SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS LOCAL TIME 17 FEBRUARY 1968

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: ATTACK
• Keywords: SAIGON
• Keywords: SITUATION REPORT
• Keywords: SOUTH VIETNAM
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00126890
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: February 17, 1968

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1. NUMEROUS UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF VAR X N1/45B414EaLITY SUGGEST
THAT A RENEWED ATTACK ON SAIGON IS
TO Tr THE -1;SFH'FEBRUY.AS THE DATE,-J;13.14,444r,g4AJVWCATED__
TriE 11TH, 12IH, 13TR AND 15TH. .FIM .INDJ'OgliGiNSLFRO riALL';SOURCES,
HOWEVER, DO NOT AT-THIS TIME SUGGEST THE4i1MKI4ENCE41WANtATTACK
UPON SAIGON, (SOURCE: COMPETENT AMERICAN,a3SERVERS)
A 'RELECTION OF THE FOREGOING IS.,THE;4TATEMENTAMMINIONMENiiiiI0
THAT ,THEPRESENT CURFEW PREVAILING
IN PRECINCTS ONE THROUGH .FIVE MAY BE MODIF.IED:,SOMETIMENEXT
WEEK TO ALLOW MOVEMENT BY THE POPULACE
UNTIL 2100 HOURS. (SOURCE: AMERICAN
3. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE WINTER74PRING.,CAM?AIGN,FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT VIET CONG /NORTH VIETNAMESEARMTACTIVITY.
CAN BE EXPECTED. MOREOVER, STRATEGIC APJACTICAL:-CONSIDERATIONS
WEIGH HEAVILY IN FAVOR OF A QUICK FOLLOW-UPJO THE. TET,OFFENSIVE.
IN THIS REGARD, HOWEVER, THE ENEMY MUST REALIZE THAT:tTHE _LONGER
HE WAITS, THE MORE DIFFICULT MILITARY TASK}-LE WILL-HAVE. THE
FIRST ATTACK, THE TET OFFENSIVE, WAS LAUNcEEDANDERTHE COVER
OF THE TET HOLIDAY, A KNOWN PERIOD OF SECURITY RELAXATION AND
COUNTRYWIDE CONCERN ONLY WITH CELEBRATION.'-.'WHILE THE- 'GENERAL
OUTLINES OF THE TEl OFFENSIVE WERE DESCRIBED-TO ENEMYCADRES
IN SOME CASESIONG BEFORE THE ATTACK WASLAUNCHED;'.4HESPECIFIC
DETAILS OF TIME AND
PLACE WERE NOT PASSED OUT UNTIL THE FINALAO,MENTWITHIN THE
GENERAL PLAN, IT NOW APPEARS FROM PRISONER,INTERROGATIONS,THAT A
SECOND ATTACK WAS ENVISIONED. WHETHEajggaLAN7NOi.7RpAI_NINv
EFFECT, FOLLOWING THE MILITARY FAILURE 'CtFkt;SHEf'4IRStAot;'7i
NOT KNNN. - (SOURCE: AMERICAN OBSERVER)
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Date 11 140V 1997
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