EXPERIENCES OF DURING THE TET ATTACK ON SAIGON

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00758621
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 5, 1968

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INTERROCIATION REPORT
THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF THE INTERROGATION ACTIVITY CONDUCTED
BY THE NATIONAL INTERROGATION CENTER (NIC)UNDFP. THE JOINT AUSPICES
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) AND THE U.S. CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF DETACHMENT 6,
6499TH SPECIAL ACTIVITIES GROUP (USAF).
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DATE OF INFO
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: SOUTH VIETNAM (NVN)
: Experiences of
During the TET Attack on SAIGON
: 29-30 January 1968
: 12.13 February 1968 (P)
SAIGON, Vietnam.
NIC REPORT NO : 245/68
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NIC CASE NO : FET
DATE OF REPORT: 5/3/68
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N 1925 - 1960: While working in. NVN, Source was at times a farm hand, and
at others, an 'itinerant worker and peddlar. He emigrated to SVN in the
simmer or 19112. and settled on
Until 1945, he worked variously at driving taxis and
busses, peddling, or vagabonding. He moved in 1945 tod
SAIGON, remaining there until 1950. He then sold
peanuts which he grew on two uSAU" of bootlegged land. Source was arrested
being released. He married NGUYEN THI VAN in mid-195u, ana nas iive
From 1950 until 1952, Source hired himself out as
and lived in various areas of the City, finally settl on
SAIGON. He was again arrested in 1952
and was released sometime in 19 4. U on his release from prison
he returned to his home and worked as a The GVN arrested and im
imprisoned him in 1958 as a suspected VC.
1960 -0 January 1968: After his release from jail Source moved his .
- family
where he again grew and sold peanuts, and drove buses or cabs
whenever he could find.mplcgmento He joined the VC in December 1965, and
was assigned at the Battalion Mess of the Headquarters Section
of the First a a on located at TRUONG AN Village CU CHI District
GIA DINH Province,
� On:(receiving orders,Source changed into coolie clothing and left TRUNG
AN'Village on the morning of 29 January. He mec-t BAC HA Hamlet,
CAY BA Area, CU CHI District, GIA DINH, at about uhours. Both men
left for SAIGON on Suzuki motor bike the morning of the 30th.
took Source to a refreshment stand on the corner of LE VAN DUYET Street
and the NGA SAU Area, near the SAIGON Hotel.
. � Aliceinside, gave Source a white shirt and told him to keep the sleeves
rolled down an the collar buttoned at the neck. He advised Source that
when the trouble started, Source was to drive car and would find
another one. They were to drive the two cars to AN NHON intersection)
GO VAP Area, GIA DINH, :where would meet them.
(Souiee said that he was led to bblieve that an attack on SAIGON would
take place that night. Under subsequent questioning, Source said that
seemed to expect that something would happen that evening.)
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.t6. Source fell asleep with his clothes on and was awakened by gunfire. The
VC caner to room and asked h. if there were many. Americans in the
Embassy. replied that they wore busy. Source could not remember what
uniform the VC were wearing, and knew that they Vero not from Battalion
1 although he could not identify their units. After a short conversation
with the VC, led Source from the room as the other VC took three of
the Embassy drivers out of the building and led them toward the front of
the Embassy while Source and headed for the cars. Source was wounded
by gunfire from an adjacent building and called out to who ran back to
Source, but was hit. Source fainted and awakened as a captive. He
.�believes that was killed.
%7., -Linterrogator's comment: The validity of Source's statements is in
;:dDuts He was at the Embassy at the time of the attack but he was
highly uncooperative in establishing the reasons for his presence there.
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