Tet Declassified

Tet Declassified

In concert with the DNI’s three-part installment on the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive and in recognition of its 50^th anniversary, the CIA reviewed and contributed documents associated with the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks launched by the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong on January 30, 1968, throughout South Vietnam that targeted multiple prominent sites, including the Presidential Palace and the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. While the attacks initially took the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces by surprise, they eventually recovered to repel the Viet Cong. The dramatic nature of the Tet Offensive began to turn U.S. public opinion against the war and precipitated the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.

To view the DNI’s entire Tet collection, please visit Intelligence.gov or follow @inteldotgov and #TetDeclassified for updates from the DNI.

Volume 1: Tet Declassified: Pre-Battle

In concert with the DNI’s first in a three-part installment on the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive and in recognition of its 50^th anniversary, the CIA reviewed and contributed documents associated with the Tet Offensive for the DNI’s July 2018 release.

**NOTE: In Volume 1, CIA focused their review on Tet only information. Anything marked with ‘NR’ or “Page denied” has been deemed not relevant to Tet, whether or not it has been previously released. Other information can be consulted on CIA’s electronic reading room or by submitting a FOIA request.

Volume 2: Tet Declassified: Battle

In concert with the DNI's second in a three-part installment on the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and in recognition of its 50^th anniversary, the CIA reviewed and contributed 103 documents associated with the Tet Offensive for the DNI's January 2019 release.

Volume 3: Tet Declassified: Post-Battle

In concert with the DNI's third in a three-part installment on the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and in recognition of its 50^th anniversary, the CIA reviewed and contributed 235 documents associated with the Tet Offensive for the DNI's April 2019 release.