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GENERAL GIAP'S STRATEGY FOR THE COMMUNIST GENERAL OFFENSIVE

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TEXT OF CIA REPORT E
Tuesday, Fe truary 20,.1968
1.3(o..) 644)
SUBJECT: General Gia.pts Strategy for the Communist General Offensive
The following information was received from interrogation of a Viet Co-rig
prisoner
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Summary -- Plans for the VC Tet attack on Danang City were outlined to a group
of select cadres on 22 January[
3 Although the VC realized they would be outnumbered
ana would be wiped out if they attempted to stay in the city, they felt they had to

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THE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM NO 15 - HILL 861 - BITTER FIGHTING - POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - KHE SANH - SOUTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS - COMMUNIST ELEMENTS - 32ND REGIMENT - SAIGON - ACTION AGENTS - 9TH DIVISION - CHOLON - REVOLUTION - IV CORPS

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
' Directorate o! Intelligence
5 February 1965
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'iNTEbLIGENC1 MEMORANDUM
The Situation in South Vietnam No. 15
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� 1. Allied forces appear to have regained the
initiative In many of South Vietnam's urban areas.
Most of the major provincial capitals were reported
relatively quiet throughout the night of 4-5 Ifeb-:
ruary and into the morning. Bitter fighting still

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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF

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The President's Daily Brief
cret 8 February 1968
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DAILY BRIEF
8 FEBRUARY 1968
1. Vietnam The combat base at Khe Sanh was
(as of 5:30 AM struck again this morning with a heavy
EST) barrage of artillery, rocket, and mor-
tar fire, but casualties and damage
were light. No major new attacks have
occurred elsewhere in South Vietnam,

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PRISONER'S VIEWS OF VIET CONG (VC) ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES IN SAIGON DURING THE TET OFFENSIVE

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Intelligence Information Cable
STATE/INR DIA NMCC/MC (SECIDEF .JCS ARMY NAVY AIR) CIA/NMCC NIC NSA
DWI EXO OCR FEIIS �CS
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the
Seca. 793 and 794, the Mum:Wagon or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited
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N_O_EcRE-Fetil�crrssrm
Laws, Title 18, LIS.O.

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ENEMY PLANS TO ATTACK AND OCCUPY KONTUM, PLEIKU, PHU BON AND DARLAC PROVINCES IN II CORPS

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CITE TDCS-314/032657.68 (ADVANCE)
SUBJECT
ACQ
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STATION COMMENTS ON GVN ACTIONS AND PERFORMANCE

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4 March 1968
MEMORANDUM THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: Station Comments on GYN Actions and Performance
1. The Station's reply to our questions (copies of both attached hereto)
VW be summarised as follows:
Measures and tasks needed to meet immediate crisis
must be carefully discriminated from those related to solving
long-standing ( but not immediately critical) problems.
b. On balance, GVN perforrnance in immediately
critical areas is generally adequate, though far from outstanding.

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HANOI'S APPRAISAL OF ITS STRATEGIC POSITION

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Walt Ro
This paper impresses me as being
worthy of your scrutiny.
Richard Helms
Attachments - 2
Copy Nos. 1 and 2 - Hanoi 'a Appraisal of its
Strategic Position Prior to the Current
Offensive.
27 February 1968
(DATE
FORM NO. 101 REPLACES FORM 10.101
I AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
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27 February 1968

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SPECIAL DAILY REPORT ON NORTH VIETNAM

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FOR THE PRESIDENT'S EYES ONLY
Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
Ton,Scret
28 February 1968
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Special Daily Report on North Vietnam
for the President's Eyes Only
28 February 1968
I. NOTES ON THE SITUATION
Release Sought for Captured West German Doc-
tors: Monsignor George Hussler, an official of the
West German office of the Catholic charitable organi-

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THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF

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The President's Daily Brief
Top Secret 15 February 1968
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DAILY BRIEF
15 FEBRUARY 1968
1. South Vietnam
2. Laos
3. Dominican
Republic
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Menacing Communist troop movements
continue in the central and eastern
sectors of Quang Tri Province. The ef-
fect on popular morale in the province
capital (Quang Tri city) has been severe.

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II CORPS SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS 29 FEBRUARY

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1968 FEB 29 07 19
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STATE ( R CI)
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CITE TD CS-314/03653 - 68 ( ADVANCE)
COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM
SUBJECT
ACO
SOURCE
Coirmol01111

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