SITUATION REPORT AS OF 24 HOURS LOCAL TIME, 10 FEBRUARY 1968

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: SITUATION
• Keywords: SOUTH VIETNAM
• Keywords: TET OFFENSIVE
• Keywords: VIET CONG
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00193283
• 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 10, 1968

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SUBJECT .SITUATION REPORT AS OF 24 HOURS
LOCAL TIME, 10 � FEBRUARY .1963
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� VIETNAM,. SAIGON (10 FEBRUARY 1968)
THIS IS A VIETNAM .SITUATION REPORT PREPARED
AT 2400 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON. 10 FEBRUARY 1958
. 1. AT THE TINE OF THIS REPORT, SAIGON REMAINS RELATIVELY QUIET
EXCEPT FOR REPORTS OF A SMALL VC FORCE IN PRECI.NCT FIVE AND ONE IN
THE SIXTH PRECINCT. A NUMBER OF REPORTS HAV;- 3:7n RECEIVED OF .
ACT IV IT Y BY VC UNITS OF VAR IOUS SIZES RANGING UP TO BATTALION IN THE
GO VAP DISTRICT OF GIA DINH .PROVINCE ON THE NORTHERN PERIMETER OF
STATE OF ALERTNESS IN SATGON IS B7TEG NATNTAINFD IN
VIE: OF NUMEROUS UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT THE VC MAY LAUNCH ANOTHER
ATTACX. REPORTS ON THE TIMING OF THIS NEW ATTACK VARY FROM
TONIGHT To- THE FIFTEENTH OF FEBRUARY;
2. A REPORT RECEIVED AT 2520 . HOURS ESTIMATES VC STRENGTH
ASSEMBLED FOR THE TET OFFENSIVE AGAINST SAIGON TO "E_ FOUR REGIMENTS
OF 13 BATTALIONS. ONLY ONE REGIMENT
HASBEEN FM?! OYED DURING THE INITIAL ATTACN, UTTH THE REMAINING
:FOURTEEN BATTALIONS BEING DEPLOYED INTO. SMALL SIZE GROUPS SCATTERED
IN SUBURBAN AREAS OF THE CITY SUCH AS PHU LAY:. AND BINH THOI: THE
LARGEST CONCENTRATION IS BELIEVED TO BE IN THANH LOC THON VILLAGE
OF GO VAP DISTR7CT IN GIA DISH PROVINCE. THESE UNITS ARE REPORTED
TO BE AWAITING ORDERS 0 LAUNCH PHASE TWO OF THE 'ATTACK ON SAIGON
PROBABLY II FEBRUARY.
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