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DIRECTORATE OF
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Intelligence Memorandum
WORLD-WIDE REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S
31 MARCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
COVERAGE 1700 2 APRIL TO 0500 3 APRIL
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SELECTED WORLD REACTIONS TO
THE PRESIDENT'S 31 MARCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
North Vietnam: The Vietnamese News Agency in Hanoi on
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
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I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
Hanoi on Bombing Halt: Hanoi has been in touch
with a number of Western governments recently to
present its case and to underscore its readiness to
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DAILY BRIEF
21 FEBRUARY 1968
1. Vietnam
2. South Vietnam
3. Pakistan
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The situation in Saigon has been
relatively quiet, but sharp skirmishes
continue on the Outskirts. The enemy
could be using the lull to infiltrate
additional manpower into the city.
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Ambassador William Leonhart
Special Assistant to the President
GA.Carver, Jr.
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On 7 February, a member of my staff did an
informal memorandum for me on the effects of the
VC Tet offensive on the pacification program, whic
I sent to you.. Attached is an update of that memo.-
randum, done by the same officer, that you may
find of interest.
George A.. Carver, jr.
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MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Near-Term Communist Intentions in Vietnam
1. the Commu-
nists are in the process of evaluating the gains
and losses, mistakes and successes of the first
phase of their "general offensive." Evidence on the
nature of this reassessment is fairly consistent and
provides some basis for judging the second round
which apparently began on 18 February.
2. The general tenor of the critique is that
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Subject: Attitudes
Source: Vietnam, Saigon
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southern Buddhist, commented that in
the wake of the government's (GVN) defeat of the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese
attacks, the spirit of the people in the greater Saigon area is strongly
anti-Viet Cong. He compared the people's mood of excitement with that
,
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SUB,TICCTt, The "Order of Battle"' Problem
For the past rear1 a growing body of evidence has indicated that
long-standing conceptual and snethodological approach** to the Communist
Order of Battle in South Vietnam had led be a consistent understatement of
enemy litary and political strength. This new evidence was derived from
the wealth of captured documents acquired from enemy headquarters elements
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The Situation in Vietnam
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18 February 1968
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18 February 1968
HIGHLIGHTS
The Communists launched a new wave of of
action against urban centers in South Vietnam
the night of 17-18 February. The intensity ot the
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