 Yet with the inhabitants resettled, the village fortified and the perimeter regularly patrolled, the Australians considered the area secure.Believing VC sympathisers had returned to Long Tân, they searched the area again on 29 July.That afternoon, as 6 RAR commenced a detailed search following its initial sweep, Jackson ordered its immediate return to Nui Dat in response to South Vietnamese reports of a large VC presence close to the base.