Show French Block Red Drive I In Indo China SAIGON Indo Indo China China March 1 3 French y-French French forces turned the tables on the led Communist led Vietminh Monday londay by staging a series of ambushes on rebel columns which had infiltrated I the Red Bcd River Delta in northern Indo China I In one ambush 35 miles south of Hanoi a Vietminh column was blasted and 15 captured Frenchmen FrenchI French French- I men liberated The attack took place near French land and air forces continued continued con con- vigorously to push back two Vietminh divisions which made a two pronged drive against the Delta southeast of Hanoi Two bi big rebel ammunition dumps were destroyed near about 18 16 miles southeast of Hanoi The French high command said I its iLc Operation Leap Year fear already already al al- al- al already ready had resulted in a total of Vietminh dead and 1000 wounded The fierce attacks by the Com Com- ComI I led Vietminh started last week 30 miles southeast of Hanoi The French high command said the Vietminh drove with troops from the northern mountains mountains mountains moun moun- and with from the south attempting to join joint established established established a foothold on the delta and thus split French communications i iThe The rebels strongly resisted French counterattacks but finally finally finally final final- ly collapsed Sunday a French FrenchI I spokesman said They withdrew under fire of artillery tanks and planes dropping napalm bombs I |