COMMENTS (DELETED) ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN SAIGON

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: CRISIS
• Keywords: SAIGON
• Keywords: SITUATION
• Keywords: SOUTH VIETNAM
• Keywords: TET OFFENSIVE
• Keywords: VIET CONG
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00193269
• 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 11, 1968

REPORT CLASS S ET
pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00193269:
COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM
SUBJECT COMMENTS
DOI '
ACQ
SOURCE.
THE CURRENT SITUATION IN SAIGTIT-7---:-
VIETNAM, SAIGON (12 FEBRUARY
3.4(b)(1
-EO
13526
1.q,--_3.3(h)(2)
447ev
. _
1-*)
3.4(b)(1)
SITUATION IN SAIGON:
A. THE WORST OF THE CRISIS IS OVER. SAIGON
IS QUIET AND TI-E SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL. CLEARING
OPERATIONS WILL BE CONTINUED TO ELIMATE SINGLETON
VIET CON1G (VC) ACTION ELEMENTS REMAINING IN SAIGON.,
AND TO DISPERSE VC TACTICAL UNITS INVOLVED IN HARASSMENT
IN SAIGON-GIA DINH PRECINCTS 5, 6, 7, AND S.
TI-E POPULATION IS COOPERATING WELL WITH THE. AUTHORITIES
BY DENOUNCING VC SUSPECTS AND ACTIVITIES. THE CURFEW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK OF. 12
FEBRUARY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CLEARING
AND MOPPING UP OPERATIONS. AFTER THE CURRENT
SITUATION IS OVER, THE VC WILL PROBABLY REVERT TO
POLITICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN THE
SAIGON tETROPOLITAN AREA.
B. OVER 200 POLICEMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN
TI-E CURRENT FIGHTING. THERE HAS BEEN NO EVIDENCE THAT �.
ANY OF THE POLICE DESERTED TO THE ENEMY DURING TI-E
CRISIS.
THE CURRENT �
1-5(e)
.3.4(b)(1)
3. FIELD DISSEM: STATE MACV 7TH AIR FORCE
C.',It�iCFP.0 ARPAC PACAF PACFLT.
REPORT CLASS SOkT
Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 CO0193269
APPROVED FOR RELEASE
1.5(e)
3.4(b)(1)
1.5(e)
3.4(b)(1)
1.5(e)
3.4(b)(1)