedy Administration, in February 1962, authorizing*
support and direct covert action against North Vietnam.*
OPLAN 34A's various missions met with very little success*
throughout the conflict.*
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As part of the OPLAN 34A mission, various naval forces*
were deloyed along with a variety of craft.  One of the*
mission types was patrolling near and above the*
demilitarized zone along the Vietnamese coast to help*
guard against infiltration by sea.*